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Ibrahim Imam of PlanRadar looks at the use of digital strategies in the healthcare sector and argues that housebuilding can learn from this. Learn more!
The construction industry has a long-standing problem when it comes to waste, remaining the largest user of materials in the UK and generating an estimated 120 million tonnes of construction, demolition, and excavation waste every year. However, things are starting to change, and the healthcare sector, which possesses the UK Government’s largest property portfolio, is leading the way to a more sustainable approach to building. Read more!
The last couple of years have been extremely challenging for the UK retail construction market, with a toxic mix of COVID, post-Brexit recruitment drains and inflation putting pressure on an already squeezed industry. As such, anyone involved in retail construction will be looking for ways to mitigate lost earnings during these extraordinary times. One approach, gaining considerable popularity, is to focus on driving up quality, reducing any potential waste by removing any margin of error. Read more!
Supply chain delays and the spiralling cost of construction materials have had a major impact on construction output worldwide, particularly in civils and infrastructure. For most contractors and subcontractors in this sector, the situation has been a ‘perfect storm’, adding extra pressure to project profitability, with many currently looking to claw back margins from the impact of Covid. However, emerging construction technology is helping built environment businesses side-step rework, reducing wasted manpower and resources, ensuring the highest-quality construction first time around. Read more!
The past 18 months have been transformational in many ways. Events such as the pandemic, increasing safety legislation, and a squeeze on profit margins have been a catalyst for change, leading to significant investments in new software. It’s also put the spotlight on productivity and efficiency. However, civil engineering is well placed to make adjustments, having consistently been the most productive sub-industry within the sector. Read more!
Near field communication (NFC) tags are gaining popularity due to improved on-site information and data capture. With ‘big data’ capture now firmly on the agenda for many organisations, digital tools such as NFC tags offer a way to record detailed information accurately and efficiently – especially when accuracy of location is important. Read more!
We are all aware of the recent surge in digital adoption that is helping to raise building standards. But in a sector where technology is moving quickly, asset owners can sometimes feel ‘out of the loop’ when it comes to the digital tools being used by building contractors, many of which are delivering great improvements in terms of safety and compliance. Read more!
Offsite contractor Innovaré Systems has turned to PlanRadar to centralise its snagging process. As the majority of Innovaré’s operations take place in a factory setting, prior to onsite installation, it needed a software solution that could not only identify and log snags and defects during manufacturing, but also deliver the flexibility to collate data from several different sites during installation. Read more!
Events such as the Grenfell Tower disaster have had a profound impact on the way the construction industry reviews its building standards. Matt Ryan, UK Country Manager at PlanRadar, explains how digital tools are providing the next step in fire safety inspection and compliance.
PlanRadar has announced a new partnership with Geoffrey Robinson Ltd, one of the largest mechanical, electrical and construction building services contractors in the North East.
From October 2021, Geoffrey Robinson will utilise PlanRadar across existing and new projects for quality assurance, snagging and document control in their construction division, which was launched three years ago to complement their existing M&E expertise. Read more!
Digital technology is transforming the way the housebuilding industry is doing business, from making day-to-day on-site processes more efficient to helping manage asset information to ensure compliance. The question now is ‘what next?’
PlanRadar has announced a new partnership with IFC Group (International Fire Consultants), one of the UK’s leading fire safety consultancies. From the end of August 2021, IFC Group will use PlanRadar in the field to manage inspections, fire risk assessments and audits across their projects globally.
It’s no secret that COVID-19 brought unprecedented challenges to the facilities management industry, changing the way companies work and communicate with one another on an extraordinary scale. But whilst some are more adaptable than others, and continue to work effectively, for the vast majority of businesses, the pandemic has left significant gaps in efficiency and productivity. Ibrahim Imam, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of PlanRadar explains how digital technology is nudging the needle for the future of facilities management. Read more!
Tailor-made digital construction software is becoming more widespread in the industry. It can also help calm disputes before they escalate and provide detailed safety records. Construction News examines where the latest digital tools are already being used and how they might develop in the future. Read more!
Whilst digital adoption has significantly enhanced and improved the construction journey over the last decade, one area that’s remained behind the digital curve is the planning system. Digital tools such as apps and software that can collect, analyse and visualise information produced by local authorities now have the ability to revamp outdated processes. Read more!
