Construction & Manufacturing

Low carbon is becoming the standard for what buildings are made of. Five lessons on default products, data, cost, specifiers and regions from the producers moving first.

Factory-built homes, schools and hospitals are going mainstream. Five lessons on design systems, quality, factory operations and programmes from the builders moving first.

Labour shortages are pushing robots from trade shows onto paid job sites. Five lessons from the robot makers and contractors moving first.

Carbon rules, green procurement and the first capture plants are turning low-carbon cement into the default. Five lessons from the producers moving first.

A shortage of skilled welders and affordable robotic cells are reshaping the welding market. Five lessons from the equipment makers moving first.

Printing services now out-earn and out-grow printer sales, qualification has become the moat and policy is picking regional winners. Five lessons from the service bureaus, manufacturers and platform companies moving first in additive manufacturing.

Construction technology is now a workforce strategy. Five lessons from contractors moving first on robotics, data and AI, with takeaways for strategy, data and revenue.