Construction — construction industry

  Research project to address waste in the construction industry A new research initiative will look into ways to help the UK construction industry transition in line with the principles of a circular economy.  UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has given £4.35m to a group of universities to help them establish the Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Minerals-Based Construction Materials. The research centre will address the current problems in the construction industry by looking at materials and analysing at what point materials become waste. They will also work to solve the technical barriers to a circular economy by looking at...

Optimizing field services in the construction industry with extended reality Extended reality (XR) can help remove longstanding barriers that limit the ways in which organizations work and create new methods of engagement.Photo © BigStockPhoto.com Extended reality (XR) has become a hot topic across industries. The promise to remove longstanding barriers that limit the ways in which organizations work and create new methods of engagement are just two ways its application can lead to bigger ambitions. Field services in the construction industry are perfectly situated to reap the benefits of XR technology. By their very nature, field services operate in fluid,...