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Martin Gilbert: Construction industry must be ready for AI tsunami

All kinds of tasks are capable of being automated, Martin Gilbert says in his latest monthly contribution to The Press and Journal.

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Scotland sees revival in construction and infrastructure activity

The re-building of Sighthill, Glasgow.
By Scott Wright
AN upsurge in public works, in sectors ranging from energy and communications to road, rail and residential, has helped slow the rate of decline in Scottish infrastructure and construction activity.
But overall workloads continue to be held back by weak commercial activity, amid challenges brought by the structural changes taking place in the retail and office markets.
A picture of recovering workloads has been underlined by the latest RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Construction and Infrastructure Monitor, published today.
The new report found a workload balance for Scotland of -11 in the fourth quarter of 2020, which compares with -18 in quarter three and -43 in quarter two. The latter period reflected the aftermath of the move into the first national lockdown in March last year, which resulted in virtually all activity grinding to a halt.

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