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Going Digital with Big Data:How to Harness its Value to Improve Design, Construction, and Operation Article shared by i3P member Mark Coates from Bentley Systems. Click here for more information    

  Last month, i3P hosted its first Carbon Conference – aiming to shape our industry carbon reduction programme through innovation and collaboration. Supported by Volvo’s Construction Climate Challenge (CCC), the day brought leading organisations together, from clients and the supply chain in the infrastructure sector, to agree on the priorities for innovation that will reduce…

How Exoskeletons Are Changing Construction i3P is interested in how Exoskeletons are changing construction and how the technology is making revolutionary strides within the industry. We are aware of one i3P member who has some onsite experience, and another who is interested in collaboration. We are very interested to hear from other i3P members if…

The latest in a series of regional conferences championed by i3P members, this sustainability event attracted a diverse audience to discuss the carbon challenges facing the infrastructure sector, notably investment in next generation rail (as highlighted by Network Rail’s recent open call to help manage carbon in design, build and operational phases). The full report-…

 Your opportunity to shape the i3P SME Programme i3P recently launched a new programme to unlock innovation hidden in the SME supply chain, announced at September’s TechFest. For more about the i3P SME programme click here.  Over the following weeks, i3P and IAND and are running a set of roundtable discussions, to understand and target the barriers…

Competition briefing event for SBRIs in ‘Innovation in Automated Survey Processing for Railway Structure Gauging’ and ‘Innovation in Railway Platform End and Edge Technology’ Network Rail, through Innovate UK, are to invest £2.88 million in two SBRI competitions to improve the safety and efficiency of our railways. The competitions launch on Monday 2nd December and…

As part of the community building and cross collaboration goals of the Geospatial Insights Special Interest Group, the Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets using Geospatial Insights event brought together experts from across a range of sectors. The focus is on future proofing infrastructure and the challenges and opportunities this holds. The KTN spoke with three experts in their field…

WorldLabs is an innovative platform designed to support and encourage entrepreneurial growth. Support is available for female innovators working in all sectors with Innovate UK’s new Women in Innovation community on the WorldLabs global platform. Through the platform, women innovators will be able to source advice and support from experts and their peers. As a collaboration tool,…

The leading trade body representing builders has today called on the construction sector and any future government, to act now if they are to meet the 2050 zero carbon target. With construction directly influencing 47% of UK carbon emissions and 61% of UK waste, the sector is a critical part of the radical change needed….

The planning system needs to adapt and change to show that the UK is serious about reaching its net zero carbon target, says Freya Crunden from Atkins. The infrastructure sector is a major contributor to the UK’s carbon emissions. So, if we’re to reach the government’s net zero carbon target by 2050, the sector will…