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A New Global View Of The Built Environment
A New Global View Of The Built Environment A breakthrough in global geospatial research has emerged from the Technical University of Munich, where a team led by Prof. Xiaoxiang Zhu has created the Glo...
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The Urgent Skills Shift in Global Construction
The Urgent Skills Shift in Global Construction Across the world, the construction industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation. While machinery and methods are evolving, it is the workforce tha...
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Looq AI Expands Global Partnerships to Accelerate Reality Capture
Looq AI Expands Global Partnerships to Accelerate Reality Capture Looq AI has strengthened its position in the rapidly evolving world of ground-based reality capture, announcing seven new partnerships...
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Smart Mining Gains Momentum With Rithmik And Hitachi Collaboration
Smart Mining Gains Momentum With Rithmik And Hitachi Collaboration Rithmik Solutions has taken a decisive step in its growth trajectory with Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. making a minority...
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Centralising Waste Intelligence For A Smarter Infrastructure Sector
Centralising Waste Intelligence For A Smarter Infrastructure Sector Construction firms across the UK are grappling with a growing need for accurate waste reporting, heightened scrutiny from clients an...
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Building Wisdom from Bees
Building Wisdom from Bees On a sweltering Colorado afternoon, European honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) spiral above a cluster of hives near Boulder Creek. Some dart out in search of water, nectar and po...
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Optimising Urban Drainage Systems for Sustainable Water Management
Optimising Urban Drainage Systems for Sustainable Water Management Urban drainage systems sit at the heart of every modern city, yet they are often pushed beyond their limits as rainfall patterns inte...
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Cultivating Curiosity and Cyber Confidence in Construction
Cultivating Curiosity and Cyber Confidence in Construction The construction industry has long been seen as a bastion of tradition, often slow to change. But the pressures of modern technological cultu...
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Lightweight Design Reinvented
Lightweight Design Reinvented Achieving the delicate balance between minimal weight and maximum robustness has long challenged engineers working across medical technology, automotive manufacturing, ae...
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From 2D to Data-driven – The New Era of Rail Design and Delivery
From 2D to Data-driven – The New Era of Rail Design and Delivery Rail networks today are under growing pressure to modernise, expand, and align with smart city infrastructure. According to UK go...
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Harnessing AI to Strengthen Environmental Impact Assessments
Harnessing AI to Strengthen Environmental Impact Assessments Environmental Impact Assessment has reached a turning point. As digital technologies accelerate, practitioners face a clear question: how c...
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Global Software Leaders Shaping The AI Era In 2025
Global Software Leaders Shaping The AI Era In 2025 The global software industry in 2025 is being rewritten in real time by artificial intelligence, data infrastructure, and industry-specific platforms...
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EquipmentShare Celebrates 4th Place as a Construction Software Powerhouse
EquipmentShare Celebrates 4th Place as a Construction Software Powerhouse EquipmentShare, long recognised as a leader in connected jobsite technology and one of the largest equipment rental providers...
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Motorola Acquisition Unlocks Next-Generation Intelligent Surveillance
Motorola Acquisition Unlocks Next-Generation Intelligent Surveillance Motorola Solutions has taken another bold step in shaping the future of enterprise security by acquiring Blue Eye, a Utah-based sp...
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Smarter Pipelines for a Safer Future
Smarter Pipelines for a Safer Future Millions of miles of ageing pipelines stretch beneath cities, farmlands and industrial corridors, supplying the natural gas, crude oil and refined fuels that keep...
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Esri, DevRev, Microsoft Fabric and the Future of Unified Spatial Intelligence
Esri, DevRev, Microsoft Fabric and the Future of Unified Spatial Intelligence The construction, infrastructure, and wider industrial sectors are experiencing a surge in demand for clearer data visibil...
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Innovation Under Pressure to Protect Construction’s Digital Supply Chain
Innovation Under Pressure to Protect Construction’s Digital Supply Chain Digital collaboration has become the backbone of modern construction projects. Design plans, 3D BIM models, procurement orders,...
