A round-up of BIM and digital construction stories you might have missed in the past fortnight, including Digital Construction North’s call for speakers.

The new government’s plans for a national data library and a regulatory innovation office could be part of a bigger data-sharing landscape, according to experts at the Connected Places Catapult. Such a landscape could unlock the value of data across the economy and help tackle the major challenges society faces, including climate change.

The Digital Construction Awards attracted 165 entries this year, 84 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the shortlisted entries for the Digital Innovation in Asset Management award.

Keepmoat is working with Birmingham City University (BCU) to measure how residents of a Future Homes Standard-ready development in Nottinghamshire use energy and sustainable technologies.

Antonio Motisi tells Justin Stanton about the logistical challenge of serving up 30,000 Christmas lunches on UK sites this year.

DLUHC has issued further clarifications on the development, maintenance and operation of the golden thread of information two months after the last set of clarifications.

Lawyers from Watson Farley & Williams digest the latest recommendations published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the golden thread.

The construction industry must maintain its commitment to decarbonisation even as the government back-pedals. That’s the message from those involved in the Built Environment Carbon Database, which will launch next week.

A significant delay to starting on site allowed Mace and Glider to turn what would have been simply a challenging project in the City into a digital exemplar.

The current concerns about ‘reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete’ (RAAC) highlight the need for a ‘golden thread’ of information about built assets, the CIOB has said.

The annual Construction Management and BIMplus survey sought your views on the year’s hot topic: artificial intelligence – is it construction’s friend or foe? Justin Stanton reports.

Those wanting clear direction or instruction on the implementation of the golden thread will be disappointed by the government’s latest clarifications. Here we highlight the top six takeaways.

A round-up of reactions from industry bodies and professionals to the Building Safety Act secondary legislation and government consultations response.

Construction has a vital role to play in the future, but its relationship with technology is problematic. Applied futurist Tom Cheesewright discusses this through the frame of the recently re-published Usborne Book of the Future.

Glider has won an information management consultancy contract with the Network Homes housing association.

Mission Room is looking for companies to take part in trials of its new multi-screen sharing technology.

To make the most of digital technology, you must focus on people. That’s the key theme of the second webinar at the Global Construction Summit.

Global construction software giant Nemetschek Group has invested in Munich-based construction robotics start-up Kewazo.