The Structural Timber Association, working with Timber Development UK, Swedish Wood and Knauf Insulation, has launched the Structural Timber Thermal Details platform, a free online library of psi values for timber frame junctions. Developed with Studio Partington Architects and Briary Energy, the resource provides pre-calculated linear thermal transmittance data for common details, supporting more accurate SAP and SBEM assessments. For designers and energy modellers, this should reduce bespoke thermal-bridge calculations and help optimise wall, floor and roof junction specifications in structural timber buildings.

Orica has launched GEOExplorerIQ™, a cloud-native geotechnical intelligence platform designed to integrate surface, subsurface and remote sensing monitoring data into a single environment. The system ingests inputs from instruments such as prisms, piezometers and radar, consolidating previously siloed datasets and enabling earlier detection of slope or ground movement trends. For mine operators, this centralised view is aimed at tightening trigger-action response plans and reducing manual data handling across multiple geotechnical monitoring systems.

Traffio is expanding its cloud-based traffic management platform, targeting the “operational chaos” of coordinating crews, trucks, VMS boards and other plant with fragmented spreadsheets and legacy systems. Recent customer events have focused on real-time scheduling, digital SWMS and permit management, and automated allocation of traffic controllers and equipment to specific lane closures and work zones. For contractors and traffic control firms, the shift centralises compliance records and resource planning, reducing double-bookings, idle plant and last‑minute site delays on road and civil projects.