BuildData Group AB announced the launch of its Research Institute, headed up by Emma Hooper, who will be responsible for research and development across the group's brands, Zutec and Createmaster. Set up to better understand and take a lead on the digital transformation of the built environment, the BuildData Group Research Institute will focus on the importance of information as data, its role and tomorrow as a valuable asset, and devise strategies and concepts to build out an information theory that will drive better building outcomes. The built environment and digital worlds are constantly evolving, and ensuring the right stakeholders have the right information at the right time is critical.

By digging deeper into the construction industry with regards to trends, standards, policy, regulations and best practice that influence information and data, the primary purpose of the Research Institute will be to actively help shape, guide and educate the industry through research and thought leadership, with an emphasis on information management which is at the heart of digital transformation.