Construction Digital Magazine October 2021 | Page 10

“ The focus will be on connectivity and ‘ the end goal ’ of integrating ML and AI into the process chain ”

THE BRIEF

“ CONSTRUCTING NET ZERO SMART BUILDINGS FROM THE GROUND UP IS ONE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE . BUT IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO DEAL WITH THE EXISTING BUILDING STOCK CONTRIBUTING TO CARBON EMISSIONS ”
Michael Kwok , East Asia Chairman Arup
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“ The focus will be on connectivity and ‘ the end goal ’ of integrating ML and AI into the process chain ”

Kieron Salter , CEO The Digital Manufacturing Centre
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“ When it comes to digital transformation , construction has been a sleeping giant and Covid- 19 served as an accelerator for the industry ”
Roy Danon , Co-founder and CEO , Buildots
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BY THE NUMBERS

Construction is ‘ riskiest job ’ in UK
Fatalities :

133 deaths over 5 years ( 2015-20 )

Deaths from falling from height :

19.29 %

Scotland tops danger ranking :

17.40 %

EDITOR ' S CHOICE

ISG STARTS ENABLING WORKS AT LANDMARK UK GIGAPLANT SITE Britishvolt has instructed ISG to start work on the Gigaplant site . Britishvolt will manufacture some of the world ’ s most sustainable , low carbon battery cells .
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LENDLEASE LAUNCHES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WITH GOOGLE CLOUD Lendlease and Google Cloud have struck a new global partnership designed to transform the construction and operation of buildings and cities through new technologies .
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WINVIC AND IM LAUNCH FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTRE Winvic Construction and its longstanding client , IM Properties , have welcomed the first learners inside its new ‘ Future of Construction ’ Training Centre at Mercia Park in Leicestershire , UK ..
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Construction deaths percentage among industries : 16.34 %

Deaths from falls :

14.62 %

Men are over 5 times more likely to die in the workplace than women
10 October 2021