Yesterday, the government published its long-awaited Building Safety Bill, pledging to set out “a clear pathway” for how residential buildings should be constructed and maintained. Read more!
The idea of ‘big data’ is gaining traction throughout the construction industry, for good reason. Although the benefits of ‘structured’ data are generally well recognised, the idea of ‘unstructured’ data is often overlooked, yet its role in construction is only set to increase. Read more!
The UK construction industry has topped the European rankings for use of the technology since the 1980s, when it was used for the refurbishment of Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3. But Germany is now snapping at its heels despite the tech only being first used in the country in 2006, according to new research from construction tech firm PlanRadar. Read more!
With light now glinting at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, Matt Ryan, UK country manager at PlanRadar, explains how digital tech is enabling the construction sector bounce back to some kind of normality and why it’s improving future standards. Read more!
2020 brought unprecedented challenges to the facilities management (FM) industry, forcing it to adapt to new challenges presented by the pandemic. Whilst some were able to overcome these issues, many FM businesses were left exposed, highlighting the need for more efficient and reliable ways of working. Fortunately, digital platforms are offering a practical solution to these issues and adoption is gaining pace. Read more!
PlanRadar has announced a new partnership with British Land, one of the UK’s largest property development and investment companies. From May 2021, British Land’s Retail Operations division will begin using PlanRadar in the field to track repairs, works and recurring maintenance at their locations across the country. Read more!
As part of a series of articles on Innovators vs. COVID-19, the Startup.info team spoke to Sander van de Rijdt and Ibrahim Imam, co-founders of PlanRadar, about communication in real estate projects. Read more!
With the roadmap to recovery having now been announced and with light hopefully at the end of the tunnel, Construction Industry News has been catching up with a number of businesses within the construction sector to see what measures they’ve introduced over the past 12 months in response to the pandemic. Read more!
With new regulatory changes on the horizon, such as the Building Safety Bill, contractors will be expected to meet new levels of compliance in line with government legislation. But how can digital adoption help contractors achieve this goal and what methods are currently available? Read more!
With its collaborative model for shared working for all stakeholders in a building’s design and operation, it’s easy to see why BIM’s popularity has increased in recent years. However, relatively few facilities management teams are using BIM. Read more!
With its collaborative model for shared working for all stakeholders in a building’s design and operation, it’s easy to see why BIM’s popularity has increased so much in recent years. So, what are these benefits of BIM for facilities management, and how can facilities managers access them? Read more!
Ibrahim Imam, co-CEO of PlanRadar, explores why The UK’s green recovery hinges on the construction industry becoming more ecologically sound and how this can realistically be achieved. Read more!
Despite the construction industry being one of the UK’s leading economic drivers, a shortage of skilled professionals is becoming an increasing problem. In fact, UK Construction Media have highlighted that in England alone, half a million builders are needed. Read more!
Using data from European Startups, Sifted analysed the biggest scaleups at Series B in Europe this year, based on headcount growth across the last six months. Here’s a list of the startups which have grown the most. Read more!
When the UK launched its Construction Strategy 2016-20, one of the most eye-catching features was that construction firms had to be BIM level 2 certified to work on government projects (or at least be working towards certification). Now that this period is over, BIM Level 2 should, in theory, be widespread in the industry. So, has this drive towards raising BIM levels been a success? Read more!
$8 billion has already been invested in IoT construction solutions worldwide, with that figure expected to reach $1 trillion globally by 2025. Discover the benefits and obstacles to using the Internet of Things on construction sites. Read more!
At the start of the year, there was a great deal more optimism in construction and many of us predicted that 2020 would be the year the sector finally turned a corner on digitisation. Then of course, the unexpected happened and in just a few short months, even the best laid plans have gone awry. For many companies, it was a case of going back to the drawing board entirely. My question is where does this leave our sector going forward? Read more!
THE circular economy is a new model that approaches the way we design things with the intention to reuse, recycle and reduce as many resources as possible. The idea is that by encouraging all major key players to choose not only greener alternatives, but higher quality materials that can be reused in later projects, the construction industry can become a more sustainable built environment. Read more!
As we’ve seen with the creation of Nightingale hospitals in recent weeks and months, and testing centres in Ikea car parks, built-environment assets can take on wholly new roles in a crisis.
The current turmoil created by the COVID-19 pandemic should make developers and governments reflect on the flexibility of building projects and their intended uses.
