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Formula One | March 30, 2020

Mercedes Formula One engineers and researchers at University College London have together created a coronavirus breathing aid in less than 100 hours that has been approved for use within the UK's National Health Service. Since March 18, the researchers and engineers have been working to develop the breathing devices together with clinicians at UCL Hospital, where they will now undergo clinical trials. The aids have already been cleared for use by the UK's regulator, the Medicines and Hea...

Chartered Institute of Building, UK BIM Alliance | June 22, 2020

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has joined the UK BIM Alliance’s Affiliate Programme to enable a better performing built environment. The Affiliate programme aims to bring together the professional institutions, trade organisations and any other industry organisations to provide a consistent message and coordinated approach to digital transformation. The CIOB has a Royal Charter to promote the science and practice of development, conservation, and improvement of t...

AZ Big Media | March 11, 2020

CommercialCafe recently took a nationwide look into the country’s top cities for women working in STEM. Glendale and Chandler were among the top cities for women in STEM. According to data analyzed by the National Girls Collaborative Project, women account for roughly half of the total college-educated workforce in the U.S., yet they’re represented in only 28% of science and engineering jobs. Furthermore, within the range of STEM occupations, women tend to be more concentrated in soc...

PBC Today | February 18, 2020

Digital Transformation is a huge opportunity for the AEC industry that has struggled for decades with low productivity and low profitability. Fully embedding digital tools into business as usual offers a way out of this trap, unlocking new, profitable business models based on greater collaboration and a deep, data-driven insight into how to deliver value to its clients. However, many companies are struggling to make the most of existing products and few are on top of the possibilities created by em...