Every week, humans build an area equivalent to the city of Paris, consuming around half of all raw materials extracted.

Costain and Cambridge University researchers have made freely available a significant dataset that should help kickstart the development of digital twins for roads.

A university in Northern England is working with academics in Saudi Arabia to understand how artificial intelligence can make UK construction greener.

Lunar construction robots have successfully built a 5m-high communications tower in an environment simulating the surface of the moon.

Mace says it saved over one tonne of carbon and reduced 95% of waste by using a new prefabricated wall system on a commercial office project in the City of London.

Former Arup engineer Stevan Lukic explains how a new platform, Civils.ai, is using AI to generate answers about construction projects works.

The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products has published an online free resource to help the construction industry avoid unnecessary packaging waste.

Engaging with people and understanding their fears are the keys to successful digital transformation and technology implementation.

Morgan Sindall is undertaking a “watershed” research project examining how to increase sustainability in construction waste management.

Ben Bennett of Tilbury Douglas explains how the contractor is using inexpensive mobile apps to aid safe demolition of a settlement tank for Thames Water.

Hamilton City Council on New Zealand’s North Island has applied BIM to the management of its water utility assets.

The Environment Agency has warned construction businesses they must deal with plastic waste properly to stop illegal waste exports.