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The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) are looking to recruit twelve members for a new Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC).

NCSC urges UK organisations to bolster their cyber security resilience in response to the malicious cyber incidents in and around Ukraine.

The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has developed a new app which they say will radically improve the construction industry's card checking procedures and site safety,

Architectural Technology is currently undergoing the next fundamental shift enabled by technology.

When it comes to social media, companies within the construction and architectural industries (and those similar) have always tended to shy away.

Whatever side of the fence you come down on, there is no denying that AI is already upending traditional architectural practices – and this is only the start.

All members and affiliates can sign up for free training (ending in December) in digital technologies and BIM, aimed at facilitating energy efficiency in construction.

An exhibition of Artificial Intelligence (AI) rendered visions of the built environment that integrates the natural world has opened in Brighton.

Three common artificial intelligence pitfalls and how architectural practices can avoid them.

In the early stages of a design project during ideation and conceptualisation, tools should accommodate the broadest methods of expression.

In November 2021, the eyes of the world turned to Glasgow as it hosted the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) and once again brought the issue of climate change into sharp focus.

The Retrofit Eaves Insulator – invented and patented by Dr Matthew Brooke-Peat MCIAT – is being brought to market through a partnership between Leeds Beckett University and ARC Building Solutions, part-funded by the Government through Innovate UK.

The Augmented Reality (AR) feature from Houzz will enable residential construction and design professionals to showcase life-sized floor plans.

Issues and risks presented by AI and related technologies, particularly concerning intellectual property, data privacy and security risks.

CIAT is thrilled to announce the launch of the Digital Society, a virtual group focused on enhancing the Institute's involvement in standards and policies related to digital technologies, including BIM, augmented reality and AI.

Architectural Technologists may be exposed to cyber incidents from a variety of sources – ranging from your use of BIM and AI through emails, databases, cloud storage and more.

Digital Construction Week, the UK’s leading event for innovation and technology in the built environment, has opened visitor registration for 2024.

The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) has launched a free-to-access benchmark tool for infrastructure carbon assessment in the UK built environment sector.

Following the shift to a virtual work environment, brought on by the pandemic, we have been more reliant on technology than ever. The extended reality (XR) industry is growing, yet its use in architecture is still few and far between. In truth, XR is ready to be adopted by even the smallest of firms and is by no means a new technology – dating back to the 1960s. So, what is causing this low uptake and how can this technology be leveraged?

Germany is printing its first publicly-funded multi-family house in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Lünen.