Humans breathe more than 15,000 litres of air every single day, consuming approximately four times more air than food and liquid. We’ve long known the importance of ambient air quality to our health. In fact, it is estimated that approximately 92% of the world’s population live in communities where ambient air quality guidelines do not meet those established by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The value which infrastructure engineering delivers to the world is greater than what is often appreciated, a leader in the sector says.

The design for a facility facility which will help to safeguard the survival of coral reefs around the world has been unveiled.

It’s unlikely to be in the construction industry for very long and not run into a dispute. Disagreements between the parties – owners and contractors, contractors and subcontractors, subcontractors and … Read More

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The show is hosted by Aarni Heiskanen and Paul Wilkinson. In this episode 01:19 Autodesk open letter follow-up, BuildingConnected, and Bentley Systems news / Paul Wilkinson 09:36 Henry Mickleburgh on volumetric modular construction 17:56 WDBE 2020: AEC tech highlights / Aarni Heiskanen 29:17 Sue Butcher on construction product data / Paul Wilkinson’

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Hilti, known for its wide selection of power tools and fastening applications for the commercial construction industry, recently took a step outside the box when they announced the release of an exoskeleton to help relieve the bodily toll overhead work takes on workers. Yesterday, however, Hilti took that overhead work solution to the next level, by introducing their first robot, a semi-autonomous overhead drilling solution called Jaibot.

This episode of AEC TechTV is hosted by Aarni Heiskanen and Paul Wilkinson. CONTENTS 01:25 NBS Construction Leaders’ Summit / Paul Wilkinson 09:12 Mass timber construction in Finland and Germany / Aarni Heiskanen 14:25 Shay Prupes of Samson Logic / Aarni Heiskanen 26:14 London Exhibition / Paul Wilkinson 29:52 Events / Paul Wilkinson RESOURCES AEC Business: https://aec-business.com Extranet Evolution: http://extranetevolution.com/ Samson Logic: https://samson-logic.com

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Specialty trades contractors are typically forced to use whatever project management software that the General Contractor or project owner of each project requires, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t benefits to having a project management system of their own. Procore has seen a large amount of these specialty contractors joining their platform over the past year and have just announced the release of two new features specifically for them: Real-Time Labor Productivity and Time & Material Tickets.

A Willmott Dixon site office in Eastleigh, Hampshire, caught fire yesterday (Monday 26 October) evening. The first floor of the two-storey, 16-cabin building run by the contractor was completely ablaze according to firefighters when they arrived at the scene off Bournemouth Road in Chandler’s Ford.…

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Profit warnings from construction companies have hit new highs in 2020. Almost three in five listed businesses in the sector have been forced to warn investors that profit will be below expectations, analysis by accountancy firm EY has found. Since the start of 2020, 28…

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