News Digital Construction Awards 2024 shortlist: Delivering Sustainability with Digital Innovation The six shortlisted entries that made it to the Delivering Sustainability with Digital Innovation category of this year’s Digital Construction Awards.
Digital Construction Robotic micro-factories for housebuilding? Listen to April’s 21CC podcast The April episode of the 21CC podcast is out, featuring a play by Swiss high-tech manufacturer ABB to promote site-based robotic micro-factories for UK affordable housing.
News Balfour, Kier and Costain to trial winning AI solutions in roadworks Balfour Beatty, Kier and Costain will be working with National Highways in the trial of new AI-powered technologies to improve roadworks projects.
Digital Construction Abbi Taylor: the campaigning daughter of a fall-from-height survivor For Safe Working at Height Week, the daughter of a fall from height survivor shared with CM the impact the accident had on her life – and her campaign to improve workplace safety.
People CITB calls for innovators to capitalise on £500k funding CITB is offering up to £500,000 per proposal to help industry leaders tackle the challenges facing the construction workforce
Video Video | Robot creates flooring in half the time A flooring robot developed by an Israeli start-up has undergone proof-of-concept trials.
News Greener ‘cosmic concrete’ could be used on Mars Scientists at the University of Manchester have developed a new concrete that could be used to build homes on Mars and present a greener alternative to construction on Earth.
News Jura whisky-maker to test novel self-repairing limewash A whisky distillery in Scotland will be the first to trial a new limewash for building surfaces that uses bacteria to self-repair and protect against erosion.
News Alternate aggregate processing could slash carbon emissions, says report New research suggests that 175 million tonnes of CO2 could be captured annually during the process of crushing rocks for construction if mechanochemical processing of silicate rocks was used instead of current methods.
Digital Construction Colas brings smart roads tech to West Midlands contract Colas is set to deploy its smart roads technology on its National Highways Area 9 motorway maintenance and response contract, covering the West Midlands and surrounding counties.
People Converting climate activism to construction innovation Tackling construction skills shortages will require the sector to rethink how it connects with potential recruits
People Innovation and quality scholarship open for applicants Applications for the CIOB Construction Innovation and Quality Scholarship are now open
News Innovation and quality scholarship open for applicants Applications for the CIOB Construction Innovation and Quality Scholarship are now open.
News HS2 chooses innovations for start-up programme Carbon accounting, gravity sensors that can identify underground hazards, and hyper-local weather forecasting are among the latest innovations that HS2 Ltd has chosen for its Innovation Accelerator programme. This is…
Digital Construction Digital Construction Summit 2022: register now The Digital Construction Summit, the key annual event for digital decision-makers in the built environment sector, will take place on 13-15 September.
Digital Construction Regulations and compliance: is there a better way? Dr Ahmed Alnaggar, digital construction lead at the Construction Innovation Hub, explains how the D-COM project will help firms to understand the complex regulatory landscape and meet the requirements of the Building Safety Act.
Video Video | Balfour Beatty rolls out automated cone laying machines Balfour Beatty is rolling out automatic cone laying machines (ACLM) for its highways operations.
News Mace creates £1m+ a year ‘ambition fund’ to promote innovation Mace will invest more than 2.5% of its annual revenue – the equivalent of £1m+ – into new products, technology and processes.
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.