Research into construction methods gets £18m funding boost

By Will Ing2019-01-31T06:00:00

Contractors participating on a range of projects, including merging AI and BIM

The government has provided £18m in new funding for the research and development of digital technology to aid construction.

Four projects aiming to imp speed up assembly share £5m from the Industrial Challenge Strategy Fund, via UK Research and Innovation.

The schemes include research into the use of 3D-printed concrete components and ways to organise teams of robots, on- or off-site.

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