If you’ve ever asked ‘What on earth is the IOT?’, Tideway’s HSW Technology Consultant, Harrison O’Hara, is here to explain, with the help of some connected cows… After a recent visit to the Internet of Things (IOT) Tech Expo at London’s Olympia, I realised that the technology will probably have made an impact in your life in some…
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Tideway are supporting this great event at the Mermaid Theatre in the River Rooms (overlooking our shiny new pier at Blackfriars), those @ PDN conference 2016 might remember the spectacular view! I am presenting a clients perspective of innovation as part of the Construction innovation – contracting futures exhibition. We are in good company, with…
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When Andy Mitchell looks at the construction site outside his window (below) at Tideway’s offices in Paddington, he thinks about how, in 10 years time, all of the vehicles moving past it will be autonomous. And he wonders whether we will see an equivalent pace of technological change in the construction industry. It was the…
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Many thanks to our i3P colleagues Atkins for offering a World first, Tideway Victoria Embankment via mixed reality Hololens. Peering under the Thames to see our tunnel in operation really is something different! As a fan of VR it has to be said that mixed reality is a really exciting concept. Perhaps less immersive but…
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Just some quick headlines (& observations…) following yesterday’s interim Tideway Innovation Forum (TIF). In the absence of Roger Bailey, Simon Fricker took the chair. Paul Morris’s Tideway moment related to how to avoid back strain by getting a robot to make your coffee (obviously one for the future although I had a few concerns from an environmental perspective as…
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Dear all, Our web hosting providers Rackspace are undertaking some essential maintenance on Monday 6th Feb between 2:00 AM GMT – 3:00 AM that will cause minor disruption to I3P. Whilst I’m sure most of you won’t be using or discussing I3P content at that sort of time of the day, and whilst it should have…
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Asset management in a project of this size is always going to be a challenge. In fact there is a whole team dedicated to it at Crossrail, and undoubtedly all other large infrastructure projects. We have had several attempts to integrate a digital solutions to assets at Crossrail, whilst the appetite is there, there does…
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We were visited by a gang of reporters from Construction News among others before Christmas. Laing O’Rourke were showcasing their innovative approach and collaboration with our Innovate18 programme. They have been massive contributors to our innovation programme and are proud to be part of it, and proud to share. This is the key to our…
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Dear all, This post is cross linked to the discussion forum topic where I will be keeping a running log of feedback/updates to the I3P portal. You can join in the discussion here: I3P Development Updates Wearing my KTN / I3P hat on I’d like to keep you…
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This posts brings us to the end of Innovation Advent, which means it’s nearly Christmas! At the beginning of December we set ourselves the aim to write a new blog post every (working) day in December, and we did it, with some brilliant guest blogs from our colleagues and champions across the alliance and over 60…
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