COVID-19 is becoming increasingly important across global construction, infrastructure and industrial technology, influencing how projects are visualised, coordinated, delivered and managed over time.
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From planning and design to field execution and asset management, this topic sits at the centre of digital change across the built environment, helping teams improve visibility, accuracy, coordination and long-term performance.
The consequences of the global pandemic have been profound. Like many other sectors, large swathes of the automotive industry had to scale back or even stop production in...
A new survey of 750 UK business leaders has revealed the successes and failures of businessβ digital transformation journey during the pandemic. It found: The majority (5...
As we recover from the COVID pandemic, environmental, social and technological trends are converging, leading to rapid, disruptive and transformative change, the likes of...
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vital importance of data centres and turned them into a fifth utility that is as critical as water, electricity, gas and telecom...
V-Health Passport™, the product of British technology company VST Enterprises (VSTE), was a world first in April 2020. The product is in use across the world in ed...
Expanding on its popular UV Treatment System for airliners, Honeywell has debuted a new, smaller version of the product that includes a UV wand and portable backpack. Des...
In March 2020, industries were at a standstill, and Manitou had temporarily shut down its activities.Β The training centre, which was inaugurated in October 2019, was no...
Escalator handrails are being cleaned using ultra-violet light at London Euston station in a new trial to keep passengers protected from harmful germs. The kit inside the...
Although the construction industry has seen considerable delays and suspension of work over the last year, overΒ 60% of construction businessesΒ think the industry is in a...
In the wake of surging COVID-19 cases following Thanksgiving gatherings, the Alabama State Senate recently adopted the Draganfly Smart Vital System and its related health...
A joint study from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the National InstituteΒ for OccupationalΒ Safety and Health (NIOSH)Β revealed thatΒ neck gaiters areΒ as effective...
Mace, the international consultancy and construction company, has obtained the first IMMUNE Building Standard™ certification Β globally for its headquarters at 155...
From the beginning of the 21st century, cement concrete has been accepted as the main building material for construction of infrastructures and buildings, considering the...
For some time now, the future mobility vision β in which totally autonomous vehicles are an everyday reality and shared mobility services are widely adopted β has been he...
The MANN+HUMMEL Group has introduced new HEPA H13 air filters for operators of air conditioning and ventilation systems in buildings in accordance with EN 1822. Their fil...
Cancelled projects, interrupted supply chains, employee health and safety concerns β this is the reality for many construction companies following the coronavirus outbrea...
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed a low-cost sensor that can identify COVID-19 antibodies in approximately 10 seconds. The novel sensor is ba...
There have been unprecedented impacts on employeesβ rights in the UK during this coronavirus pandemic, including the right to health and safety and the right to be paid....
The danger from COVID-19 is far from over β some places fear a βsecond waveβ, some places are very much still in the βfirst waveβ and local lockdowns, international trave...
The window to attract crucial funding from the Government-supported Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) is closing rapidly, warns asset finance speciali...
New survey reveals the impact of COVID-19 on transport and vehicle use, and points to a very different future for personal mobility: 25% of drivers expect to use their ca...
The construction industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, with large numbers of sites shutting and many workers being furloughed β but over recent weeks we have seen those...
As the phased return to normality is likely to be rolled out over a few months, employers are going to have different needs and requirements in how to restart operations....
CalAmp a global technology solutions pioneer transforming the mobile connected economy, and its subsidiary Synovia Solutions has introduced Bus Guardian, a suite of digit...
FogHorn, a leading developer of Edge AI software for industrial and commercial Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced the availability of their Lightning...
The construction sector is fundamentally important to the UK economy. Often cited as the barometer of economic conditions, it contributes around Β£90bn and provides approx...
Shiftec, a part of Liberty Engineering, has re-tooled machinery at its plant in Willenhall, West Midlands, to produce safety equipment for social distancing in vehicles,...
The Contractorsβ Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) the supply chain risk management experts, have added a Statement of Best Practice (COVID-19) to their member p...
One World Express has commissioned an independent survey among over 900 decision-makers within UK businesses to explore how they are responding to the coronavirus pandemi...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used by the Ringway Hertfordshire team during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow essential highways maintenance checks to safely continu...
Let us not get confused: the coronavirus pandemic is above all a human tragedy and our hearts go out to all those who have lost loved ones, and to those putting themselve...
The World Economic Forum and top CEO’s from the world’s largest construction and infrastructure companies have written an open letter to local governments aro...
Committed to meeting the complex challenge of providing critical construction supplies amid an unprecedented time for industry, Aggregate Industries is proud to announce...
Dusty Alexander, CEO & President of Global Shop Solutions ERP/MRP Software takes a look at the current situation: “Weβre in a different kind of war against the...
Imagine youβve been diagnosed as Covid-19 positive. Health officials begin contact tracing to contain infections, asking you to identify people with whom youβve been in c...
John Deere, in collaboration with the UAW, the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and the Illinois Manufacturersβ Association, announced today it is producing protectiv...
With tens of thousands of jobs on the line, a worrying lack of essential supplies, and the necessity to stay isolated from your nearest and dearest, it is quite unsurpris...
In the past days, some cities have decided to disinfect so-called βhot spotsβ such as bus stops in the fight against COVID-19. Under what conditions and with what risks i...
CNH Industrial Aftermarket Solutions, the function ensuring global parts, technical service and service excellence within CNH Industrial, and the Company Brands Case IH,...
UNESCO, in partnership with IBM and SAP, has launched the CodeTheCurve Hackathon to support young innovators, data scientists and designers across the world to develop di...
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