Digital and BIM strategies, futurism, the past and unexpected apprenticeships caught your attention in 2021.

Construction professionals need to upskill, reskill and be prepared to morph into new roles to meet the demands of construction 4.0, according to a new book co-edited by Mace head of BIM international Dr Marzia Bolpagni.

Spot the robot dog, seen here sporting a radiation-proof suit, has continued to work on the decommissioning of Sellafield.

A game that can help those designing, building, or maintaining infrastructure to spot and tackle security issues is being rolled out this week.

XYZ Reality is introducing its most powerful engineering-grade augmented reality tool at Digital Construction Week (DCW) later this month.

Improved health and safety is a great argument for BIM adoption, and Australian professor Kerry London is set on proving that. She tells Rod Sweet about her research.

There is much to digest in the Transforming Infrastructure Performance Roadmap to 2030 (TIP Roadmap). Here, Dan Rossiter highlights the points that resonate the most with him.

Public sector procurement authority Scape has appointed Rachel Sudlow as its R&D lead in a newly created role designed to increase digital innovation across public sector construction.

Boston Dynamics’ Spot the robot dog has been put through its paces on the decommissioning of Sellafield nuclear power plant.

Laing O’Rourke has appointed Adrian Spragg as group head of digital.

The Health & Safety Executive’s (HSE) BIM 4 Health & Safety Working Group is working with the UK BIM Alliance to develop guidance for construction clients on using BIM to improve design risk management.

Proving the benefits of BIM is a continuing challenge for the industry. But here Dave Peacock of TÜV SÜD Building Advisory Service reveals the benefits of BIM on a project in Germany.

NavVis and BIM+ are drafting a state of the nation report on mobile mapping and need the industry’s input.

An Israeli business is set to introduce robotic manufacturing of concrete products to the construction industry in Europe and North America.

The Construction Products Association will trial its new Code for Construction Product Information in pilot case studies before formally launching later this year.

Atkins’ parent SNC-Lavalin plans to open technology hubs in London, Montreal and Bangalore this autumn.

Contractors and clients are signing up to a new initiative to allow project data to be shared and analysed. The implications of this new legal entity could be profound, its founders tell Denise Chevin.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has approved a formal definition of the golden thread.