All Digital construction articles – Page 2
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Features
Procurement update: a guide to housing joint ventures
A slowdown in the for-sale housing market has resulted in a surge of interest in partnership models aimed at delivering affordable housing
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Comment
Are you underestimating (and undermining) the value of your estimators?
Without the right digital tools, estimators cannot fully leverage their cost-saving capabilities and will continue to be hamstrung heroes as well as unsung ones, writes Simon Herod
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Features
Digital construction: are we nearly there yet?
Many industries are using data to gain new market insights and become more responsive, efficient and provide better service. What will it take for construction to catch up?
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Features
The life and death story behind construction’s would-be AI revolutionary
ALICE technologies boss René Morkos talks about his background in engineering, living in war-torn Lebanon and post-invasion Afghanistan and his AI ambitions
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Comment
We must collaborate to safeguard construction from ‘big tech’ disruption
Artificial intelligence is advancing fast and this is our ‘Blockbuster video’ moment. Our industry has the resources to create a brighter future for our clients, our businesses and the world at large, says James Garner
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Features
Is AI coming for your job?
In the fourth part of our series on AI in construction, Thomas Lane asks if AI is a silver bullet to address industry inefficiencies and skills shortages
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Features
Way to go – still scratching the surface of AI
Continuing our series looking at artificial intelligence in construction, Thomas Lane asks how machine learning might evolve to benefit the industry
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Features
Margins of error – how to work with an AI system that is not always right
In the second part of our series looking at AI in construction, Thomas Lane examines the downsides of artificial intelligence
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Comment
AI in construction: the good, the bad and the in-between
Advances in artificial intelligence are happening at a giddying pace – are you managing to keep up?Â
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Features
What does artificial intelligence mean for construction?
This is AI Week and to kick off a four-part series we look at firms developing their own machine learning tools
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News
‘Lack of vision’ holding back faster adoption of AI tools, RICS says
Survey finds ‘inertia’ of construction bosses and caution over committing investment is preventing uptake
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Features
Modular without the factory: Modulous’ plan to turn offsite building on its head
After a tricky year for MMC, one start-up claims its asset-light business model will help it succeed where others have failed. As part of the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø the Future Commission, we had a sneak peak at Modulous’ TESSA software before its launchÂ
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Features
Lack of trust and transparency - the root of all evil in construction
Trust and transparency have long been nothing more than buzzwords but failing to address these is fuelling so many of the issues we face as an industry, says Lukas Olbrich, chief executive of Sablono.Â
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Features
Data security in construction
Industry experts gathered to discuss data security in construction and how to achieve it, at a recent roundtable hosted by ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø and Bluebeam
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Comment
Smart building tech is not just essential – it’s affordable, too
All project teams are being challenged by inflation but it would be a huge mistake to cancel innovations such as smart office technology, says Guy Windsor-Lewis
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Features
MMC and the Future Homes Standard
Industry experts discussed how modern methods of construction can help the industry achieve the Future Homes Standard, at a rountable hosted by ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø and Rockwool
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Features
Innovation as a pathway to growth
How Milestone Infrastructure uses Procore’s data solutions to streamline its highways operations while growing its business
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Features
Using tech to drive a more sustainable building industry
With organisations moving to reduce their environmental impacts in the wake of rapidly rising costs and increasing climate related events, technology holds the key
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Features
Is artificial intelligence the answer to HS2’s rising cost problem?
As inflation bites, HS2 has been told to find savings. Could artificial intelligence be the cost-cutting ace up the project’s sleeve?Â
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Comment
How intelligent operations and maintenance is unlocking new value for asset owners
Gareth Vest and Neil Walker explore the importance of a data-driven approach to O&M