The Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology has set out its vision for a construction project in 2030 – and digital transformation, performance measurement and digital and technological skills are key.

The CIOB has launched its artificial intelligence (AI) playbook setting out why the technology is important to construction and how it can create opportunities for the sector.

Justin Stanton, editor of CM’s sister title BIMplus, reviews the technologies that have disrupted the construction industry this year.

Zainab Anwar and Olivia Jenkins consider the potential value of multiple AI-driven technologies on construction projects.

An AI chatbot called ‘ConstructGPT’ is in development and will be ‘arriving soon’, according to the platform’s landing page.

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

Digital transformation of the built environment is an urgent necessity given the industry’s skills crisis, says Ben Craven.

The founder of an archaeological site detection AI start-up has won funding from Innovate UK.

Technology holds the key to organisations in the construction sector reducing their environmental impact, says Bluebeam.

The biggest 3D printing project in the UK was completed last year, but the country lags behind the rest of the world. Kristina Smith looks at the technology’s potential.

As construction continues to digitise, robust, cloud-based solutions are essential, argues James Chambers.  

Having been a CIOB member since 1992, I have gained a vast amount of practical experience working mainly on reinforced concrete structures, basements and steel frames on industrial projects.

Four years of innovation and £420m of private and public investment: has the Transforming Construction Challenge transformed construction? Justin Stanton talks to some of those involved.

Europe’s leading innovation and technology event for the built environment returns to ExCeL London on 18-19 May 2022.

Keeping up with fast-evolving technology in construction by installing new software systems needn’t be expensive, even for SMEs, says James Chambers.

The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has launched a CSCS Smart Check app which means that for the first time, all 2.1 million cards displaying the logo can be verified using a single app.

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.