Press Release: Boosting digital transformation of local authority construction projects
13 May 2021
A new tool from the Construction Innovation Hub launches today (13 May 2021) to help local authorities to transform how they design, build and use their buildings digitally. gsl_navigator_image.jpg The Local Authority Government Soft Landings (GSL) Interactive Navigator has been developed in association with the National...
Blog: Digital twins and how the Hub’s new interactive guidance can help
11 May 2021
The Construction Playbook (2020) highlights the need for appointing parties, such as asset owner clients, to further embed digital technologies and processes, especially the UK BIM Framework and digital twins, as a vehicle to improve the performance, sustainability and value for money of projects and programmes allowing...
Research Profile - Digital Construction on a Shoestring
28 April 2021
Digitalisation is perceived as being beyond the financial reach of many small and medium sized companies (SMEs). There are a number of commonly cited barriers to engaging with digital tools and technologies, including high entry and operating costs and complexity. Digital Construction on a Shoestring is a collaborative...
27 April 2021
Ian Ronksley, Development Manager for The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), the national accreditation body, provides an update on accreditation and its role in ensuring that the construction industry applies good information management practices when delivering assets. UKAS is undertaking a Pilot Assessment...
Industry unites behind Vision for the Built Environment
21 April 2021
screenshot_2021-04-21_at_14.20.53.png A bold new Vision for the Built Environment is published today (Thursday 22 April). With contributions from over 75 industry leaders and endorsed by more than 35 cross industry bodies spanning the UK built environment sector, the Vision describes the future we want: a built environment...
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