Digital construction apprentices sit at the centre of a new ecosystem: not only does digital construction need them, but it can also enable a more rigorous apprenticeship for them – just as they can reverse mentor their mentors. PlanRadar’s Rob Norton explains.

Erith Group has adopted PlanRadar’s technology for digital quality assurance and documentation.

Rich Draper, of BIM4Estates and the University of Birmingham, talks about plans to introduce standard information requirements.

Greater clarity, quicker access and safer operations: that’s Esh Construction’s feedback on the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR)

180kph winds, monsoon rain, landslides: designing and building the tallest bungee tower in the Himalayas was just as challenging as jumping off the structure when complete. Jana Miller of Bentley Systems spoke to the engineer that took on both challenges. 

The October edition of the 21CC podcast, brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), is now available.

Revizto’s ‘fully functional’ phone app will be available from 12 April.

A free app to improve skills among UK construction subcontractors has been launched this week.

PAS 2080, BS 8670 and BSI Flex 1965: BSI’s Dan Rossiter details the three standards that will have the biggest impact in 2023.

Arup has created an international whole life carbon dataset for buildings in design and called for open and comparable carbon data.

The Building Safety Act brings new duties on clients and their teams to maintain a golden thread of information. Margaret Sackey explains how UCL will comply.

BAM has been trialling the new software from BIM 360 and Trimble on The Rowe £80m office development in London’s Whitechapel.

Bluebeam has become a sponsor of the Digital Construction Awards.

he use of 5D BIM in the construction of the Beijing Winter Olympic Village and improving safety will both be debated during the Global Construction Summit.

The implementation of 4D and 5D BIM and improving safety will both be debated during the Global Construction Summit.

The British Standards Institute (BSI) has detailed the four information management standards due to be published this year.

Two UK start-ups are among the ten chosen by Vinci to receive support from its Catalyst programme.

The CIOB and GCR have launched the Global Construction Summit. It will take place virtually on 22-23 February 2022.