Technology

QR codes: Forgotten tech that could be useful for construction

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Manchester Metrolink 3D 1 Earlier this week we took a look Manchester’s recently-completed £1.5bn Metrolink extension, with a particular focus on the £350m Trafford Park line.

Immersive learning could improve industry’s image problem

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I’ve written a fair bit in this column about the potential for virtual reality and augmented reality to change the way certain tasks in construction are carried out.

Construction’s knowledge gap can no longer be ignored

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Passing on knowledge and innovation is not one of the construction industry’s great strengths: that was one of the conclusions reached by Mark Farmer’s report, Modernise or Die, released almost a year ago.

McGee unleashes digital Pandora’s box with in-house apps

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Specialist contractor McGee Group wanted to streamline its business processes while increasing compliance – and found that widespread adoption of apps was the way to do it.

Why offsite manufacturing demands mayoral support

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Offsite manufacturing has been touted a lot in the last year or so as a potential silver bullet for the UK’s housing crisis.

People power: Turning footsteps into electricity

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PaveGen, a British tech start-up, is aiming to use the built environment and the people within it to generate truly sustainable electricity. CN pays a visit to its first major public installation in Britain.