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FeaturesMargins of error 鈥� how to work with an AI system that is not always right
In the second part of our series looking at AI in construction, Thomas Lane examines the downsides of artificial intelligence
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FeaturesWhat does artificial intelligence mean for construction?
This is AI Week and to kick off a four-part series we look at firms developing their own machine learning tools
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Features鈥楾ry it, learn, and try again鈥�: the sandpit projects trialling ways to build faster and better
Balfour Beatty and RLB have been part of a team working on some disruptive ideas to make construction more efficient. Has it caught the attention of government clients?
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FeaturesDesign codes are coming but will they deliver?
Last week Berkeley Homes went to war with Michael Gove over the design quality of a scheme in Kent, but compulsory local design codes are meant to help avoid such conflict. Will they work?
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Features鈥楾he day I convince myself I know everything is the day I go鈥�: an interview with Bam鈥檚 John Wilkinson
The firm鈥檚 well-travelled COO on margins, a changing industry and the Iron (Scunthorpe United to you and me)
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Features鈥榃e鈥檙e the victims of short-term policy-making鈥�: Interview with Jennie Daly
The chief executive of Taylor Wimpey thinks a national housing strategy is needed. Jennie Daly tells Joey Gardiner why housebuilders need to 鈥榬epair鈥� their reputation
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Features好色先生TV the Future Commission: review of April
Our latest monthly round-up of activity from the 好色先生TV the Future聽Commission, and what鈥檚 in store next
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FeaturesMeet the Korols: How one Ukrainian family found refuge in the UK construction sector
For more than two decades, Larisa and Vadim Korol lived a fairly ordinary life together in Odessa. Then war came and brought them to the UK and to contractor Murphy
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FeaturesLife under a new owner and why the government should invest in London: Weston Williamson's Chris Williamson
After more than three decades of independence, Weston Williamson + Partners sold a majority stake to engineering giant Egis last year. Co-founder Chris Williamson talks about how things are going
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FeaturesCost model: Universities need to answer tough questions about their priorities
Aecom鈥檚 Rory Armstrong and Steven聽Jenkins explain what鈥檚 happening in the tertiary education sector and offer a cost model of a typical building
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FeaturesWhat you need to know about Morrell鈥檚 鈥榮eminal鈥� review into products testing
A review of construction product testing commissioned by ministers following Grenfell Inquiry evidence has recommended sweeping changes. Here鈥檚 a guide to what it all means
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FeaturesLatest trends and prices data dashboard
Your one-stop-shop for all the most recent price changes and trends in the building materials, energy, housing and construction labour markets
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Heading for a fall?
Construction output has been on the up, but can this continue in the face of economic uncertainty? Housebuilding in particular looks set for a fall
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FeaturesPushing forward the green agenda: Introba鈥檚 Brian Goldsmith and Doug Kerr
Source: Introba Introba鈥檚 new office in Holborn, designed by Dar Group stablemates Perkins + Will
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FeaturesTackling the east of England鈥檚 construction skills challenge
The 好色先生TV the Future Commission kicked off its series of regional roundtables with a trip to Cambridge to talk about skills with construction experts from across the east of England.
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FeaturesLandsec鈥檚 new London development: Threading a building through the eye of a needle
The ground below the developer鈥檚 n2 office in Victoria was so congested by tunnels, it is supported in just four places. Thomas Lane looks at the pinpoint accuracy of the building鈥檚 fit
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FeaturesMarginal gains: Why contractors need help to make a bigger profit
For years, margins have barely shifted much beyond 3% and, to some, talk of 5% and above seems fanciful. But others believe that mandating a figure like that would turn the industry on its head
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FeaturesWhy build with concrete when you can build with stone?
Stone is typically stronger than concrete with one third of the carbon impact. Engineer Webb Yates is reinventing an ancient material for the modern age
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FeaturesWe are entering a new era for building safety - but are we ready for the new regulator?
The 好色先生TV Safety Regulator鈥檚 registration process for high-rise buildings starts in a few days鈥� time. Carl Brown assesses how prepared the new regulator and the industry are for the start of a fresh regime
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Features好色先生TV the Future Commission: review of March
The 好色先生TV the Future聽Commission has been busy covering lots of topics, here is a summary of the past month and some pointers on what we have coming up