Golden thread and Net Zero top the agenda at the Digital

Golden thread and Net Zero top the agenda at the Digital

The golden thread, Net Zero and information management top the agenda at the Digital Construction Summit 2022. The key annual event for digital decision-makers in the built environment sector takes place on 13-15 September.

The Summit tackles key industry issues:

  • implementing best practice to meet the requirements of the golden thread;
  • the evolution of BIM to information management;
  • achieving Net
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Developing a sustainable concrete substitute — ScienceDaily

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers Nima Rahbar and Suzanne Scarlata have received $692,386 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve and develop new functions for their Enzymatic Construction Material (ECM), a “living” low-cost negative-emission construction material they created to address one of the largest contributors to climate change — concrete — by providing what they refer to as “a … Read More

New Home Sales Slump, According to NAHB

The real estate market has always experienced cyclical fluctuations, but the current dip in new home sales owes some causation to lingering effects of COVID-19, which interrupted supply chains that, in turn, disrupted home construction. When combined with rising mortgage interest rates and increased construction costs, supply chain issues have resulted in a slower market for new home sales. According

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ASCENT Unveils 2023 Autodesk Courseware Roadmap with New

Autodesk Authorized Guides to Be Showcased at Autodesk University  ̶ Booth #CON341

ASCENT, developer of professional training courseware and technical documentation for engineering applications, offers individuals, corporations, universities and Autodesk Training Centers over 45 new and updated titles in the annual Autodesk 2023 Courseware Roadmap. Key titles will be highlighted at the ASCENT booth (#CON341) at Autodesk University 2022 (AU),

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Redrow’s Morgan backs land development start-up

Redrow’s Morgan backs land development start-up
Carden owners Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, Steve Morgan and Will Heath

Carden Group is privately owned and managed by Steve Morgan, founder and former chairman of Redrow, Will Heath, former Redrow group development director, and Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, landowner and former director at Taylor Wimpey. The trio have worked together for more than 15 years through various business associations and collaborations.

Their new

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HP launches site printing robot

HP launches site printing robot

HP has launched a site printing robot that marks up plans on construction sites, generating significant productivity gains.

HP SitePrint prints lines and complex objects accurately and with consistent repeatability, according to HP. It can also print text and this bring additional data from the digital model to the construction site. It is designed to be autonomous and can avoid

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