Author: Andrew
Smart Cities and the RIBA Plan of Work: Why Invest effort to Maximise Innovation
Having worked in the Smart City field for 11 years, one of my significant takeaways on the challenges facing implementation is that there is a heavy tide of legacy pushing against innovation in the construction industry. Now this is normal in many senses as the goal of construction in some ways runs against the grain… Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Construction Boom. Is it indeed a Prime Opportunity for Smart Building Solutions?
Having been involved directly in the Saudi Arabian construction industry for the last four years and previously indirectly for at least 15 , I was interested to catch up with the status of the market as a whole. Especially given recent changes in various projects so I felt it was time to look at the… Read more
AI Agents and Web3 Powered Cities
Artificial intelligence (AI), or the artist formerly known as “algorithms”, is rapidly changing how cities function, and one of the most promising areas is the use of AI Agents. These are essentially smart software programs that can observe their environment, make decisions, and take action to achieve specific goals. Think of them as digital assistants,… Read more
The Agentic city: 15 Use cases to enhance sustainable city development and help grow local people
The Agentic city: 15 Use cases to enhance sustainable city development and help grow local peopl Now we’ve heard of smart cities, Internet of everything cities, the cognitive city of course, and even the web 3 City, so what is this new agentic thing? I’ll get to that in a minute but firstly let me… Read more
12 Innovative Initiatives to Enhance Efficiency in the RIBA Plan of Work in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is undergoing a period of rapid transformation, with ambitious projects like Qiddiya, Diriyah, and New Murabba pushing the boundaries of design and development. I have identified, through research and experience, 12 innovative initiatives that could significantly benefit these projects and contribute to the success of Saudi Vision 2030. While some of these have… Read more
Sustainable Resilience Series: Powering Through
Why Decentralized Renewables Are Key to Resilient Cities and the city platform I am starting a series on how technology can support city resilience, given the state of the world in terms of peace and environment. This will run along ride the up and running series on secret value adds of digital transformation and to… Read more
Blockchain technology in Government, now!
Anyone who has been reading my stuff or has worked with me will know, I am a massive proponent of blockchain technology in Government and Construction services, something to do with my work on the EBSI platform at the European Commission. Now my single issue view of the world boils down to this: creating trust… Read more
The Secret Value Chain of Smart Parking
I was recently invited to have an indepth look at the smart parking solutions of IDEX (https://www.idex.sa/) at the Saudi Intermobility Expo 2024 in Jeddah. Having worked in smart city implementations for over fifteen years, one of my favorite examples to dig into has always been smart parking. From my perspective this is because parking… Read more
Secret Value Chain: Responding to Construction Procurement RFPs with AI LLMs
Using AI to Up Your Procurement Game: From RFP Processing to Bidding Like a Boss I often find myself stating the obvious, in the context of the current discussion, my mantra is that construction is one huge supply chain, let’s have a chinwag about how AI is shaking up the world of procurement. We’re… Read more
Hot Take: Blockchain to keep AI honest
I would call this a signal of a sizeable opportunity. I have Advocate for the power of blockchain to keep #AI #LLMs honest for a while and I believe in it. This research proves there is a way to go in adoption. See the survey in full below: Read more