Hilti has launched an improved version of its wearable EXO-O1 skeleton, the EXO-S

How does a university or hospital turn its disparate estate data into useful information that helps it make vital decisions? Provelio has harnessed Power BI to provide the answer as MD Jeremy Sneddon and Stan Hornagold explain to Denise Chevin.

A selection of construction pictures from the past month.

Multiplex is to offer data apprenticeships to all its UK staff in partnership with a start-up founded by Euan Blair, son of former prime minister Tony Blair.

Brick manufacturer Kenoteq, which produces bricks made from recycled construction waste, is to trial exoskeleton suits in its factory.

There’s just a fortnight left to register for the Digital Construction Summit, which take place on 1-10 November. The key event for digital decision-makers in the built environment comprises five webinars, held across four days.

There is huge potential for the construction sector to use exoskeletons to protect people from injury and long-term pain.

Mark Enzer OBE FREng has joined Mott MacDonald’s digital advisory business in an executive advisory role.

Site scanning specialist NavVis claims its VLX wearable mobile mapping system can scan at a comfortable 600 sq m in six minutes within 6mm accuracy.

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is to test two different types of exoskeletons for construction tasks, as part of a new set of field trials.