Meet Building's digital champions — the ones who are driving a technological revolution

Digital transformation is the big challenge facing the construction industry – for too long it has been held back by traditional ways of operating and yet now it seems the circumstances have never been better for the mass take-up of new technologies. So, who are the people driving this revolutionary change?

"There’s a misconception that BIM and digital are a nice to have or a surplus cost."

"Most innovation is driven by economics … it’s about which technologies are accessible at an economic price point that makes them attractive to be implementable in the construction sector."

"I have seen a robot that climbs and constructed lift shafts autonomously. It’s terrifying and brilliant at the same time."

Read more from our Digital Champions at www.building.co.uk/digitalchampions

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