Digital transformation

Jason English, CEO, Al Laith and current holder of Construction Technology Leader from the Construction Technology Awards, explains the journey his company took as it transformed digitally and changed its business focus. Technology has changed the shape of Al Laith “for good” said Jason English, CEO, Al Laith. The digital ...

How using digital timesheets integrated into reporting and payroll systems to make people management more efficient on a construction site Digital tools are being used during the construction process of the Waste to Energy project in Dubai to improve resource management and ensure daily tasks are effectively distributed and workers ...

How do construction companies shift people from thinking about data to thinking about and using information? “We say words like digital transformation, digital ecosystem, technology and all those linguistics. But what do they actually mean?” asked Mohammad Ktaishat, Civil Infrastructure Digital Project Delivery Lead - Middle East at AECOM, as ...

The Red Sea Project aims to diversify Saudi Arabia’s economy, and is using a number of digital techniques during construction to keep it on schedule and maintaining environmental principles Regenerative development is an important element of the Red Sea Project. The Red Sea Development Company has been tasked with not ...

Advanced use of digital tools play a major role in a company's transformation A digital transformation within construction should be adopted because it will be game changing. It can be the distinction between those companies with staying power and those that will disappear over the coming years, said Badr Burshaid, ...

Speaking during the Construction Technology Festival, Riyadh Derouiche, Partner, Kearney explains the must-do aspects of a digital strategy To meet future infrastructure demands, construction cannot rely on traditional methods. Speaking at the Construction Technology Festival in Dubai, Riyadh Derouiche, Partner, Kearney, said there are three main challenges preventing companies adopting ...

As digital transformation in construction gathers pace, the industry needs to focus more on how it will be used - and we want to know your experiences By Gary Sprague, CEO & Founder, Kinship As the co-founder and CEO of a construction data startup, it’s safe to say that I’m ...

Offsite construction will reset the value chain, upskill the workforce and promote more sustainable practices. Covid-19 has accelerated existing challenges and trends, making offsite construction adoption a necessity By Riyadh Derouiche, Partner, Kearney Riyadh Derouiche Construction underpins economies and societies, greasing the wheels of development to build the fundamental blocks ...

Mansour Faried, Chief Engineer & Corporate Engineering Director at China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East, has been shortlisted in the Construction Technology Leader category of the Construction Technology Awards https://www.youtube.com/embed/oAoQnr1N-9Y In our interview, he discusses what he looks for when testing new technologies, how industry attitudes towards construction ...

As digitalisation increases in construction, DC Hub looks at some of the common practices and a successful case study Construction leaders are rapidly embracing digitalisation in the industry, with many saying that the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed forwards plans and investments to transform their processes. Even before the onset of ...

BIM is an essential part of many construction projects and a crucial element of digital transformations within the sector, but can introduce a number of challenges that must be overcome A number of challenges must be faced on the digitalisation journey to ensure good use of BIM during a construction ...