3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (930+ words) Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved remarkably quickly from boardroom curiosity to practical reality. Just a few years ago, discussions about AI in construction focused on futuristic concepts, autonomous machines, and speculative promises. Today, AI is already embedded within many of…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (428+ words) The report noted that this sector’s projected demand creates unprecedented pressure and requires coordinated infrastructure planning. So how do we unlock the opportunities data centres provide in a sustainable, balanced way? As a global centre for business, finance, and technology,…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (813+ words) By plotting two ongoing industry discussions onto a digital maturity progression, he asks whether stakeholders are trying to solve very different problems with mismatched tools, and whether viewing these challenges through a maturity lens helps explain the disconnect. I have…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (846+ words) Modular construction is often presented as a faster way to build. Speed, however, is only one part of its value. The bigger opportunity is to create a coordinated design and production system that improves quality, reduces uncertainty, and lets a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (546+ words) The Digitalisation & AI Stage agenda is now live for UK Construction Week (UKCW) Birmingham 2026, bringing together some of the sector’s leading digital, data and technology experts at the NEC Birmingham from 29 September to 1 October. Curated by Build in Digital and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (673+ words) The latest administration figures for the construction sector paint a worrying picture. During the first six months of 2026, 88 construction companies entered administration – an 11% increase compared with the same period last year. While construction was not the only sector facing heightened…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (992+ words) Like any other tool, AI is sometimes the right fit for the job at hand, and sometimes it’s like using a hammer to screw in a lightbulb. With AI increasingly built into the digital infrastructure we use every day, it’s…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (660+ words) Planning, Building & Construction Today The construction industry is generating more data than ever, yet more information does not automatically lead to better decisions. Julie Bregulla, chief operating officer at the British Board of Agrément (BBA), argues that the real prize…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (452+ words) Ahead of its return to the NEC on 29 September, UKCW Birmingham has unveiled The Construction Reset – a new theme designed to tackle the biggest challenges and opportunities shaping the future of the built environment, from improving productivity and scaling industrialised…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (638+ words) The relevance for the UK could hardly be clearer. During the same week, the country provisionally broke its June maximum temperature record on three consecutive days, reaching 36.1C at Gosport, Hampshire, on 24 June, 36.7C at Merryfield, Somerset, on 25 June and 37.3C at Santon…...