emerging tech

International construction giant Komatsu has unveiled a concept for a new medium-sized hydraulic excavator powered by a hydrogen fuel cell.

HS2 has completed a world first by installing four 30-metre deep piles on a London site using a hydrogen dual-fuel piling rig.

California-based 3D printing firm Azure Printed Homes is to deliver 26 new affordable homes for homeless veterans.

Asite, a data platform for the built environment, has acquired 3D Repo, a specialist in ‘real-time’ cloud-based BIM collaboration software for construction and infrastructure projects.

The awards highlights the companies, technologies and projects delivering a greener, smarter and safer built environment.

The tools have been designed to make it easier for AEC professionals to produce technical documents like BIM execution plans or contract agreements.

Australian battery firm Recharge has confirmed its takeover of failed car battery startup Britishvolt.

Esri has launched ArcGIS Reality, a platform that combines GIS with reality mapping and BIM to create the basis for digital twins.

The four-year study, known as RECONMATIC, will explore automated solutions for sustainable construction and demolition waste management.

Mace is trialling ‘Dave’, a robotic dog, on its ongoing refurbishment of a 1960’s cargo tunnel at Heathrow Airport.