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Develon and Trimble Strengthen Integration for Next-Level Excavation Accuracy
Develon and Trimble Strengthen Integration for Next-Level Excavation Accuracy Develon’s Series 9 crawler excavators mark a significant step forward in equipment intelligence and digital interoperabili...
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Smarter Infrastructure Management For East Asia’s Sustainable Future
Smarter Infrastructure Management For East Asia’s Sustainable Future This article is based on an original piece by Oksana Nazmieva, Principal Financial Management Specialist at the Asian Development B...
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Spark Microsystems Redefines Presence Detection For Next-Gen Smart Devices
Spark Microsystems Redefines Presence Detection For Next-Gen Smart Devices Spark Microsystems is charting a new course for presence‑aware smart devices with its latest presence detection kit, a develo...
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Samsara Reimagining Fleet Intelligence for a Complex World
Samsara Reimagining Fleet Intelligence for a Complex World Samsara has raised the bar once again at Go Beyond London 2025, unveiling a suite of innovations designed to transform compliance, safety, na...
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Intelligent Earthquake Prediction Modelling for Safer Structures
Intelligent Earthquake Prediction Modelling for Safer Structures In earthquake-prone regions, the ability to accurately predict how a building will behave under seismic stress is not just an academic...
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Automation, AI and Telematics Transforming Heavy Machinery Operations
Automation, AI and Telematics Transforming Heavy Machinery Operations Imagine a vast mining site in Western Australia where 250‑tonne haul trucks ferry ore with no drivers, or a city project in Sweden...
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Quectel Launches Trio of Smart Single-board Computers to Supercharge IoT Innovation
Quectel Launches Trio of Smart Single-board Computers to Supercharge IoT Innovation Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global leader in end-to-end IoT solutions, has unveiled three powerful single-board co...
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A Kinetics-Based Model Reshaping 3D Printing in Construction
A Kinetics-Based Model Reshaping 3D Printing in Construction Three-dimensional concrete printing (3DCP) has quickly become one of the most promising innovations in modern construction. It offers the p...
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Digital Fabrication Creates A Smarter Way to Build Sustainably
Digital Fabrication Creates A Smarter Way to Build Sustainably The construction industry has entered a new era of precision, sustainability, and digital innovation. With digital fabrication techniques...
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Benetics AI is Giving Construction Crews a Voice
Benetics AI is Giving Construction Crews a Voice Benetics AI, a pioneering voice assistant for the construction industry, is fast becoming a household name among forward-thinking contractors. Making w...
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Smarter Project Management Unlocks Growth and Efficiency for Modern Construction
Smarter Project Management Unlocks Growth and Efficiency for Modern Construction As projects grow in scale and complexity, firms are turning to digital tools not just to keep pace, but to get ahead. N...
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Caterpillar Charting a Tech-Driven Future at CES 2026
Caterpillar Charting a Tech-Driven Future at CES 2026 When one of the world’s most iconic industrial giants takes centre stage at the world’s biggest tech showcase, you know something significant is h...
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Smart Technology Revolutionising the Foundations of Construction
Smart Technology Revolutionising the Foundations of Construction The construction industry is undergoing a profound digital transformation, blending traditional brick‑and‑mortar practices with cutting...
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Monogoto and Partners Bringing Hybrid IoT Innovation to CES 2026
Monogoto and Partners Bringing Hybrid IoT Innovation to CES 2026 Monogoto is gearing up to take the global stage at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, where the company will showcase its bold vision for the futur...
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Develon and Leica Unlock 3D Precision for 9 Series Excavators
Develon and Leica Unlock 3D Precision for 9 Series Excavators The construction industry never stands still, and neither do the innovators shaping its future. Develon and Leica Geosystems, part of Hexa...
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Bentley Systems Honours 2025 Partner Excellence Champions
Bentley Systems Honours 2025 Partner Excellence Champions Bentley Systems has once again taken centre stage on the global infrastructure technology stage, unveiling the winners of its prestigious 2025...
