How greater data access will make civil engineering and construction more productive

Remote-working and other innovative technology developed during the Covid-19 pandemic is now helping the civil engineering and wider construction industry to save money and create new high-value, data-driven jobs. In the UK this is being driven forward by bodies such as the Construction Data Trust and Project Data Analytics Task Force. This paper explores how data has empowered the construction sector during Covid-19 and the role of the industry in harnessing this work for future collective benefit in a post-pandemic recovery.