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UKGBC guidance to facilitate delivery of net-zero carbon buildings
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published new guidance which examines how current barriers to the delivery of net-zero carbon buildings can be overcome.
‘Unlocking the Delivery of Net Zero Carbon Buildings’ identifies a need for further research into...
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Smart tool project receives £1.5m funding to lower building carbon
EcRoFit has been awarded £1.5m to provide a new tool for assessing energy efficiency and renewable energy use in domestic and non-domestic buildings
EcRoFit, the result of two years of research into zero-carbon retrofitting by Dr Shadi Basurra and Professor...
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Zoomlion Wows at bauma China 2020 Exhibition with Launch of Next-Gen Intelligent Construction Machinery Securing Over $US3 Billion in Orders
Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Zoomlion) has presented its largest outdoor exhibition at bauma China 2020 in Shanghai and launched multiple high-end intelligent products during the three-day international trade fair.
Zoomlion is exhibiting over 50 sets of...
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Is the construction industry ripe for technological disruption
Digital disruption is increasing rapidly in most industries. Companies like Uber, Door Dash, and Yelp have arisen not just because their industries were ripe for change, but because the major incumbents in those industries—taxi companies, for example—were too slow...
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Digitally building up the construction industry
The construction industry is well known for its resistance to change and has fallen well behind other industries in recent years. This year, however, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced historically conservative companies to make broad, sweeping adjustments.
No doubt the...
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Best Free Software to Use for Construction Team
Running a construction project to its completion may not be easy. Also, organizing your team to deliver the best you require from them requires more than ordinary effort. As a contractor or site supervisor, you need to do something...
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AR, VR Find More Real-World Applications in Construction
The construction industry is slowly shifting from years of the wait-and-watch stance to adopting digital technologies to improve the overall project lifecycle from conceptual design to construction. Considering such developments, alternative reality technologies such as augmented reality (AR) and...
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