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The Rise of Smart Materials in Infrastructure
The Rise of Smart Materials in Infrastructure Concrete has always been the stoic backbone of infrastructure, but new “self-sensing” mixes are giving it a voice. Imagine bridge pillars and pavements th...
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Costain’s Carbon Design Tool is Transforming Sustainable Infrastructure
Costain’s Carbon Design Tool is Transforming Sustainable Infrastructure Costain, one of the UK’s leading infrastructure solutions companies, is taking a bold step in the nation’s race to net zero with...
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VisionLink Helps Finning Customers Slash Idle Time and Boost Fuel Efficiency
VisionLink Helps Finning Customers Slash Idle Time and Boost Fuel Efficiency Finning customers across the UK and Ireland are reaping the benefits of smarter fleet management thanks to VisionLink®, a C...
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Decoding BIM Adoption for a Smarter Construction Future
Decoding BIM Adoption for a Smarter Construction Future Building Information Modelling (BIM) has long been hailed as the cornerstone of digital transformation within the architecture, engineering, and...
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Speedshield Launches Optix to Revolutionise Predictive Safety with AiVA
Speedshield Launches Optix to Revolutionise Predictive Safety with AiVA In the fast-paced and often hazardous environments of construction, mining, and logistics, preventing accidents before they occu...
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Transforming Infrastructure with Trustworthy AI
Transforming Infrastructure with Trustworthy AI Bentley Systems has once again taken centre stage in digital innovation. At its annual Year in Infrastructure conference, Bentley introduced an impressi...
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Bentley Infrastructure Cloud Connect Bridges Data and Collaboration
Bentley Infrastructure Cloud Connect Bridges Data and Collaboration Bentley Systems has unveiled Bentley Infrastructure Cloud Connect, a pivotal new layer of the Bentley Infrastructure Cloud that aims...
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Cesium Expanded with Reality Modelling and Immersive Digital Twins
Cesium Expanded with Reality Modelling and Immersive Digital Twins Bentley Systems announced a major milestone with their Cesium platform, marking a significant step forward in reality modelling, geos...
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Bentley’s 2025 Going Digital Awards Celebrate Real‑World Impact
Bentley’s 2025 Going Digital Awards Celebrate Real‑World Impact I was proud to have attended this year’s celebration in Amsterdam in person, enjoying the passion and energy of an event that brought to...
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Procore Unveils the Future of Construction Intelligence at Groundbreak 2025
Procore Unveils the Future of Construction Intelligence at Groundbreak 2025 At Groundbreak 2025, Procore Technologies, Inc., the world’s leading construction management software provider, set the stag...
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Revolutionising Procurement Through AI and Real-Time Visibility
Revolutionising Procurement Through AI and Real-Time Visibility Kojo, a leading construction procurement platform, has secured a Series C extension investment from Wesco International, one of the worl...
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Best Solutions for Improving Construction Collaboration
Best Solutions for Improving Construction Collaboration Construction projects are all about teamwork. However, several hindrances, such as a lack of accountability or miscommunication, can prevent mem...
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Smart Vision Systems Redefine Building Load Analysis
Smart Vision Systems Redefine Building Load Analysis Ensuring the structural safety and efficiency of modern buildings depends heavily on accurate live load data. For decades, engineers have struggled...
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Hitachi and Rio Tinto Join Forces to Advance Remote Operation for Mega Excavators
Hitachi and Rio Tinto Join Forces to Advance Remote Operation for Mega Excavators Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. has inked a pivotal five-year Charter agreement with Technological Resources...
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Geomatics Re‑imagined with Topcon and Amberg at INTERGEO 2025
Geomatics Re‑imagined with Topcon and Amberg at INTERGEO 2025 At INTERGEO 2025 in Frankfurt, Topcon Positioning Systems is pivoting aggressively into the future of geomatics, unveiling a bold expansio...
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How CANbus and J1939 Are Driving the Next Wave of OEM Innovation
How CANbus and J1939 Are Driving the Next Wave of OEM Innovation Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) across industries like construction, agriculture, landscaping, and emergency services are under...
