Technology

James Griffiths is co-founder and technical director at Cyber Security Associates As the construction sector embraces advances in technology to help manage their supply chain more efficiently, it is easy to overlook the risks that can come with digital transformation. Enabling ‘just in time’ practices and streamlining processes can have…

Antony Brophy is UK director of business development at Cobuilder Achieving net-zero carbon emissions has become a top priority for construction companies. As part of a UK government strategy set out last year, all new buildings will be required to operate at net-zero by 2030 – meaning the amount of…

Richard Harpham is chief revenue officer at Slate Technologies Like many industries, people in construction often fall victim to various pitfalls when it comes to decision-making. Sometimes workers and managers make choices because of unintentional biases that prevent teams from tackling old problems in new ways, or they are missing…

With demand for data-centre capacity set to increase tenfold between 2018 and 2025, opportunities abound for contractors – whether it’s building new sites or upgrading existing facilities. James Wilmore looks at the potential and the challenges

Automated remote monitoring of machines via telematics can unlock valuable insights, although collating transmitted data can bring its own hurdles, as Keith Cooper reports

Despite huge advances in the technology used to deliver construction projects in recent years, little has altered in the way that skills are checked and verified. When workers arrive on site, the process for checking everyone has the right qualifications, skills and experience for the job is often rooted in…

Construction’s relatively slow uptake of digital technology has been a chicken and egg problem, says Tooey Courtemanche, founder and chief executive of contech specialist Procore. Lem Bingley listens

The construction industry is notorious for cost overruns and delays. Construction News assembled a team of experts to discuss how the use of technology could reduce both. Paul Thompson reports

David Mitchell is founder and chief executive of technology firm XYZ Reality Last autumn, the government set out its National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline, projecting £650bn of private and public investment for UK infrastructure projects over the next decade. Many have welcomed the clarity it offers, setting out economic, social…

Gareth Parkes is head of data & analytics at Sir Robert McAlpine It is no secret that construction is facing a number of challenges. Recent stats from the Office for National Statistics may show that monthly output is back above pre-pandemic levels, but our industry is still beset with skills…