German consultant Drees & Sommer has described how it is steering a €650m conversion of BMW’s main factory in Munich to prepare it for producing cars with electric-only drive systems…

When he became the British cycling team’s performance director in 2003, Sir Dave Brailsford took a surprising approach. Convinced that every single element of racing – no matter how seemingly…

The UK construction market is set to reach £476.6bn by 2027. Unquestionably, the industry is undergoing a lot of transformation, shaped by technological advancements, socio-economic and political factors, environmental concerns,…

The May episode of the 21CC podcast is out, featuring an in-depth interview with Andy Tyson, the man in charge of building Saudi Arabia’s from-scratch, high-end tourism region on its…

After the Morandi Bridge collapsed in Genoa in 2018, the French government ordered an unprecedented survey of France’s bridges, led by the public resilience agency, Cerema. It was a daunting…

The December edition of the 21CC podcast is now live, featuring stories about refugees working in UK construction, the logistical challenges of the site Christmas lunch, and the epic project…

From 1 January next year, Dubai Municipality will only accept planning applications for a wide range of buildings if they’re accompanied by a 3D building information model, or BIM. The…

How construction projects are paying the price of skills shortages, especially in Building Information Modelling. As the Fifth CRUX Insight Report shows, these inter-linked challenges are impacting capital projects across…

Icelandic start-up Treble Technologies has developed a sound simulation platform that integrates with 3D modelling software. Called “Treble”, it lets designers model sound experiences virtually. Treble claims it’s the world’s…

Guilherme Almeida, director of sustainability and high-performance design at architects Hickok Cole, has described the extra time and cost needed to accomplish the groundbreaking net-zero renovation of the American Geophysical…

Engaging with people and understanding their fears are the keys to the successful implementation of technology and achieving digital transformation. That was the unanimous advice of an expert panel in…

The Global Construction Summit 2023 starts tomorrow (Tuesday) so time is running out to watch the webinars live. The Summit is the key annual event for built environment professionals seeking…

Poor usage of sites, subcontracted work unfinished, and sequence deviations: these are just some of the productivity issues that bedevil construction, according to the latest research from Buildots. Using data…

Digital technology can save time, reduce cost, and improve safety but, to secure those benefits, you must focus on people. That’s the theme of the second webinar at the Global…

Construction robots moved on at pace in 2022. And – quite rightly – new robots’ focus was on the work that we don’t want to do, freeing up human resource…

Is email management keeping you awake at night? Can’t find where you saved the latest change in scope? Can’t lay your hands on the proof that the client approved a…

A Gleeds and Mace team has teamed up with reality capture and AI-powered analytics specialist OpenSpace to deploy Visualise, a site capture platform, across 75 live school building sites in…

What if the benefits of BIM could be more clearly linked to specific outcomes, such as better health and safety?