Payapps brought together customers, construction professionals and team members for its annual summer experience day at Mercedes-Benz World, combining networking and driving experiences with discussions on the challenges and opportunities facing the construction industry.
Xperience will be exhibiting at Digital Construction North 2026 on 18 November at Manchester Central, returning for another year to showcase its construction-focused solutions.
Should everyone be using AI? Andrew Preston, Director of Marketplace, argues that for sole traders and small firms, the fastest route to new construction work is often the simplest one.
Construction’s future will not be built in closed ecosystems. Open data, interoperable workflows and human-led AI can help teams make better decisions across the building lifecycle.
Digital construction can help teams coordinate the conditions urban landscapes need to thrive, carrying reliable information from the first roof survey through environmental analysis, installation, and long-term management, says Phil Allen, chartered landscape architect at PAD Landscapes.
Construction design technology now shapes how projects get planned and built to give teams earlier visibility into cost and carbon, says Lou Farrell, senior editor of construction and manufacturing at Revolutionized Magazine
Ahead of the introduction of phase two of Awaab's Law, Ben Wallbank, digital strategy & partnerships manager at Trimble, explores why the compliance challenges remains just as much about data and evidence as it is about the maintenance delivery and how digital technology can help housing providers to stay ahead, ensuring safer living environments for residents.
Ian De Dobbelaere, commercial project manager at Komatsu Smart Construction, offers insight into how autonomous technology is transforming productivity and why making machines more intelligent could have implications far beyond the industries they operate in.
Medway NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a new digital system to manage fire safety information and better understand fire risks across the hospital estate.
There was a time when getting on a main contractor’s approved supplier list was critical - and once you were on it, you tended to stay there. However, Paul Houston, co-founder of Catalyst Marketing Agency, warns that AI-assisted research is now rapidly rebuilding many construction and manufacturing procurement shortlists from scratch
Dr Stuart Kings, co-author of NEC3/4 Practical Solutions and technical director at Sypro, explores what data from almost 1,000 NEC projects reveals about effective risk management.
Dr Anna Jackman and Dr Paul Cureton discuss new guidance published by the Royal Town Planning Institute that urges planners to proactively consider how they can shape a successful and socially beneficial future for the technology.
Extensive cyber capabilities of new AI models are compelling cybersecurity professionals to reconsider how we can reliably protect critical infrastructure, writes Dr Aybars Tuncdogan, Associate professor in digital innovation and information security at King’s College London.
Dave Philp FCIOB, chief value officer, Bentley Systems and chair of the CIOB Innovation & Digital Advisory Panel, explores how AI in construction has progressed over the years.
Yalena Coleman, director of digital strategy and transformation at Buro Happold, explores the current pressures on urban infrastructure and planning systems, alongside the major potential opportunities if data centre demand is navigated properly.
Construction faces rising retirements, while at the same time AI is reshaping the skills the industry needs. Arman Gukasyan, founder and CEO of Revizto, argues that rather than tackling these issues separately, the answer lies in a connected workforce strategy.
