News It’s time for construction management to evolve The key to boosting construction project efficiency lies in shifting focus from solely what is being delivered to how it is being executed, according to Buildots. By optimising the underlying…
Perspectives Is timber better for climate than steel and concrete? It’s actually not that simple Contrary to common belief, it’s a big oversimplification to say “material X is more sustainable than material Y”, our research suggests. It was conducted using a state-of-the-art, AI-powered conceptual design…
News Turner heat study shows workers risk “permanent health effects” even on mild days Turner Construction has tested labourers working at a large data centre project in Kansas City to investigate the effect of temperature on health. The study concluded that those tested were…
News Costain systems guru leads Nato study on climate change Costain’s Professor Julian Hasinski has been selected to chair Nato’s first ever study into how the group should mitigate and adapt to climate change. The study led by the Nato…
News Technology take-up is sluggish, survey shows An international survey by construction technology firm PlanRadar suggests high numbers of companies have not invested anything over the past three years in certain types of technologies touted as productivity-boosters.…