Digital Twin Hub marks a successful first six months
The Centre for Digital Built Britain’s Digital Twin Hub (DT Hub) has signed up more than 700 members since it was launched in March. Find out more about this exciting, fast-growing community and how it can help you to accelerate your digital twin strategy.
Skanska puts electric vehicle policy into action
Skanska UK has taken a major step towards its target to become carbon neutral by 2045 with the introduction of a radically new electric vehicle (EV) company car policy.
Building Safety Bill welcomed but ‘more detail needed’
The government must improve on the detail if it is to prove that its new Building Safety Bill will drive reform in the industry, according to a new report by the HCLG.
Reclaiming innovation: How to manage change amid industry tech growth
Embracing the impact of new and disruptive building technology in the construction industry means also managing the organisational change that comes with it.
Addressing the barriers faced by social landlords
As part of Homes UK 2020, social landlords and local authorities will be able to access technical advice on energy efficiency measures and delivering MMC for social housing projects via LHC’s virtual stand and online talks.
Immersive 4D technology to boost worksite safety on HS2
HS2 has joined forces with Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) and 3D Repo to boost worksite safety by implementing immersive 4D technology.
Building the foundations for AI in construction
The use of big data and reliance on machine learning capability are becoming standard project control tools. Niru Sundararajah, a data scientist for Aecom’s Cost Intelligence Europe team, shares his perspective on how solid foundations for data management are crucial to successful analytical outcomes using AI in construction.
BAM agrees supply deal with Polypipe
BAM Nuttall and BAM Construct UK have signed a solus agreement with Polypipe to supply drainage products to all of BAM's infrastructure and building projects in the UK.
Innovative design leads the way at University of Birmingham
Following its completion earlier this year, the University of Birmingham’s Teaching & Learning (T&L) Building has become a symbol of innovation and collaboration across the city.
Wates launches social housing energy service
Wates has launched a new service which will help social landlords to prepare their housing stock to meet zero carbon obligations.
Spending Review: Sunak warns ‘economic emergency has only just begun’
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed the economic cost of the government’s response to Covid-19 and unveils the new National Infrastructure Strategy.
Esh Construction to build new Travelodge at Cobalt Business Park
Esh Construction will build a £3.6m 80-bed Travelodge at Cobalt Business Park in North Tyneside.
Architect receives £2,500 fine for backdating ‘architects certificate’
Architect, Gerald William Adair Binmore has been fined £2,500 for failing to provide his client with an accurate ‘architects certificate’.
Women in BIM: Thoughts on the future of construction
Women in BIM core team members Rebecca De Cicco, director of Digital Node, Vicki Reynolds, chief information officer at i3PT Certification, and Dr Jenni Barrett, director at coLAB and senior lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, discuss what has impressed them the most in the past five years and what future technology trends they predict for 2021.
HS2 and WMCA agree enabling works for Metro Eastside extension
HS2 and the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) will work together to provide the utility diversions for the West Midlands Metro Eastside.
Morgan Sindall to deliver £36m low carbon secondary school
Morgan Sindall has been appointed as preferred bidder to deliver a new low carbon sixth form entry secondary school in Aylesbury for Buckinghamshire Council.
Green light for 15 new airspace homes in London
A four-storey airspace development has been given the green light by Southwark Council, which will set a new blueprint for sustainable urban development in London.
Indoor Air Quality developments accelerated by Covid-19
The recent health crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic has brought the debate on Indoor Air Quality developments to the broader attention of the mainstream media, BSRIA explores its importance.
ARB launches new Architects Register
The ARB has launched a new and improved Architects Register, allowing users to access the register quickly via a tablet, phone, or pc/laptop.
HS2 invites tenders for phase 2a linking Birmingham to Crewe
HS2 has invited businesses to tender for the first major works contracts to be awarded on Phase 2a, linking Birmingham to Crewe.
Graham launches net-zero carbon workshops
Graham has commenced a series of workshops to help achieve its ambitious pledge to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 as the first step in reaching Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2045.
BIM blends the old and new in Edinburgh
Using a BIM model streamlines collaboration and provides benefits in the successful building design of the first Virgin Hotel in Europe
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Digital twins, data quality and digital skills
Like many industries, engineering and construction is seeing a greater digitisation of the sector that is being driven both externally and internally. At the heart of this change lies a growing interest in using data across built asset projects. Frank Weiss, senior director at Oracle Construction and Engineering explains.
Network Rail fined £10,000 after trains ran across damaged viaduct
Network Rail has been fined £10,000 for allowing trains to travel at more than 100mph over a badly storm-damaged viaduct in South Lanarkshire.
Walsall College acquires CITB’s National Construction College
Walsall College will purchase CITB’s National Construction College (NCC) facility based at King’s Norton, Birmingham, on 30 November.
Stakeholders urged to handle plant operators drug and alcohol misuse
The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has called for stakeholders across the industry to tackle the problem of plant operators failing drug and alcohol tests without any impact on their competence cards.