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Autodesk Inc. is buying construction technology company Spacemaker for $240 million. The acquisition expands Autodesk's technology services for architects and other designers. Spacemaker uses artificial intelligence to help architects and real estate developers make more informed early-stage design decisions faster...

Based out of London, YardLink is a B2B procurement platform for the construction industry. Recently, the company raised £1.7M in a round led by Speedinvest Network Effects with participation from FJ Labs. This brings the total raised by the...

OpenSpace, a provider of next-generation 360 jobsite photo capture, sharing and tracking technology, will join a select group of construction technology companies in AXA XL's recently launched Construction Ecosystem platform. OpenSpace enables general contractors and trades to perform their...

Bamboo will soon become mainstream construction material on the lines of concrete, thanks to public works department (PWD), which has included 12 new items in the state schedule rates (SSR) 2020-21. SSR is a manual and guide on the use...

Architecture studio Generate has developed the Tallhouse library of timber-based building systems to help architects build affordable housing and reduce construction-related carbon emissions by up to 50 per cent. The architecture, engineering and construction company developed the online catalogue to...

The construction industry is facing increased demand for data literacy and real-time business intelligence. It’s seeing how other industries such as manufacturing and retail are capitalising on digital transformation agendas and experimenting with better data collection to streamline project...