From the clever use of existing technology to the cutting edge of hard science, here are the five digital technologies that caught our attention in 2023. 

Autodesk has launched an immersive design review workspace, known as Autodesk Workshop XR.

AI, data, collaboration and efficiency are among the key topics of debate at the Digital Construction Summit 2023 taking place on 11-15 September.

The Digital Construction Awards health and safety winners showed the benefits of investing in technology, writes Lesley McLeod.

Technology which allows autobraking on dump trucks has won the Innovation in Health, Safety and Wellbeing category

Balfour Beatty Atkins won Digital Innovation in Asset Management, sponsored by the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management, at the Digital Construction Awards last night (4 July) for their work on the A19 Norton to Wynyard project in the North East. 

Laing O’Rourke and its team won Digital Innovation in Productivity, sponsored by Graitec, at the Digital Construction Awards last night (4 July) for their revolutionising of reinforcement design on Everton FC’s new stadium.

Faithful + Gould’s Local ID tool won the Best Application of Technology category, sponsored by Everwarm, at the Digital Construction Awards 2023 last night (4 July).

Bond Bryan Digital was the clear winner of the digital consultancy of the year category at the Digital Construction Awards 2023 last night (4 July).

Su Butcher, programme manager at BIM for Housing Associations, project manager of the Plain Language Guide Editorial Board at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and a great many other roles, is the deserving recipient of the Digital Construction Champion of the Year accolade, sponsored by BIMcollab.

Su Butcher, programme manager at BIM for Housing Associations, project manager of the Plain Language Guide Editorial Board at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and a great many other roles, is the deserving recipient of the Digital Construction Champion of the Year accolade, sponsored by BIMcollab.

Laminar Projects’ approach to digital transformation for the Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial and BAM Nuttall joint venture (EKFB) working on HS2 Phase 1 was a compelling winner of the Best Use of Data on a Project, sponsored by nima, at the Digital Construction Awards last night (4 July).

Sir Robert McAlpine’s conservation of the Big Ben and Laing O’Rourke’s pioneering work on the new Everton FC stadium were among the big winners at the Digital Construction Awards.

Construction managers and bosses can boost their career prospects and attract talent into their companies by becoming “influencers” on social media platforms, two LinkedIn super-users who work in the industry tell the CIOB’s new podcast, 21CC.

Book now your tickets to join the best of the best at the Digital Construction Awards – the sector’s Oscars night.

Make the most of your asset information model! That’s Lucas Cusack’s message to asset owners and those who advise them.

Balfour Beatty, Galliford Try and Morgan Sindall are to trial new technology that could provide automated, real-time reporting of Scope 3 carbon emissions.

To meet environmental targets, we need a retrofit revolution. To empower that revolution, we must use digital twins, argues Ian Pyburn at IES.