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Andy Clarke’s Utility Docs AI app cuts the time project and site managers spend writing risk assessments, method statements and compliance documentation. Image: University of Salford

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Salford university scheme helps industry veterans use AI to tackle chronic problems

Salford’s BUILD AI programme accelerates technologies designed to cut hours of admin and tackle payment risk.

13 October 2026

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Anne Kemp OBE, chair of nima, addresses a recent workshop. Image: Connected Places Catapult

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Connected Places Catapult appoints nima to promote ‘digital whole life’ concept

13 October 2026

3 Pancras Square is a 10-storey commercial office building on London’s King’s Cross Estate and home to creative agency Havas UK. Image: Envelo

Case Studies

How intelligent software and real-time data made a great HVAC system better

13 October 2026

News

The priority will be to develop tools to help frontline workers access trusted information, connect with specialists and capture digital records at the point of work. Image: Joedeer | Dreamstime.com

AtkinsRéalis partners with Optaric to bring smart glasses to the nuclear sector

20 October 2026

A robotic arm can apply bacteria, the mineral substances for limestone formation and sand to a surface repeatedly, building it up layer by layer. Image: Gerhard Bliedung/ETH Zurich

Swiss researcher combines bacteria with robotic printing to make cement-free concrete

20 October 2026

DataScope now comes integrated with Mission Zero. Image: DataScope

DataScope integrates Mission Zero to give automated vehicle and operator verification

20 October 2026

Medway Maritime Hospital. Image: Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Medway NHS adopts BIS Consult’s fire risk management platform

6 October 2026

Opinion

Lee Miles General manager for EMEA at Procore

It’s chilly and wet now, but the heat will return. Here’s how tech can help

Lee Miles – General manager for EMEA at Procore

Dr Stuart Kings of Sypro

Why alliance contracting needs digital discipline

Dr Stuart Kings – Technical director, Sypro

In Depth

The Manufacturers' Information Hub team, left to right: Paul French, Alex Small, Su Butcher and Chris Evett. Image: The Manufacturers' Information Hub

Manufacturers’ Information Hub passes first test

18 September 2026

Julian Geiger of Nemetschek

Nemetschek’s AI guru Julian Geiger: construction needs industry-specific AI tools

14 September 2026

McLaren has tested a Boston Dynamics Spot the robot dog fitted with FieldAI’s technology on the Passivhaus refurbishment of the London School of Economics and Political Science’s 35 Lincoln’s Inn Fields building. Image: McLaren Construction

How McLaren Construction is deploying autonomous robot dogs on sites

6 July 2026

Alness Academy, designed by JMP Architects and delivered by Kier Construction, is one of the success stories of BIM in Scotland: Image: JMP Architects

BIM has delivered £7.5bn of projects in Scotland, next stop a connected digital estate

23 June 2026

Case Studies

When Balfour Beatty-Vinci installed the A46 Bypass Bridge for HS2, concrete infill was required on either side of the structure. The tall, enclosed voids gave no direct line of sight, but sensors linked wirelessly to a cloud-based monitoring platform ensured all spaces were filled. Image: Peri.

How Peri’s investment in digital concrete monitoring 10 years ago is paying off

11 August 2026

CLM Fireproofing staff using the Onetrace platform on site. Image: CLM Firestopping

CLM’s real-time visibility in fireproofing

14 July 2026

Technology

Archicad AI Assistant image. Image: Archicad

Graphisoft’s 2026 updates pave the way for more AI workflows

12 October 2026

Civil 3D is now a Forma connected client. Image: Autodesk

Autodesk boosts civils functionality

15 September 2026

Abstract image for risks in tenders. Image: 360103996 © Suriya Phosri | Dreamstime.com

App that identifies risks in tenders targets UK

25 August 2026

Image: By Eyal Toueg, Courtesy of Buildots.

Buildots adds laser scans to bring survey-grade precision to complex projects

11 August 2026