FOREWORD

Aligned grace the cover of this month ’ s issue . Global Head of Design & Delivery Mike Coleman reveals how Aligned designs “ a physical , electrical , and mechanical infrastructure that is very quickly deployable , but also deployable in the right-sized increments to meet customers ’ unique capacity needs and requirements - now and in the future ”.

Oracle Construction & Engineering ’ s Executive Director of Innovation Burcin Kaplanoglu gives us the lowdown on its Innovation Lab . The simulated worksite provides hands-on experience of the transformative power of the internet of things ( IoT ), drones , autonomous equipment , augmented reality , artificial intelligence , machine learning and other developing technologies .

Throwing the spotlight on Canada , we discover how construction leader Pomerleau is disrupting the industry

with the ability to self-perform and build better ; a ‘ one stop shop ’ for all its clients ’ needs from development to design and build .

Elsewhere , we learn how Balfour Beatty is delivering the UK ’ s M4 Smart Motorway Program , aided by BIMfuelled design from Autodesk ; and examine how the City of Los Angeles is harnessing community engagement to build a sustainable future .

Also in this issue , we profile Savills Critical Facilities Services who advise on all aspects of data centre services from infrastructure to IT ; and hear from the temporary power and temperature solutions experts Aggreko on best practice for cooling systems in mission critical structures .

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Enjoy the issue ! Daniel Brightmore , Editor

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