Technology

As AI gets smarter, could it possibly be getting safer? AI assistants and agents are not new to the construction industry, but they are helping construction companies approach, implement and execute their health and safety plans in new ways. The Innovation Solution Center team at...

The skilled trades are at a critical turning point. As the construction industry faces waves of retirements, 41% of the current workforce is expected to retire within the next six years. At the same time, the demand for skilled trades workers is increasing due to the surge in con...

In 2013, Domagoj Dolinsek gained first-hand experience in construction project management, and with it, firsthand experience at managing certain inefficiencies: traditional, paper-based processes prone to errors. Driven by the desire to simplify these processes, Dolinsek—along wi...

Long supply chains. Dispersed assets. A distributed workforce. Multi-faceted and dissimilar projects. Federal, state and local regulations. The day-to-day challenges faced by CEM—construction and engineering management—companies defy any software system's attempts to standardize...

No, the new four-story parking structure at Legoland in Carlsbad, California, is not built with Legos—sorry for the disappointment. But the $20-million garage is definitely unique. The city of Carlsbad doesn’t want grey monstrosities blighting its lovely Pacific landscape, so it ...

PROJECT | Madera Cyber Innovation Center GENERAL CONTRACTOR | Bryan Construction CLIENT | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers LOCATION | Colorado Springs, Colorado SCOPE | Situated in the historic cadet area of the U.S. Air Force Academy, the Madera Cyber Innovation Center boasts 48,800...

In recent years, the AEC industry has embraced a wave of digital transformation, with global investment in AEC technology skyrocketing to $50 billion in 2023—an 85% increase over the previous three years. With thin margins and productivity challenges persisting—rework and siloed...

The construction technology space is packed with new tools promising to transform the industry, but many of these tools fail to address the practical day-to-day challenges contractors face. The most valuable technologies are not necessarily the flashiest but rather those that imp...

For years, there’s been a quiet but persistent belief in construction: safety measures slow productivity. But in reality, the safest jobsites are usually the most productive. In 2023, the construction industry saw 1,075 workplace fatalities—the highest among all private industry...

The construction industry has made significant strides in technology adoption, moving from paper processes and disconnected workflows to digital tools that drive efficiencies, inform decisions and increase profitability. Despite these efforts to digitally transform construction p...