AI as a force multiplier in the era of the estimator talent gap

The construction industry is entering a transition that few preconstruction teams are truly prepared for. According to the Associated General Contractors of America, one in four construction workers is now over 55, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that 41% of the current workforce could retire by 2031. With so much of today’s […]

Why is black foam coming loose from Dawlish’s new sea wall? | News

The foam has now been reinserted, after we contacted Network Rail Some of the black ‘joint expansion filler’ along the wall which has been coming loose Author: Andrew Kay Published 24 minutes ago Network Rail is being asked why a black foam is coming out of Dawlish’s £80-million new sea wall – and getting into […]

Why Construction Tendering Needs Specialized Intelligence

The construction industry has never lacked data; it lacks usable intelligence at the moments that matter most. In the high-stakes phases of tendering and pre-construction, the industry still relies on manual “Control-F” searches through thousands of pages of unstructured documents. I recently spoke with Herman Smith, a civil engineer and former Chief Digital Officer at […]