Friend or foe: what does AI mean for construction firms and workers?
Love it or loathe it, AI will be coming to a construction project near you soon. It is already reshaping multiple industries and job roles with 93% of UK organisations using AI in some capacity. Adoption in construction is set to ramp up in the coming months as 39% of the industry’s decision-makers prioritise AI and machine learning as part of their innovation efforts.
Risk-averse contractors: what is the impact for construction?
Construction comes with fundamental risks that all professionals in the sector must navigate. In recent years, however, a series of economic, social and other factors have conspired to increase uncertainty; in response, construction workers say that contractors are becoming increasingly risk averse.
Keeping sustainable construction on the agenda
Sustainability has been integral to responsible construction for years. As greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rise and the impacts of biodiversity loss become ever clearer, the construction industry continues to face up to its environmental challenges.
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How close is the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to becoming law?
Reforms laid out in the new Planning and Infrastructure Bill have broadly been welcomed by the construction industry. But what is included? And when can we expect it to become law? This article looks at the key questions and how the construction sector has responded so far.
ESG appears in more construction contracts
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) has been around for a long time, and the concept will certainly not be new to anyone in the construction industry. As the urgency to transition the economy towards net zero by 2050 heightens, construction contracts are increasingly including requirements relating to ESG standards.
Improving mental health support in construction
In 2020, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) published a report examining the state of mental health in construction. It found that there was a “silent mental health crisis in the industry”, with a quarter of workers saying they had suicidal thoughts.
Reasons to be optimistic about the construction industry
The construction industry is currently benefitting from a new phase of government investment that promises to drive growth in the coming years. Here’s why we’re optimistic about the future of construction.
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Training the next generation of construction workers
A £600 million package to train 60,000 construction workers by 2029 is changing the game for the next generation of construction workers. Is the future of construction in safe hands?