The validity of construction safety statistics is being challenged by a US-based research project, involving CIOB member Fred Sherratt. CM reports.

To meet the demands on the industry to be ever more sustainable, the approach to BIM needs to be overhauled, says Daniel Black, not least because its potential for carbon estimation and calculation is enormous.

Construction firms should not be scared of new digital technologies aimed at improving site safety but should embrace them as part of a safer future.