Integrated Health Projects (IHP), the joint venture between Vinci Building and Sir Robert McAlpine that is building the 拢105m National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) in Loughborough, is using artificial intelligence (AI) construction technology supplied by Israeli company Buildots.
Buildots offers a progress-tracking platform that identifies incomplete work. 聽Using 360-degree cameras worn on hard hats, the Buildots system has supported the build of the NRC by tracking of the status of each task and detail of the build, providing the performance metrics needed to anticipate and mitigate construction risks before they escalate, along with providing progress data.
The NRC is a 70-bed facility that is part of the government鈥檚 New Hospital Programme and will be run by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust when it opens to its first patients later this year.
The specialist NHS facility is being built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough, home to the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre.
Buildots鈥� platform compares 360-degree site imagery against the project鈥檚 planned BIM model and schedule to generate an accurate view of actual progress compared to what was planned. Its predictive analytics flag at-risk activities early, enabling site teams to address inefficiencies.
"When we approach a project like NRC, we look at how we can save taxpayers' money without compromising the quality of the work,鈥� said Ryan McCormack, head of programme construction and commercial at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. 鈥淏y providing a full picture of the current status of the build, Buildots has helped us to make informed decisions every step of the way to ensure we can open our doors to the patients who need us.鈥�
With Buildots, IHP and NUH have embedded continuous improvement into their construction management approach, using objective progress data to pinpoint the root causes of delays, shape mitigation plans, and continually measure impact to refine execution. IHP enhances Buildots鈥� insights by integrating biometric turnstile data to track the number of workers onsite. By comparing workforce levels with weekly progress on specific activities, it sees areas where additional labour is needed.
鈥淥ur top commitments are to the quality of our work and the speed at which we deliver it 鈥� all the more so when the project is a medical facility,鈥� said IHP project director Will Coupland. 鈥淲ith Buildots, our team is better equipped to identify areas for improvement during construction, execute immediate corrective actions and streamline processes.鈥�
Aviv Leibovici, co-founder and chief product officer of Buildots, added: 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to contribute our extensive experience in healthcare construction to a project as important as the National Rehabilitation Centre. IHP continues to lead the way, embedding data-driven decision-making into every layer of project delivery. This is what the future of healthcare construction looks like: proactive, accountable, and insight-led. We鈥檙e excited to help shape it.鈥�
The National Rehabilitation Centre is now nearing completion, as indicated by the footage below, which was shot back in March 2025.
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