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When Paul Hedgepath walks a construction site, he doesn’t just see steel beams, scaffolding and concrete. He sees the invisible data streams that help keep multimillion-dollar projects on schedule and under budget—much of it captured by drones buzzing silently overhead.
“Drones ...
Augmenta Designs Entire Elementary School Electrical System With AI
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Inside a Lansing, Michigan, elementary school lives the first-ever AI-designed electrical system.
This may beg the questions: Why here? Why now?
Augmenta, the company that created the agentic AI technology used by C&R Electric at Mt. Hope Elementary School, sat down with Constr...
New Dodge Report Reveals ERP Trends Among General Contractors and Specialty Trades
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Dodge released a new research report: The Value of ERP for General and Specialty Trade Contractors. Jeff Weiss, chief revenue officer at CMiC, is here to break down the findings:
How does the rate of ERP adoption in construction compare to that of the adoption of other technolog...
ABC Names 2025-2026 Tech Alliance Members
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11—Associated Builders and Contractors today unveiled the members of its fifth annual Tech Alliance—a cohort of leading technology companies built to create construction tech solutions for the association’s contractor members, which primarily perform work in the...
Operationalizing Safety: Why It’s Time to Treat Safety Tech Like Your Project Schedule
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In today’s construction environment, every executive understands the importance of risk mitigation. They build entire strategies around it: contingency planning, procurement buffering, subcontractor prequalification and, yes, even tariff management. They know that an unexpected s...
Is AI Still Missing From Your Construction Company's Toolbox?
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The construction industry faces persistent challenges, including rising materials costs, an unpredictable supply chain and ongoing labor shortages. And small and midsize businesses—SMBs—in construction are navigating industry shifts such as the move towards smart cities, sustaina...
Tech Revolution in Green Building: AI, Collaboration and Efficient Practices
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It is estimated that 75% of necessary infrastructure in 2050 has yet to be built, roughly equating to 2.6 billion square feet of new floor space. The construction industry has an unprecedented opportunity to define and implement sustainable building practices on a global scale. T...
Co|Laboration at Its Finest: HITT's Innovation Lab
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A four-legged yellow robot named Spot walks across reddish-brown dirt at the jobsite for HITT Contracting’s new headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. His narrow frame resembles a greyhound (though one without a head) and his flat back carries cartographic imaging equipment. Spo...
Modern Tools, Modern Workforce: Strengthening Construction Talent Pipelines and Recruiting Graduates
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As high school and college graduates enter the labor market, construction employers face a timely opportunity to bolster their talent pipelines and shore up labor shortages. To remain competitive and ensure long-term stability, construction businesses must act decisively to attra...
Let AI Facilitate Your Construction Health and Safety Planning Process
By Construction Executive
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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...
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