“Saying the AI got it wrong is like saying the dog ate my homework.” So said Buro Happold global director of commercial, legal and digital risks May Winfield.

Improved efficiency and reduced rework are the topics of the final webinar to be announced for this year’s Digital Construction Summit.

Webinars tackling data on HS2 and digital and technology’s role in ESG have been added to the Digital Construction Summit, organised by Construction Management and BIMplus.

VolkerFitzpatrick has reduced fuel wastage by 34% at one of its sites after installing monitoring from Invisible Systems. Some 550 litres of fuel and 1.26t in carbon emissions were saved…

Artificial intelligence used to plan and mitigate climate change can be skewed if incomplete data sets are used – and a human touch is needed to redress the balance, say researchers.

Elecosoft has updated its Asta Powerproject planning and project management software with a focus on providing users with greater collaboration and sharing capabilities.

Digital construction has a “critical” role to play in achieving net zero in the built environment, according to Skanska UK’s head of environment technical.

Contractor Keltbray has achieved substantial savings across the group since introducing COINS ERP software.

There’s just a week left to register for the Digital Construction Summit, which takes place on 1-10 November.

Is COBie keeping you awake at night? Are you struggling to make COBie work for your operations? If your answer is ‘yes’, then Steven Adams, BIM manager at Yondr, feels your pain.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Interserve Group £4.4m for failing to keep personal information of its staff secure.

Swarm construction robots have 3d-printed an underground structure for what is claimed to be the first time.

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

The first trials of the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) are set to go ahead next year.

A concerted push on retrofitting the UK’s ageing housing stock could help to solve the energy crisis, argues Marek Suchocki.

The golden thread, Net Zero and information management top the agenda at the Digital Construction Summit. The key annual event for digital decision-makers in the built environment sector takes place on 13-15 September.

The Construction Playbook has been revised to take account of the Building Safety Act. First published in December 2020, this is the first revision to the playbook.

The individual challenges in BIM adoption are myriad: many were highlighted in the recent Construction Management and BIMplus annual survey. Here, John Evans, head of IT, BIM & QA at Lawray Architects, reflects on the survey findings