News CIOB has ‘much to gain’ from government’s AI strategy CIOB says any AI deployment must be ethical and have ahuman-centric approach. Justin Stanton reports.
Opinion How to make the business case for digital investment It takes time to demonstrate the case for digital change, but will result in better adoption and positive value creation, say David Philp and Charlene Burkmar from CIOB’s innovation advisory panel.
Digital Construction Andrews improves logistics on Balfour Beatty’s M25 scheme with Podfather app Andrews Tipper Hire is using Podfather logistics software to manage the transport of materials to and from Balfour Beatty’s improvement of M25 Junction 10.
Digital Construction CLC publishes golden thread of information guidance The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published guidance on the golden thread of information requirements for higher-risk buildings (HRBs). This guidance is designed to support duty holders and accountable persons to deliver a golden thread for their building.
Digital Construction Stop with the McKinsey statistic negativity Recently the BBC website ran a story proposing that technology has not transformed building. The story quoting the far-too-often-quoted McKinsey & Co report that suggests construction is a “digital laggard”, which drew some industry ire. Here, Johnny Furlong of Dalux springs to construction’s defence.
News AI will make industry ‘safer and greener’, says CIOB Artificial intelligence is supporting construction’s need to build safer, more sustainably and with higher quality, according to David Philp, chief value officer at Cohesive and chair of CIOB’s innovation advisory panel.
Digital Construction BAM’s TransPennine digital lead set to drive improved product data at GS1 The former head of digital construction on BAM’s TransPennine Route Upgrade Project has joined GS1 UK as its first ever head of construction.
Digital Construction UCL team set to deliver ‘carbon Domesday Book’ A team led by UCL Consultants has won the £2.7m contract to deliver the National Buildings Database for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
News Interview: David Philp, chair of CIOB’s innovation panel CM interviews David Philp FCIOB, chief value officer at Cohesive Group, about the work of CIOB’s innovation panel, which he chairs.
Opinion ‘We need a revival of ESG’ in construction During the webinar, Cohesive chief value officer David Philp declared: “This is a crisis and we can’t waste it. We need a real revival of ESG.” The wide-ranging debate included…
Digital Construction Path to implement green digital tools unclear, finds report A report from Causeway Technologies has found barriers preventing the use of digital tools to drive company sustainability. The report found a third of respondents thought meeting sustainability and ESG…
People The chief value officer: enabling a better built environment? David Philp is the new chief value officer at Cohesive, joining forces again with Mark Bew, who he worked with on the UK BIM Taskforce. Will Mann hears from both about his new role.
Digital Construction BIM: do we give a damn? While more construction companies are implementing BIM, the majority still fail to discover the technology’s true value, argues says Stewart Bailey.
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.