TechFest 2026: Shortlist revealed with 185 finalists across 21 categories

The shortlist for the TechFest Awards 2026 has been announced, with 185 finalists recognised across 21 categories for their use of technological innovation across the construction and civil engineering industries. The post TechFest 2026: Shortlist revealed with 185 finalists across 21 categories appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

AI and construction contracts: communication is key

AI is changing the construction industry in many different ways, but with innovation comes risk, warns Rose Smalley-Gordon from Womble Bond Dickinson. The post AI and construction contracts: communication is key appeared first on Construction Management.

Shimmick Pursues Better Ways to Build

A free-thinking strategy pushes California Contractor of the Year toward innovation as it continues to expand beyond its West Coast stomping grounds.

Mountain States Awards Go to Projects with Innovation, Complexity and Deep Community Impact

Judges have awarded 67 projects in the annual Mountain States Best Projects competition. Winners will be honored the first week of December at events in Salt Lake City and Denver.

Owers Warwick Architects completes 6,500m² Cambridgeshire laboratory

The Architects’ Journal Owers Warwick Architects completes 6,500m² Cambridgeshire laboratory The Press in Foxton is the new-build element of a wider campus dedicated to scientific and technological innovation The post Owers Warwick Architects completes 6,500m² Cambridgeshire laboratory appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Fran Williams

Construction Playbook for the Private Sector

Following publication of the updated Construction Playbook for central government procurement in October, the Construction Productivity Taskforce has now published a Construction Playbook for the private sector.

Batimat - Batimat 2022 - Horizon 2030, all the world to build

Batimat is an international multi-specialism trade show for the construction industry. This video promo was for the 2022 Batimat Conference in Paris where "Contractor decision-makers and professionals" considered innovative solutions for the buildings of today and tomorrow. The conference took place from 3rd to 6th October 2022

Professional Leader - Lessons in Leadership from Steve Jobs, by Nicholas C. Hill, 2022

An article (from the Professional Leader magazine) about Steve Job's Leadership style and examples of some of the techniques he used

Transforming Construction Network Plus - The Business of Industrial Transformation, 23102019

The second Transforming Construction Network Plus (N+) webinar took place on Wednesday 23 October. Featuring Dr Samuel C MacAulay and Dr Lena E Bygballe and moderated by Prof Andrew Davies, the webinar considered the management and organisational aspect of the business of industrial transformation. Bringing an international perspective on how to respond to some of the challenges faced by the industry, the two academics explored new ways of thinking and alternative models

Bill Gates - Solving for Zero (3 of 6), Jonah Goldman of Breakthrough Energy, 15042022

Meet Jonah Goldman of Breakthrough Energy. He's focused on cutting-edge companies that will help solve the challenge of climate change.

How will you be using the Construction Innovation Hub's newly launched 'Value Toolkit' ?