International Innovation Barometer 2024
In a world grappling with economic challenges, there’s a pressing need for sustainable innovation. The global community is approaching crucial…
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Innovation in material science has shaped the world and civilisation as we know it, from the first use of concrete-like…
Material science fuelling immense leaps forward
The construction industry has a reputation for ingrained conservatism, where progress is prey to rigidly traditional ways of working, contractual…
Work in progress
Despite positive moves toward gender equality in the construction industry, progress has been relatively slow. A 2020 survey of women in…
Women in construction – insights from Ayming’s roundtable
WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering professional services firms. Headquartered in Canada, the company comprises more than 500…
A real-time approach to R&D tax credits with WSP
The Construction and Engineering sector remains extremely important to our UK R&D team. As ever, the aim is to encourage…
2021 in review: Construction & civil engineering
The UK construction industry seems to be walking the talk of gender equality, but progress is slow. We asked six…
Women in construction
Lockdowns, robots and net-zero goals – The 2020 construction round up
As we say farewell to 2020, Ayming reflects on the key stories, opinions and coverage that have shaped the year.…
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The UK aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, yet, at the same time has pledged to build more…
UK’s net-zero goal relies on R&D in construction
This page is for the 2021 version. Download the latest International Innovation Barometer here. Ayming’s second annual International Innovation Barometer…
International Innovation Barometer 2021
Most of the built environment around us has been created from a relatively small palette of traditional materials: brick, concrete,…
Building materials – Latest advances paving the way
What are the immediate effects on the construction sector? The construction sector has been in the news frequently over recent…
COVID-19 and the construction sector
The UK is the first G7 nation to set a legally binding target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by…
Sustainable construction – The zero carbon goal
Robots are coming to the construction industry. With increasing pressure on the sector, there is a need for automated solutions…
The robotic builders of tomorrow