Extreme weather needs the same level of planning as safety, logistics and rising costs

Nearly half of all active work is behind schedule in a typical week. Nearly three-quarters of construction activities miss their planned start date. The typical construction activity finishes 5.3 weeks late. These insights are drawn from the first detailed report from Buildots Intelligence Labs, which lays bare the industry’s project planning and productivity issues.

The University of Cambridge Laing O’Rourke Centre has developed a framework for productivity measurement, designed to help businesses unlock the value of their existing data and use it systematically to understand how projects are delivered and where productivity can be improved.

Nearly 80% of subcontractors are almost always paid late; around a third say they avoid bad payers.

62% said their projects were “significantly affected” in the survey conducted for APM.

Mace Construct has pledged to become the UK’s most productive major contractor by 2030 after publishing research suggesting workforce turnover is costing the construction industry more than £1.3bn a year in lost productivity.

132 high-risk projects have been pushed out to departments and local authorities without central challenge and support

Autonomous robot “Mantis” fronts a new robotic system that claims to be able to “fix construction”.

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.