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German contractor uses 3D printing for walls of new HQ
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (207+ words) A German contractor has used 3D printing for the walls of its new headquarters building, which were produced in under five days. Matthäi Schlüsselfertigbau, a subsidiary of the German construction giant Matthäi, worked with specialist firm PERI 3D Construction on the innovative…...
Our CM AI reading list
2+ week, 3+ day ago (249+ words) AI has become a reality for almost all professional fields in the last two or three years and construction is no exception. In response to a recent CM reader’s comment looking to find more information and guidance on AI, we…...
Why digital delivery at scale fails without information discipline - Construction Management
2+ week, 4+ day ago (372+ words) In construction and infrastructure, digital transformation is much deeper than just counting the number of platforms deployed, models created or dashboards launched. If that is your metric of success, you could be creating more data without gaining more knowledge. When…...
A view from Amazon on AI and human capability in construction
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1066+ words) Who’s teaching professionals how to think alongside AI? Amazon senior pre-construction manager Dominic Skinner FCIOB CIAT argues that this is not a technology problem: in fact, it is a human opportunity. Who’s teaching professionals how to think alongside AI? The…...
UCL’s breakthrough solar window generates power from inside and out
3+ week, 5+ day ago (606+ words) An international team of researchers led by University College London (UCL) has developed a semi-transparent solar cell prototype that could be used for windows that harvest energy from both the sun and light coming from inside the building. Described in…...
Can virtual reality help build a more sustainable construction industry? - Construction Management
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (306+ words) The construction industry is under growing pressure to reduce carbon emissions, improve productivity and adopt more sustainable building practices. However, many emerging technologies, including 3D printing with earth-based materials, continue to face a major challenge: a lack of practical industry training…...
A2 Engine tool to speed up early planning around ground movement
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (229+ words) A digital platform called Gemma has been launched to help engineers assess ground movements during early project planning. The platform, developed by A2 Engine, is aimed at projects with basements, retaining walls and deep excavations. It will provide early indication of…...
How should construction professionals use AI?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (437+ words) Construction Management Magazine How should construction professionals use AI? Construction professionals should expect to challenge and verify AI outputs – and the professional institutions should develop the guardrails around the use of AI. That’s one of the key messages in a…...
Birmingham City University tools cut structural check time by 96%
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (393+ words) Researchers at Birmingham City University (BCU) have developed automation tools that cut the time taken to check structural connections in digital building models by 96%. Developed in partnership with Midlands steel construction specialist HadleyFrame, the tools cut the structural engineering task…...
Who owns construction knowledge in the age of AI?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (669+ words) For a long time, much of that knowledge has remained fragmented. Some of it sits in common data environments, health and safety files and O&M manuals. Some of it sits in consultants’ archives. A great deal of it sits…...