Meet Daniel Hall, Assistant Professor at TU Delft

We sat down with Daniel M. Hall, an assistant professor at TU Delft, to discuss ways of achieving circularity in the built environment. Daniel will be a keynote speaker at WDBE in September 2023, where he’ll talk more about future circular cities. Daniel is internationally known for his research on construction management and construction informatics. […]

The First UK Hospital Being Built Using AI Technology

University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) has announced that the new Royal Bournemouth Hospital is the first hospital facility in the UK to be built using groundbreaking AI technology, which increases efficiency and decreases costs. The technology, Buildots, automatically analyses data captured at the site via helmet-mounted 360-degree cameras. The platform then generates true-to-life progress reports supported by visuals, providing managers […]

Growing older, growing taller – Construction Specifier

Figure 1: Cumulative clay brick expansion over the height of this mid-rise apartment building resulted in substantial misalignment of bed joints at an upper floor level. Photo courtesy Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE) Unlike natural stone, concrete masonry, or calcium-silica brick (see “Failures” October 2024), clay masonry units will experience irreversible expansion over time as […]