The deadline to enter the Digital Construction Awards has been extended by a week to 5.30pm on Friday 22 March.

The new social value plan is aimed at maximising the positive impact Costain can make to people and communities, in addition to those that directly benefit from the projects that…

Multi-disciplinary consultant Waterman has launched a materials passport framework, aimed at standardising the approach to documenting and managing materials throughout their lifecycle in order to improve their reuse. How should materials passports be implemented?

Steve Insley considers how the cloud will enable construction’s and engineering’s digital transformation.

Costain will donate £55,000 to environmental charity Tyne Rivers Trust after it polluted the River Don during a major upgrade to the A19 in South Tyneside.

The first-ever 3D-printed concrete headwall is being tested as part of the construction process of National Highways’ A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade in Cornwall.

Aston University has launched a BIM specialist course aimed at professionals and graduates with experience of building design, construction and consultancy.

Innovation projects featuring Costain and 3D printing are among those being backed by Ofwat’s latest £40m fund.

4D BIM has long been hailed as the magic bullet for project planning within digital construction, yet outdated perceptions have prevented the process from reaching its true potential.

Costain has won funding for an innovative feasibility study to see if hydrogen from biogas can fuel boilers to pasteurise fruit juice.

Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, now has its own digital twin project.

A round-up of BIM and digital construction stories that you might have missed in the past seven days.

The Thames Barrier in London, one of the largest movable flood barriers in the world, was completed 40 years ago this year.

Brent Cross Town, a joint venture between Argent Related and Barnet Council, is using Site Scan drone flight management and image processing software from Esri UK to improve the efficiency of groundworks surveys and how it communicates progress of the £7bn development.

One hundred years after Sir Ernest Shackleton’s final expedition to the Antarctic, a Costain consultant will be making the same journey.

A bespoke platform approach from Bryden Wood will be used to enable the re-engineering of existing coal-fired power stations to fight climate change.

What are digital twins? What are their benefits? What needs to happen to increase their adoption in the future?

National Highways is set to test the wall-crawling robot from Hausbots to deal with graffiti on bridges.