https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6MUpv8g7AI We need a good Planning system to face the effects of global change. Population increase, availability of natural resources combined with lack of political stability will impose greater pressure … Continue reading “Open Data for Planning”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-wBItE-ayo Next to food and clothing, the Declaration of Human Rights lists housing as the third fundamental need for any human being. The current supply of housing in the UK … Continue reading “Open Data for Housing”
During the first episode of our video interview series we asked Prof Tim Stonor, director at Space Syntax and Dr Stuart Chalmers, Data Scientist at BRE, about their opinion regarding … Continue reading “Open Data in Construction, an introduction”
The construction industry has got a tricky job to do. Whilst other industries can rely on the accuracy of computers, laboratories or factories to deliver their products, we produce outdoors. … Continue reading “Open data as innovation in the construction industry”
With the vast majority of records now stored electronically, e-analytics has become essential because there are no longer ‘paper trails’ in the traditional sense. This combined with the dramatic increases … Continue reading “Analyse this”
The video link above shows a Minecraft construction challenge: a virtual, neutral environment. Six players, four active and two that may join the group later. Different skills, different ages, collaborating … Continue reading “Time for BIM Minecraft”
I was reading the other day that according to IBM, ninety per cent of the world’s data has been produced in just the past two years. It seems to me … Continue reading “Make sense of it all”
As the Constructing Excellence National Convention and Awards draw nearer on the 14thNovember, the final quarter of the year can be a time of reflection. Has there ever been a … Continue reading “Has there ever been a better time to be in construction?”
When many out there in the social media piazzas are questioning the relevance of ice bucket vanity gone viral, we had our very own cold shower when interviewing Pete Halsall, … Continue reading “The Great Rock and Roll Swindle”
I would call it unconditional personal altruism. I will also try to explain why. Last night the CIC 2050Group organised a speed mentoring event at Argent’s headquarters in that urban … Continue reading “What it it about speed mentoring?”
