What sustainability and net zero commitments do major companies want from the buildings they use? Here, Savas Cizmeci, Portfolio Manager – Middle East, Real Estate Operations, Microsoft, explains what the software giant expects. He looks at six Microsoft...

David Glennon, Senior Digital Delivery Director, The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), provides an update on the organisation's digital strategy and how it is being used on its extensive hospitality project in Saudi Arabia. Phase one of the...

ASGC has developed a centralised control room in its headquarters that integrates various technologies, and pulls data from its construction sites into the smart command room. "The importance of having the smart room in the head office is...

Rajaikepin Rajamoni, Business Head, Sobha Realty Group of Companies, outlines the steps his company took to digitally transform its business. Speaking at the Construction Technology Festival, he looks at how priorities were set and the benefits the transformation...

Cloud software allows the AEC industry to access live, reliable data from different devices, reducing the cause of costly errors and increasing productivity by working in real-time. Stringent security measures by providers also now far surpass the level...

Qatar has a budget of $68bn to transform and modernise its infrastructure, split across around 900 projects. Those projects are managed by a single organisation - the Public Works Authority, or Ashghal. The organisation is responsible for the...

An enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation should be approached as a business transformation, not an IT project. ERP implementations done badly will be costly white elephants. Done well, they can reduce the cost of an overall digital transformation,...

Reality site capture can provide an accurate picture of what is happening on a construction site. The data produced has a range of uses, including to monitor progress, for inspections, planning and mitigating risks. That picture built up...

The metaverse will disrupt construction and real estate, democratising the sector as it creates opportunities for new talent and the potential to increase margins. Many industries follow a 6D framework for disruption. It begins with digitalisation, through democratisation...

Jean Ghazal, Director of Preconstruction and VDC, Nesma & Partners Contracting Co, outlined how the company has developed immersive experiences for some of its construction projects, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR), as well as...

Not all digital technologies will work as expected. Integrating different technologies is a risk, and typically takes a lot of manpower to monitor project performance and KPIs. Human interpretation is then a major factor in the success and...

The metaverse is attracting hype, including its use in the construction industry. Here Wassim Haroun, Re-founder and CEO, Conser explains how it can be used to reduce communication problems. Speaking at the Construction Technology Festival 2022, he outlined...