Innovation
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Crossrail demonstrates how wireless sensing changes game for asset managers
Sensor and communications research has been undergoing a quiet revolution, says Professor Kenichi Soga. -
Using data to decide transport investment
Martin Tugwell of the Transport Systems Catapult explains how intelligent mobility will turn business models on their head. -
Apps on the Underground: transforming London's railway
Smart phone apps are allowing Underground engineers to diagnose Tube health nigggles before they become a problem. And there's more, says David Waboso. -
When sensors make sense
Structural monitoring sensors can be valueless or priceless. The key says Dr Phil Catton is knowing when and how to use them. -
Innovation for safer, smarter and greener construction solutions
Murphy launches new microsite to champion innovation and bright ideas across the industry -
Wireless remote condition monitoring holds key to efficient asset management
British wireless technology is turning heads after securing latest underground contract. -
BIM can help but you have to understand your own designs
Super tall building specialist John Viise spells out the challenge as new BIM standard hits the street. -
International Intelligence: Stockholm prepares for a construction boom in transport
Poor north-south traffic links in the Swedish capital solved by new crossing and 60m deep hard rock tunnel. Interview with Trafikverket project director Johan Brantmark. -
The future of BIM must focus on data not productivity
As the 2016 deadline for public projects to embrace BIM, Mark Bew explains a data centric future. -
Has fee competition undermined consultancy's reputation?
Mott MacDonald chairman Keith Howells and URS boss John Horgan explain the challenge of driving innovation in an environment focused on man hours and fee competition.