
Construction Tech That Works: Cutting Through the Noise to Find Real ROI
By Chris Curran
June 5, 2025
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...

The Safety-Productivity Link Construction Leaders Can’t Ignore
By Shelley Copsey
May 29, 2025
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...

Data Interoperability: The Key to Connected, Collaborative and Profitable Construction
By Chris Peppler
May 28, 2025
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...

Rethinking Construction Technology Investments: The Business Case for Open Innovation
By Gonzalo Galindo
May 23, 2025
The U.S. construction industry is currently riding the wave of a significant boom, fueled by increased spending and rising demand for new projects. However, as companies strive to capitalize on this growth, they must navigate ongoing challenges, including labor shortages, escalat...

Beating the Skilled-Labor Shortage With Technology
By Parth Tikiwala
May 16, 2025
The construction industry is still facing a workforce crisis. Despite an uptick in hiring, a persistent labor shortage continues to challenge contractors, developers and business owners. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 13,000 new construction jobs were added...

The Manufacturing Marketplace of the Future: Shrinking the Gap Between Construction Equipment and Contractor
By Construction Executive
May 15, 2025
While covering the 2024 ABC Construction Technology and Innovation Committee Field Trip, Construction Executive found itself at the JLG Innovation Center in Hagerstown, Maryland, where brainstorming, prototyping, product testing and sneak-peaking all take place. In addition to de...

Different AI Uses Present Similar Benefits for Large and Small Construction Firms
By Fred Ackerman
May 9, 2025
While artificial intelligence continues to dominate headlines, the construction industry seems, at first glance, an unlikely candidate for AI-driven transformation. The field is highly physical and rooted in tangible processes—placing AI in this environment may seem like a "squar...

Procurement-Tracking Tech Is Booming in the Construction Industry—And So Are the Companies Pioneering It
By Construction Executive
May 2, 2025
The supply chain is coming back home, and for the construction industry that means more materials to procure, track, organize and manage. Because of this, the market is ripe for AI technology to facilitate this process. Construction Executive sat down with one of these companies ...

Construction Needs More BIM Technology and More People Who Know How to Use It
By Konstantin Solomka
April 23, 2025
Labor shortages are not a new problem for the construction industry, but they are getting worse. According to the proprietary model used by Associated Builders and Contractors, the industry still needs 439,000 additional workers in 2025 just to keep up with the projected demand f...

New Technology Makes Construction More Attractive to Young Recruits
By Carlos Espina
April 18, 2025
The construction industry, long associated with traditional methods and labor-intensive processes, is undergoing a radical transformation. Faced with challenges such as inefficiencies, labor shortages and rising global infrastructure demands, the sector is embracing new technolog...
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