Can we connect RFID with BIM to further improve lean construction practices? Dr Mohammad Mayouf thinks so.

The annual Construction Management and BIMplus survey highlights confusion about the Building Safety Act, but reveals some good news about data.

In the latest 21CC podcast, veteran plant journalist Peter Haddock helps to make sense of the rapidly changing landscape of construction machinery and sustainability. Should we go all in on…

Buildots has launched Integrated Tracking that unifies automated AI with manually in-the-field recorded data.  The tracker enables both types of data to be brought together in one place. It uses…

Does your business really understand data? Has your supply chain got a strong grasp of the impacts of the Building Safety Act? 

The Digital Construction Awards attracted 165 entries this year, 84 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the shortlisted entries for the Best Use of Data award.

Data literacy is a new challenge that construction must face. In the first in a series focusing on data literacy, Matthew Osment reveals why it’s important. He also debunks a long-standing obstacle to data best practice.

Want to automate the validation of BIM data with real-time feedback? Perhaps software from Anker is what you need. Here, the start-up’s CEO Adrian Søbyskogen gives the lowdown on what it does.

Naismiths has launched a construction analytics platform built upon 60 years of its own data.

A research team has proved that BIM data can be combined with machine learning to predict the impact of design changes.

Construction isn’t making the most of the data it generates, argues Sir Robert McAlpine head of data & analytics Gareth Parkes. Here he discusses the problem and the ways forward.

A new code of practice is offering guidance for the built environment on using data effectively where technologies are used in the built and managed environment, says Paul Wilkinson.

MMC and data analytics are the two most popular focuses of UK construction companies’ technology ambitions, according to new research from Autodesk.

A new forum of industry bodies aims to improve the way data including BIM is used to manage maintenance costs, carbon, and building and facilities management.

What does good data in construction look like? John Millar, technologist at BIM Academy, offers his views.

Vinci’s clever use of data and AI at a cancer hospital project deservedly took top prize in the Best Use of Data category, sponsored by the UK BIM Alliance, at the Digital Construction Awards last night (12 July).

Bad data is leading to bad decision making, according to a new report from Autodesk.

The management of data and the interoperability of  digital tools is key to ensuring logistics can play a pivotal role in the transition to offsite construction.