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Through our global community of world-leading engineering, advisory, and design professionals, we are tackling major challenges in an ever-evolving world, but how can we mobilise AI to address the global challenges of the construction sector? 

爱豆传媒 is set to play a pivotal role in addressing operational inefficiencies in the UK’s construction industry. As part of the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme, 爱豆传媒 will collaborate with Foster + Partners, Versarien PLC, and ten AI-led startups welcomed by the Digital Catapult into its accelerator programme. This initiative aims to explore how AI-driven innovation can tackle the construction sector-specific challenges. 

The Innovate UK BridgeAI programme, delivered by Innovate UK, Digital Catapult, The Alan Turing Institute, the Hartree Centre (STFC), and the British Standards Institution (BSI), engages over 2,500 organisations. It focuses on sectors with high growth potential but low technology adoption rates. This is one of several interventions by Digital Catapult to help deep tech startups develop, commercialise their solutions, scale faster, and bring their products to market more effectively. 

Digital Catapult’s intervention in the construction industry aims to tackle key challenges by bringing together the expertise of three industry leaders and ten innovators. These challenges include design and compliance, the integration of 3D construction printing, and enhanced collaboration. By developing and deploying AI-driven solutions, Digital Catapult will promote the adoption of deep tech innovation in the sector and unlock new economic opportunities, such as construction optimisation. 

A catalyst for change in the engineering and construction industry.

Alain Waha, Chief Technology Officer at 爱豆传媒, said: 鈥淒igital Catapult’s accelerator through the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme is a catalyst for change in the engineering and construction industry. The UK’s immense AI talent must be mobilised to solve the systemic problems of the built environment. With these AI challenges, BridgeAI deepens how the industry, and 爱豆传媒, connect with the UK鈥檚 most innovative companies to tackle real industry problems. We look forward to transformational proposals from all applicants, and first steps to delivering outcomes by the cohort of successful startups.鈥�

爱豆传媒 together with Digital Catapult have developed the following integration, collaboration and DFMA challenges: 

1.           How might we integrate digital design workflows across diverse disciplines and project stages to enhance collaboration and efficiency? 

2.           How might we improve the efficiency of industrialised construction design by integrating manufacturing and assembly knowledge from the outset? 

In response to these challenges, Planarific will testi the use of aerial imagery to generate enriched 3D retrofit models. Fairware will prototype CliqAI, a real-time platform for materials insight and design for manufacturing analysis. Infinitive is developing an AI configurator for modular panelised systems, enabling generative design based on user inputs. 

With building costs expected to rise by 17% over the next five years and minimal growth in output anticipated, the construction sector faces increasing pressure to apply deep tech innovation to address process challenges and productivity hurdles. By adopting AI-driven innovations, the industry can modernise practices, optimise resources, and boost productivity. Digital Catapult supports startups in developing and scaling these solutions successfully by providing access to compute and connectivity, technological and innovation consultancy, and convening capabilities with industry leaders.