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.
In today’s interconnected world, businesses in the design professional sector—including mechanical and electrical design engineers, architects, surveyors, project managers, and BIM specialists—rely heavily on seamless connectivity to access critical information, collaborate on projects, and meet deadlines.
While investment in infrastructure, data centers, and public projects are booming, the construction industry is being increasingly threatened by mounting inefficiencies, spiraling budgets, and costly rework-challenges driven by outdated practices and disconnected technologies that hinder collaboration.
An autonomous excavator passed trials with flying colours at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) in Sheffield, in collaboration with Gravis Robotics.
Innovative 3D visualisation capability will be added to Glider’s intelligent information management platform, further enhancing the abilities for estate operators to visualise assets, optimise maintenance and improve performance.
New research from Imperial College London and the University of Bristol has explored the emerging field of utilising aerial robotics in construction, with new drone technology undergoing tests in Switzerland.
Digital Catapult’s intervention in the construction industry will address key challenges by convening capabilities with the three industry leaders and ten innovators on deploying AI solutions.
Currently in early testing, the AI tool could reduce the time needed to convert old planning documents into digital records, helping councils to make faster, better informed decisions to deliver housing.
The government wants to digitise the property market – but commercial real estate also needs a digitisation strategy, argues Andrew Lloyd, managing director of Search Acumen.
The Build Chain asks what does the future of construction procurement look like? And how can subcontractors, housebuilders, and procurement professionals stay ahead of these changes?
New research released today from Deltek, the leading global provider of software and solutions for project-based businesses, finds the UK’s project-based businesses started the year optimistic about how technology can help them reach their growth targets in 2025
AI and emerging technologies are transforming industries worldwide, and the utilities sector is no exception, as Re-flow's new AI, technology, and policy in utilities 2025 report finds.
Skanska's all-electric 105 Victoria Street development in central London is seeing the first UK use of Schindler's Robotic Installation System for Elevators (Schindler RISE).
The natural environment is a complex and interrelated system of systems. Digital technology can provide the crucial information needed to make better decisions for development, writes Dan Rossiter of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists.
