It’s an idea that has the potential to radically transform the way in which buildings in every sector are designed. Working in partnership with the Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit at the Glasgow School of Art, Cartwright Pickard Architects has for several years been working on what it calls 7D BIM, which aims to layer […]

Change is coming, driven by the influx of millennials and Gen Z transforming the way we think and work. PlaceTech spoke to a handful of future decision makers on their ideas for change and how they see their roles developing.

eco-i is a partner of the global manufacturing conglomerate, using its products to create intelligent building management systems.

The construction company has created the new leadership role to help support its growing focus on tech and innovation, which the firm sees as a strategic necessity for the industry.

Updating service standards, engaging communication and championing buy-in are the modern mantras contractors need to learn, according to the UK’s national standards body.

Vishal Shah, an investment associate at developer U+I, has joined the line-up to share insights about driving change by adopting technology at PlaceTech’s next event.

Michael Purcell, senior property management surveyor at JLL Ireland, and Simon Whelan, chief operating officer of BIM software FenestraPro, will share their insights about driving change by adopting technology at PlaceTech’s next event.

Q-Bot’s fleet of robotic insulators is set to grow by the end of this year, which comes immediately after news of their adoption by Warmer Homes Scotland, the Scottish Government’s national scheme for improving energy efficient homes which are at risk of fuel poverty.

The leading spatial intelligence provider partnered with BIM expert Zynka to scan a 1.94m sq ft digital model of the Örebro University campus, which the firms claim to be the largest in Sweden so far.