For construction firms under pressure to deliver more with tighter resources, smarter digital tools are no longer optional – they’re essential.

Technology and AI’s role in helping to reduce errors on site and thus improve productivity is the focus of the second webinar announced for this year’s Digital Construction Summit.

Matt Paradise MCIOB, senior commercial manager at Laing O’Rourke, tells CIOB People how he hopes a case study at Hinkley Point C will help to improve productivity in construction

New digital surveillance technology is proving its worth in improving concrete quality assurance, as well as advancing safety and sustainability.

What are product platforms and why should construction embrace them? Mott MacDonald’s Ben Carlisle, author of a new report on the technology, explains.

The skills crisis threatens to undermine construction’s strong productivity performance, warns Pablo Cristi Worm.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and optioneering tools can help project teams reduce inefficiencies and improve productivity

Smart street lights that can charge electric vehicles (EVs) and boost wireless coverage will be rolled out by six local authorities across the UK, as part of a £4m pilot.

When it comes to productivity in construction, levels in both the UK and Ireland are falling behind other business sectors.

San Francisco-based tech firm Fieldwire was bought by Hilti to help address the built environment’s productivity problem. Hamish Champ finds out how it works.

The built environment could play a significant role in rebalancing the economy across UK regions – but there are challenges ahead for policymakers and industry.

The construction industry continues to struggle with productivity. Bringing innovation and thinking out of the box might help overcoming the challenge, writes Andy Stamps.

Thibaud Lefebvre, Hilti’s GB vice-president, tells Hamish Champ how his company’s smart tools can help the industry slash time-wasting and work more sustainably.

What lessons can we learn about previous economic downturns? Kris Hudson examines how the construction industry may be affected.

Geospatial technology specialist MGISS and two northern utility providers have launched a project to use satellite data to detect risks posed to utility services by new building developments.

As output growth continues to slow and borrowing costs rise, the challenge for the industry must be on finding ways of improving productivity, says Kris Hudson.

A group of construction businesses have joined forces to produce a new ‘playbook’ to combat low productivity in the sector.

Construction can still avoid the perils of stagflation. But it needs to improve productivity and combat the skills shortage, says Kris Hudson.