A free one-day seminar aimed at small and medium sized contractors covering the opportunities that digital technology can create to increase sustainability and efficiency in a construction project.

Digital technology has been visible in sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing and retail for some time. However, the majority of construction firms still operate the same way they always have, tending to adopt to technological innovation at a slower rate. The resistance to change may be due to the breakneck pace at which new technologies develop. However, the future shift to digitise working practices is inevitable.

Businesses working in the built environment sector need to review their long-standing methods and recognise that old measures will soon be replaced by more digitised solutions. It’s not a now-or-never situation, rather the-sooner-the-better one. Digital technology could be the answer to many high profile global trends that are particularly driving the change, such as resource shortages, waste minimisation, carbon reduction and skills and labours shortages.

The construction industry is realising just how beneficial adaption of technology will be to business.

Join us for practical learning about how digital technology can support your business in all areas of operation. Areas we will cover include;

• Construction management software
• Building Information Modelling
• Augmented and virtual reality
• Analytics
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Tablets and apps

speakers include:

• Colin Hastie, Bruach Design & Consultancy
• Stuart Berwick, Senior Design Manager. Balfour Beatty
• David Emery, Virtechs / SCSS
• Scott McGibbon, PIVOTAL Consultancy
• Wendy Edie, ecom Scotland
• Amanda Pickford, Thermafy
• Karen McFadden, Catax
• Sarah Buchannan, CSIC
• Saffron Grant, Setting out for Construction

The era of digitalisation has dawned with designers, contractors and their supply chains.

We will also share opportunities available to businesses in Scotland and how both Zero Waste Scotland and the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre can support you to take advantage of these opportunities and access support and funding.

Who should attend

This event is aimed at individuals representing any small or medium sized business that is involved in the construction industry supply chain in Scotland. It will be of particular interest to property developers, designers, house builders and product designers looking at how to employ technology into their building projects.

Your organisers

Zero Waste Scotland is funded by the Scottish Government and the European Regional Development Fund to deliver the Resource Efficient Scotland Programme. The Resource Efficient Scotland construction SME Advice and Support Service offers free advice and technical support to Scottish business, helping them embed circular economy principles into the design and construction of our built environment. The Service will be re-launched in October 2019, and through the implementation of recommendations by recipients of the service, aims to contribute significantly to the Scottish Government’s strategic economic objectives, climate change, energy efficiency and zero waste targets.

The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre is one of eight industry led and demand driven Innovation Centres supported by Scottish Funding Council, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands & Islands Enterprise and 13 Scottish university partners. We can provide your business with a ‘one-stop shop’ for accessing a team of experts and public support.

The Supply Chain Sustainability School is an industry led initiative, backed by the UK's top construction contractors and clients. The School helps all companies in the construction, civil engineering, building and built environment sectors meet the challenging targets set out by the UK Construction Strategy 2025. It provides FREE practical support in the form of CPD accredited e-learning modules and live training workshops, tailored self-assessment and action plans, bench-marking tools, networking opportunities and access to thousands of online resources. The School is shortly to launch its new training platform, which will be presented as part of this event. Benefits reported by School members include cost & time savings, business won, increased competitive advantage, reduced risk and enhanced reputation.