Cartwright Pickard gets into 7D BIM

Jill Guthrie, digital manager for the North, shares why Willmott Dixon is trying to digitise the construction industry, how tech is advancing the firm's projects, and the biggest challenges construction is facing in the race to adopt.

The venture capital fund has opened the facility, named PropTech Place, as part of continued efforts to support the city's booming proptech sector.

A selection of the best uses of tech to be found at MIPIM this year.

Global property and design consultancy Arcadis has opened a digital innovation hub in central Amsterdam as part of plans to spearhead its smart city ambitions.

The rise of open data offers the potential for local authorities to ease the costly headache of paying consultants for evidence base documents as they prepare Local Plans, writes Stefan Webb of Future Cities Catapult.

The latest RICS research looks at what the future holds for the surveying profession, in terms of how the industry operates and how it attracts and trains its people.

Following a 3-month trial with more than 1,200 people, Ordnance Survey has officially released its geospatial software, that can be used and adapted for surveying utilities, flood risk, infrastructure, land and assets.

The construction company is looking to help move the industry on through its research and development programme.

This year’s group of startups represents a range of trends and sectors, a large proportion of which are focused on developing products that will challenge traditional forms of home ownership and finance models.