AI/BIM/VDC/CAD
Construction’s CIOs Sound the Alarm on Data Ownership and AI Readiness
New research from Revizto, the leading collaboration platform for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Operations (AECO) sector, reveals that 96% of CIOs report concern about data ownership and control across their tech stacks. The debate is no longer primarily about cost or which tools to buy, but who owns the data those tools generate, and what happens…
Buildots Expands Autodesk Integration to Deliver Streamlined, AI-Powered Construction Issue Management
AI construction technology leader Buildots today announced an expanded integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud®, a comprehensive construction management solution that connects workflows, teams, and data across every stage of a project. Project teams can now sync issues flagged by Buildots with Autodesk® Build. The resulting single workflow makes issue data more usable, impactful, and accessible at the point of…
Digital Twins: Taking Building Visualization a Step Further
While “digital twins” will likely never be part of my typical lexicon, the technology is finding its way into more of my client conversations. Many owners are now accustomed to visualizing their buildings during design and construction, but the popularity of digital twins is taking this a step further. Imagine being able to observe your…
Construction
DEWALT® Unveils the World’s First Downward Drilling, Fleet-Capable Robot to Accelerate Data Center Construction
DEWALT, a Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) brand and relentless innovator for jobsite professionals, today announced in collaboration with leading international mobile robotics company August Robotics, the launch of the world’s first downward drilling, fleet-capable robot to enable fast, safe, and efficient concrete drilling to accelerate data center construction. As the race to meet global…
Absolute Powerhouse: Next-Generation 2022 Toyota Tundra
With a plethora of adventure-ready, go-anywhere, been-anywhere vehicles cementing its foundation, the all-new 2022 Toyota Tundra is born from a lineage of trucks and SUVs rooted in quality, durability and reliability. Its predecessors hit the million-mile mark on more than one occasion thanks to a team of engineers who built the truck above and beyond…
August Construction Employment Lags Pre-Pandemic Peak In 39 States As Delta Variant Of Coronavirus, Supply Problems Hold Back Recovery
Construction employment in August remained below the levels reached before the pre-pandemic peak in February 2020 in 39 states, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data released today. Association officials urged the House of Representatives to quickly pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill to avoid further cutbacks in construction activity…
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AI Changes Construction Twice: How the Data Center Boom is Rewriting Project Risk
For the construction industry, most conversations about artificial intelligence have focused on how AI will change the way we work: estimating faster, automating documentation, improving schedules, analyzing risk and helping project teams make better decisions. But AI is changing construction a second way that may prove just as consequential. AI is changing what the world…
Leading Through Construction’s Next Transformation
Artificial intelligence is moving quickly into the construction industry, but the biggest question facing contractors and owners may not be which AI tools they should adopt. It may be whether their leaders are prepared for what comes next. That was one of the central themes of a recent Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) podcast conversation between…
AI Is About to Rewire Construction. Here’s What It Means for Contractors in the Carolinas
A new McKinsey analysis suggests artificial intelligence could reshape far more than construction productivity. For contractors across North and South Carolina, the bigger question is who will control the data, workflows, customer relationships—and ultimately the value—of the next construction operating model. For the past several years, much of the construction industry’s conversation around artificial intelligence…
AI Is Becoming Construction’s Next Leadership Test
Artificial intelligence may be the biggest technology story in construction today. But increasingly, I believe we are looking at it through the wrong lens. The most important AI question facing contractors is no longer: What can the technology do? It is: What does leadership need to do differently because the technology exists? That distinction matters….
