Xwatch Safety Solutions, part of Hexagon, has launched the XwatchMole system designed to detect and protect animal habitats on construction sites.

Views of guidance contained in the UK BIM Framework have been boosted by a series of weekly short videos showing how the platform’s AI search tool answers simple questions.

The National Underground Asset Register, developed by the Geospatial Commission and AtkinsRéalis, won Digital Innovation in Productivity, sponsored by Dassault Systèmes, at the Digital Construction Awards last night (2 July).

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed open-source software that could allow the safety of stone and brick masonry constructions to be assessed using a new engineering technique.

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

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

Skanska’s platform that integrates two data sets that are not natively interoperable, GIS and BIM, won the Digital Excellence in a Construction Business category, sponsored by Autodesk Construction Cloud, at the Digital Construction Awards last night (12 July).

Procore will launch voice-enabled data input technology next year.

Luxembourg-based augmented reality app provider Gamma Technologies has secured €1m investment from Swedish tech giant Husqvarna Group.