For effective construction project collaboration, teams across the delivery chain must be able to focus their attention on successfully executing work, not recreating data across multiple systems and groups. While technology and methodologies such as building information modeling (BIM) and lean construction are advancing physical efficiency, some of the tools…
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Watch: Why data is key to optimising HS2 bridge design
This video was first broadcast at NCE’s Future of Transport conference 2020. In this session, Arcadis technical director – bridges Adam Smith explores how data led design processes are being pursued to boost efficiency, quality and optimisation in bridge design teams. He highlights key examples of designers taking advantage of…
Watch: How to deliver greener bridges using topological data
This video was first broadcast at NCE’s Future of Transport conference 2020. In this session, Cowi bridge engineer Mads Baandrup looks at the optimisation of bridge deck design to facilitate the delivery of lighter and greener structures. He discusses structural design through topology optimisation, drawing on his research undertaken…
Construction firms must embrace digital data for continued Covid recovery
Engineering and construction firms should revisit their workflows and embrace a digital and data-led approach to “reimagine” business models and optimise the industry recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to technology company Sensat.
Delivering ‘game changing’ ability of data science is not automatic
Ability to capture and record data in large volumes and process it at low cost is a “game changer” for infrastructure but only if use of data is carefully planned, according to a leading data science specialist.
Engineering firms warned on risk of relying on email for documentation
Use of email to communicate and store documents is putting infrastructure projects at risk as a result of lack of visibility and inability to retrieve historic information, new research has found.
Futuristic highways safety research to benefit from £2M grant
£2M investment for Amey to research data analytics innovations to highway servicing.
TfL benefits from Arcadis new data business
Arcadis has launched a new digital business to help infrastructure owners to maintain their assets, as well as drive efficiency during construction projects.
Mott MacDonald and Tideway endorse data manifesto
Mott MacDonald and Tideway have both endorsed a newly released manifesto encouraging organisations and companies to publish, use and share data.
Infrastructure data tool ready to respond to ‘catastrophic events’
The Data & Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure (DAFNI) has announced it is ready to help the UK respond to “catastrophic events”.