Expert Voice

Digitising fire safety in the construction sector 

In this piece, Ibrahim Imam, Co-founder, Group-Co-CEO and CEO of MENA & APAC at PlanRadar, discusses the digital solutions available to enhance fire safety processes and how businesses can harness the technology for risk mitigation. The construction...

EV revolution to create huge opportunities for tech and automotive partnerships

We hear from Sy Gourrah, Senior General Manager of Smart Technologies at ACTOM Smart Technologies, on the EV revolution and the opportunities it brings. The emergence and growing popularity of Electric Vehicles (EVs) is generating exciting opportunities for...

Leading ALEC into a new era: an interview with new CEO Barry Lewis

Barry Lewis, the newly appointed CEO of ALEC, an engineering and contracting subsidiary of the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), provides insights into his motivation, growth strategies, commitment to core values, technological advancements and...

Can digital tendering benefit construction project delivery? 

From a global pandemic to unprecedented inflationary pressures, construction supply chains have been dealt their fair share of challenges. However, digital tendering software is here to help.  With economic uncertainty impacting the industry,...

Decarbonising built environments 

Responsible for 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the built environment’s emissions stem from manufacturing materials and building operations. Sebastian Peck, Managing Partner at KOMPAS VC, addresses decarbonising the industry with an emphasises...

Are we smart enough for Smart Cities?   

Smart Cities are becoming a fast reality and integrating technology into everyday infrastructure has become the norm. Muhammad Yahya Patel, Lead Security Engineer at Check Point Software Technologies tells us about the vast number of opportunities presented...

Designing dignity: Realising the future of hospice design for young people 

The importance of UK hospice care and its place within our society cannot be underestimated. Putting patients, their families and the people caring for them at the heart of design is essential and never more important than in the case of young adults...

Exploring AI’s contributions and emotional essence in architecture 

Recent AI developments prompt reflection on its impact. Architects view AI as a timesaving ally yet acknowledge its limitations as emotion and empathy remain uniquely human for crafting meaningful spatial experiences. Here, Gavin Wu, an architect at JDDK...

Gridlock: Overcoming challenges of electric transport infrastructure 

As the UK government pushes forward its plans to reach carbon net zero, electric vehicle (EV) ownership has been one of the areas at the forefront of this ambition. While there is a positive upward trend of EV purchases, this has brought about concerns...

Building the future: BIM enhances sustainable retrofitting

Embracing Building Information Management (BIM), the process of designing, constructing and operating a building with the use of electronic object-orientated information, is vital for retrofitting older buildings sustainably. We speak to Diarmuid Murphy,...

Tevva: The UK needs hydrogen to achieve its net zero goals 

The UK recently published its ‘Hydrogen Strategy’, aiming to become net zero by 2050. Harsh Pershad, Head of Hydrogen at Tevva, argues, however, that hydrogen is the only way the country will achieve its ambitious goals.   The UK...