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Building the Future with Trimble’s 2026 Industry Outlook
Building the Future with Trimble’s 2026 Industry Outlook In the ever-evolving world of construction, few sectors are growing as rapidly, or as relentlessly, as data centres. With the rise of AI,...
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Topcon Elevates Geomatics with New Global Business Structure
Topcon Elevates Geomatics with New Global Business Structure Topcon Positioning Systems has unveiled a dedicated global business unit focused exclusively on geomatics, signalling a major shift in how...
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The Future of Steelmaking
The Future of Steelmaking How Novel Iron making Processes Can Reduce Carbon Footprint Steel is the backbone of modern civilization, forming the structural core of cities, mobility, infrastructure, and...
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Flying into the Future with Virtual Twins in Manufacturing
Flying into the Future with Virtual Twins in Manufacturing When global trade shifts and tariff battles reshape the playing field, manufacturers often find themselves under immense pressure. To explore...
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AI and Robotics to Transform Industrialised Building Manufacturing
AI and Robotics to Transform Industrialised Building Manufacturing Industrialised building manufacturing (IBM) has been a game-changer in recent years, shifting construction away from traditional labo...
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Intelligent Technologies Transforming Demolition Waste Management
Intelligent Technologies Transforming Demolition Waste Management With urbanisation advancing at an unprecedented pace and the construction industry expanding worldwide, the effective management of co...
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AI Reshaping Safety, Productivity and Innovation in Infrastructure Construction
AI Reshaping Safety, Productivity and Innovation in Infrastructure Construction Infrastructure construction is one of the most resource-intensive industries, yet it has long wrestled with recurring is...
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Trimble and Vermeer Join Forces to Transform Solar Farm Construction
Trimble and Vermeer Join Forces to Transform Solar Farm Construction The race to deliver renewable energy infrastructure is gathering pace, and solar farms are right at the heart of the global shift....
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Bart Vingerhoets on the Digital Revolution in Earthmoving
Bart Vingerhoets on the Digital Revolution in Earthmoving Internet-connected hardware and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping construction, particularly in earthmoving. Excavators, once purely...
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AI and Smart Tech for Safer Construction Sites
AI and Smart Tech for Safer Construction Sites Emerging technologies are rapidly transforming construction sites from traditional hazard zones into smarter, safer workplaces. Artificial intelligence (...
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Hybrid Multi-Objective Decision Making to Transform Prefabricated Construction
Hybrid Multi-Objective Decision Making to Transform Prefabricated Construction The global construction industry is racing towards smarter, safer, and more efficient project delivery. Among the many in...
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Blockchain 3.0 and BIM Create A New Era of Traceable Data Exchange
Blockchain 3.0 and BIM Create A New Era of Traceable Data Exchange As Building Information Modelling (BIM) becomes the backbone of digital construction, the sheer volume of information exchanged betwe...
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GPR Mapping to Unlock the Secrets of Steel Fibre Reinforced Tunnel Linings
GPR Mapping to Unlock the Secrets of Steel Fibre Reinforced Tunnel Linings As global cities grow denser and surface land becomes increasingly scarce, the push underground has never been more urgent. U...
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The Connected Jobsite Revolution
The Connected Jobsite Revolution In a world of ever-evolving skylines, construction is getting a high-tech makeover. The once-disconnected building site, characterised by isolated machinery, paper pla...
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Innovation Meets Sustainability at the 2025 iTwin4Good Challenge
Innovation Meets Sustainability at the 2025 iTwin4Good Challenge In an era where infrastructure demands are mounting and engineering skills are in high demand, Bentley Systems and Enactus joined force...
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John Deere Streamlines Parts Ordering within Operations Center
John Deere Streamlines Parts Ordering within Operations Center For professionals juggling construction schedules, delays are the enemy. Recently, John Deere has taken a significant leap forward in sim...
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Airships Chart Helsinki’s Future with Geospatial Precision
Airships Chart Helsinki’s Future with Geospatial Precision In August 2025, Helsinki took to the skies, not with jets or drones, but with elegant, autonomous airships. The City of Helsinki, alongside i...
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