London Gatwick has created a new geospatial platform using Esri UK’s GIS technology to reduce accidental strikes on buried utilities and enable better management of the airport’s biodiversity.

The Digital Construction Awards 2024 are now open for entries. The awards are the Oscars for those involved in information management and digital construction. The entry deadline is 15 March.

Project progress monitoring start-up Disperse has launched the next stage of its platform.

The multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade is set to use nPlan’s AI-led forecasting and risk management services across its entire programme of works.

Contractor and utilities firm Falco has started using virtual reality in Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) driver training.

Marek Suchoki, global business development executive at Autodesk, considers the opportunities and challenges presented to the construction industry by the government’s plans.

Bryden Wood’s automated cable routing management system, which has generated significant time savings for Transport for London, won the Best Application of Technology category, sponsored by Digital Construction Week, at the Digital Construction Awards last night (12 July).

The Digital Construction Awards attracted more than 120 entries, 63 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the Digital Excellence in a Construction Business shortlist.

Is a strategic approach the key missing ingredient in construction businesses’ digital journey? A new insight report from Autodesk and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Mapping Your Digital Journey, highlights this concern.

National Highways has dismissed concerns about cyber security after it was revealed that that agency had misplaced 125 electronic devices, including hard drives, laptops and iron key storage devices.

Loughborough University scientists and multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, Cundall, have created an AI system that can predict building emissions.