Digital Construction Week | Innovation in the built environment

The UK’s leading event for innovation and technology in the built environment. Explore the latest developments in digital construction.

Slow down to speed up: so much has changed in 6 months’ time

An overview of what’s changed in engineering during the last six months, how various tech companies are changing how they work, and why slowing down could be a sensible strategy

Almost nowhere in California is building enough, according to the state. Here’s why

California ordered cities and counties to plan for 2.5 million new homes by 2030. Only five jurisdictions are on track to hit their numbers.

The Atmosphere needs a front door - We Can Just Do Things

The Atmosphere needs a distinct brand identify, better tools for builders, a new UX for users, and a small empowered group willing to build it all.

Opinion | Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass

The people building A.I. fear that we have only a short time before advanced A.I. disrupts the labor force.

Beach Street Quick-Build Project

Construction for the Beach Street Quick-Build Project is substantially complete!What’s New 

Aaron Boodman on Twitter / X

There is this tension in dev tooling right now: Lots of people want to self-host, and not depend on a service. Lots of people also want the vibes of open source - being part of an open development community, having the code, etc.But builders still need to make a living...— Aaron Boodman (@aboodman) January 23, 2024

The Elusive Cost Savings of the Prefabricated Home

It’s long been believed the constantly rising costs of new home construction, and lackluster improvements in construction productivity more generally, are fundamentally a problem of production methods.

Has the cost of building software just dropped 90%?

Agentic coding tools are dramatically reducing software development costs. Here's why 2026 is going to catch a lot of people off guard.

The Beginning of the End of Big Tech

From politicians to VC firms, everyone is falling out of love with the massive, money-oriented, global technology titans. In their place, we have the chance to build something open and trustworthy.

Grit your teeth and ship it

Being good at building and being good at shipping are two separate skills. In the short term, they’re actually countervailing: if you have a gift for building…