During this crisis, the first step for government bodies has been to locate existing structures that can be remodelled to fit healthcare purposes. The difficult part in these projects has been establishing the changes that may be necessary, the funding available for the work, and then communicating throughout the chain, from property owners to trades people. Read more!
THE construction industry is at a cross-roads. On one side, there are government restrictions enforcing social distance and a mandate to stay at home as much as possible. On the other, the UK#s construction bodies have sent a joint letter to the government calling for support to keep construction sites from shutting down to avoid an economic crisis. The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) said it would continue building housing, hospitals and other critical projects for the economy until told otherwise. When deemed an essential service, construction companies and contractors are still runnin to keep projects as productive as possible and minimise penalities. Read more!
Following PlanRadar’s recent $30m Series A funding we take a look at this rapidly expanding ConTech company. The funding round was led by New York-based software investors Insight Partners, along with contributions from e.ventures and existing investors Cavalry Ventures, Berliner Volksbank Ventures and aws Gründerfonds. The Vienna-headquartered firm opened its first international offices in the UK and Croatia last year. Read more!
Contech is a firm favorite of this column, both because my day job is in construction and because it is bringing change at breakneck speed to the most laggard part of the real estate value chain. We have already looked at its stunning growth and the effects it is having on the construction industry. Most of the big players in the Contech space are US-based, such as Katerra and Procore, but Europe has its fair share of extremely promising upstarts. One such startup is announcing a very significant funding event, which they agreed to be interviewed about exclusively for this column. PlanRadar, a leading Vienna-based SaaS solution for digital documentation and communication in construction and real estate projects, has closed an impressive €30milion Series A round. Read more!
As more and more technologies are created that can assist on construction sites, it is only right that their claims are met with increased scepticism by the sector. Augmented reality (AR) is one such technology. It continues to make inroads across the world and applications for augmented reality (AR) are rising fast. But how far can it change one of the oldest professions in the world, asks Ibrahim Imam. Read more!
Many in the UK’s construction industry will have breathed a sigh of relief after the 2019 election. Years of uncertainty surrounding the UK’s leadership and its exit from the European Union has been enough to delay significant investment in infrastructure and threaten the future pipeline of projects in the UK. The data shows output has slowed down and both the private and public sectors have pursued fewer projects. The construction industry is at a crucial juncture – and it needs more than stability. Read more!
Leading the way in this technological revolution are the headline grabbers: modular builds, off-site pop-up homes, proptech apps for consumers and online lending platforms. However, there has been an emerging sector creeping in over recent years.
Contech — technology created for the construction workforce — is slowly becoming a permanent feature within the industry as we continually grapple with both a productivity and housing crisis in the UK. For the investors who put more than just capital into projects, ie time and knowledge, it has the potential to completely transform delivery and, in turn, offer more attractive yields. Read more!
There are growing concerns over how Brexit will affect the housing and construction industry. Things including the supply of labour, increasing material costs and funding cuts are all thought to have a devastating effect on the industry.
Recent reports of ‘construction slumps’ are growing and as Brexit looms, reports have shown that British construction activity shrank for the sixth month in a row in October 2019. This is one of the fastest rates since the financial crisis in 2009 when the property industry was in near collapse. Read more!
Earlier this year, the Houses of Parliament experienced a dramatic burst waterpipe that sent water cascading through the ceiling, drenching legislators in the chamber during an important debate. Not long before, an electrical fire, started by a malfunctioning light, set fire to the roof and caused noticeable damage. The more worrying part was had it not been detected as early as it was, the situation could have been much more severe. Read more!
Restoration of the Houses of Parliament has been delayed for decades, but advances in construction technology can help solve the challenges. Read more!
A new report indicates that 2020 could be a pivotal year for the uptake of digital solutions designed to reduce friction within supply chains, improve risk management and boost productivity. Sander van de Rijdt, co-founder and managing director of PlanRadar, takes a look. Read more on page 66-67!
The construction industry accounts for 6 per cent of the national economy and hires as many as 2.4 million workers in the UK – roughly 8 per cent of the whole workforce. Yet, despite its national and indeed global importance, it has yet to undergo any significant digitisation.
A recent index from McKinsey ranked construction as one of the least-digitised industries, above only agriculture and hunting. The collapse of UK contractor Carillion brought many of the sector’s challenges to public attention. One of the most significant is the level of profit that companies have been operating with since the economic downturn a decade ago. Read more!
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