86% of construction sites now open across England and Wales

86% of infrastructure and construction sites in England and Wales are now open, according to figures from trade body Build UK. Build UK Contractor members have reported this week that 86% of construction...

Housebuilder Vistry says sales rates returns to 70% production capacity

Housebuilder Vistry Group has revealed 70% of normal production capacity has already been restored, as its teams get used to the new Covid-safe operating procedures.

North American construction output expected to fall $122bn in 2020

Construction output in North American may decrease by as much as $122bn in 2020 as a result of the economic shock of Covid-19. 0.6% increase in construction output was predicted...

How construction firms can prepare for a potential second wave of COVID-19

Although many coronavirus-related shutdown and stay-at-home orders are in still in place, the U.S. is on the road to loosening restrictions to keep the outbreak at bay. Since several areas of construction...

This U.S. construction firm is raising buildings via drone

Thanks to technology that provides a bird's-eye view of what's possible on the ground, some of today’s builders are adopting new protocols and using technology to maintain safety standards....

Autodesk Construction Cloud allows teams to track project assets through entire building lifecycle

Autodesk has released the BIM 360 Assets module within Autodesk Construction Cloud. The module enables construction teams to track and manage project assets through the entire building lifecycle...

Siemens body temperature solution minimizes infection risk in buildings

Siemens Smart Infrastructure announced the launch of Siveillance Thermal Shield. This solution package quickly measures the body temperature of a person seeking to access a building and enables...

Beijing launches first 5G construction site with smart glasses and heart monitors

China’s first construction site to use 5G technology has been activated in Beijing, where some 40 contractors building a high tech business district have upgraded...