Say hello to Wendy, an AI assistant for the built environment. Developed by Aiforsite, the interactive assistant responds to text or voice on a smartphone, tablet or computer in real-time.

The founder of an archaeological site detection AI start-up has won funding from Innovate UK.

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.

Emma Hooper, associate director and head of R&D at Bond Bryan Digital, is the deserving recipient of the Digital Construction Champion of the Year accolade, which she received at the Digital Construction Awards last night (12 July).

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

Maria Coulter proposes the six steps to clear the confusion in choosing technological solutions and make an informed choice.

The Digital Twin Hub will transfer from the Centre for Digital Built Britain to run under the auspices of an industry/catapult partnership at the Connected Places Catapult from 1 April.

The BIM+ Opinions section acts as the industry’s Speakers’ Corner: BIM practitioners deliver calls to arms or critiques of processes or reminders of the challenges of BIM in the real world.

CDBB International will launch an international BIM Toolkit to support the adoption and implementation of BIM worldwide.

How long does it take to detect three million clashes on a large project? Just 45 minutes, according to Revizto in a presentation during the Digital Construction Summit.