Update: Jason English , CEO, Al Laith was chosen by a panel of independent judges as the Construction Technology Leader of the Year in the Construction Technology Awards. http://www.youtube.com/embed/EBPjtM1cV0A In our interview, he explains why technology is changing the way companies present project ideas to clients This includes ideas such ...
Update: Eng. Maryam Obaid Almheiri, Director of Dubai's GIS Center, Dubai Municipality, was chosen as the Construction Technology Woman of the Year in the Construction Technology Awards. Here she talks about the strides Dubai is taking to digitalise construction What attracted you to this career, and why did you focus ...
Shortlisted in the Construction Technology Leader category of the Construction Technology Awards, Prakash Senghani, Director, Head of Digital Delivery, JLL, talks about how digitalisation is accelerating and why onsite safety is so important Prakash Senghani, Director, Head of Digital Delivery, JLL is a big advocate of digitalisation and construction technology, ...
Aref Boualwan, Group Manager, Digital Transformation, Consolidated Contractors Company and Strategy Officer, World Economic Forum, discusses the 3D printing work CCC has done, and its commitment towards sustainability The construction industry will have to reduce its carbon emissions in the coming years, including accounting for embodied carbon and introducing net-zero ...
John S. Taylor, Chief Operating Officer, Sitech Gulf, has been shortlisted in the Construction Technology Leader category of the Construction Technology Awards. Here, he talks about the progress he has seen in the past few years in autonomous vehicles and the benefits they can bring to a construction site In ...
David Glennon, Digital Delivery Director, The Red Sea Development Company has been shortlisted in the Construction Technology Leader category of the Construction Technology Awards. Here, he talks about the many digital tools being used in the Red Sea project underway in Saudi Arabia, and how these are aiding the development ...
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 ...
Dr Ghanim Kashwani, an Academic Researcher in Civil Engineering at the New York University Abu Dhabi, speaks to DC Hub about the importance of ensuring construction materials are sustainable and fit for purpose in the region Academia has developed strong ties with the construction industry, particularly in research areas such ...
In the age of Covid-19, all businesses face uncertainty, and while an organisation must look after itself in the present, it is imperative to assess its vision of itself, and plan for the future. The world is under major fatigue, taking on a new type of stress, said John Sanei, ...
Data is the lifeline of a digitalised construction industry, touching all aspects of a project timeline, from planning and procurement through handover, and should they occur, to dispute resolution.
DC Hub talked to James Franklin, Head of BIM Strategic Projects for Kier Group, about the change in attitude towards construction technology over the years, the benefits of BIM and laser scanning, and how to convince those who are sceptical of digitalisation
DC Hub interviewed Alain Waha, Head of BIM and Digital at BuroHappold, to discuss the idea of technology with a purpose, driving broad support for digitialisation in construction, ensuring that tangible benefits are at the forefront of thinking and that the people who will make such projects a success are ...
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