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News alerts
Consultation on revisions to ISO 19650 Part 3 opens
The revised version of Part 3 of the ISO 19650 standard is now out for consultation, with a deadline of 6 July 2026. This latest…
Harnessing the potential of AI in the built environment
Nima affiliate organisation Constructing Excellence (CE) has launched an industry-wide programme exploring how organisations across the CE movement can apply Artificial Intelligence to support a…
How to win the Digital Team of the Year
Heathrow Airport’s Digital Asset Delivery team won Digital Team of the Year (sponsored by nima – news) at the Digital Construction Awards 2026. Nima (in…
Simon Lewis receives nima Outstanding Contribution Award
Construction law specialist Simon Lewis is the latest person to receive the nima Outstanding Contribution Award. A partner in the Construction and Engineering team and chair of…
Hear nima at Digital Construction Week
The speaker programme for Digital Construction Week 2026 is now officially live, with over 230 sessions across the two days (3-4 June) at Excel London. Nima…
Education and the digital built environment in the spotlight
Academics from across the UK and Ireland met at Salford University’s MediaCityUK campus on Thursday 16 April 2026 to discuss how best to relaunch the…
IMI Project IIRIS: data-driven insurance for safer, smarter buildings
An industry working group will shortly start work on an Information Management Initiative (IMI) technical project to help the insurance sector evaluate project risk using…
Industrialised Construction green paper highlights need for digital connectivity
A green paper from the Industrialised Construction Advisory Board (ICAB – comprising figures from UK industry, academia, technology and government) sets out a proposed national…
CLC biennial review provides an IMI update
A new March 2026 report sets out the Construction Leadership Council‘s key priorities for 2026 and details the progress made during 2025 under each of…
BIM4Water is developing an Asset Information Management Strategy (AIMS) framework
A new framework aims to provide the water sector with unified, practical guidance on asset information and how companies can strengthen their data to support…
nima & bSUKI events
Digital Construction Week 2026
2026 Q2 nima quarterly forum
UWE BIM event 2026 – Digital Construction and AI: Who’s in Control?
Understanding the information management initiative (IMI) and IMI Framework
