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EFCA: Looking to the future of engineering
Just how important will the next generation of engineers be for the built environment?
Can robots solve the US construction worker shortage?
What are the long-term implications for the construction industry?
CECE: The sustainable reindustrialisation of Europe should be a key priority
CECE calls on EU to deliver legislation that will prioritise reindustrialisation
What is in store for the construction machinery sector in Italy this year?
2024 will see partly contrasting global trends
How to get your sustainability message right
Why construction companies need to reassess their sustainability message and how to get it right
What’s next for global construction equipment sales in 2024?
After exceptional stimulus-driven volumes during the pandemic, global construction equipment sales will return to a more sustainable levels this year
Why upskilling is key for construction in turbulent economic times
Stacey Hayes-Allen of the UK’s Arden University looks at the role upskilling can play in tackling the industry’s talent gap
Why should the industry embrace machine control?
Luc Le Maire, senior VP from Topcon Positioning Systems, highlights the benefits of machine control in construction
How can we address the skills shortage in Europe?
A talent gap is plaguing Europe and construction is under pressure to rise to the recruitment and retention challenge. Catrin Jones reports
EFCA: Will EU institutions respond to the call for integrated water policy?
EFCA responds to the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) declaration on an EU Blue Deal
Opinion: the pace of learning is accelerating. Don’t be left behind
The common thread to the three big technology trends is ‘pace of learning’, argues Soeren Brogaard, CEO at Trackunit.
FIEC: Is there a new push for circularity in Europe?
FIEC takes a look at the European Green Deal and paving the way to a more sustainable future
Can standardised data transform the construction industry’s approach to carbon assessment?
Antony Brophy, UK Director of Business Development at Cobuilder takes a deep look at the construction industry’s approach to carbon measurement
3 conditions for success of new ‘green buildings’ initiative
FIEC president on pros and cons of the recently released EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
Finning urges OEMs to up engine efficiency with connectivity tech
Finning says that the platform collects a wide range of data points from the engine and connects them to a single remote platform for analysi
Column: Protecting workers from falling objects
David Glabe provides ‘fun facts’ about falling object protection
Meeting sustainability: How construction can step up and overcome its biggest challenge
Matt Bloor, Chief Commercial Officer of YardLink, looks at the challenges of getting to net-zero and what can be done to get overcome them
Demolition excavators: Factory-fitted or aftermarket, which is better?
Volvo construction equipment expert Tony den Hoed reveals what you need to know
Looking to 2024: Four predictions for construction technology
Matt Desmond looks to the future as the company highlights some of the trends to take over the industry in 2024
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