Technology

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    6 contech startups net $124.5M in new funds

    Artificial intelligence-assisted planning, procurement and scheduling solutions all received cash infusions in the final quarter of 2025.

    By • Jan. 7, 2026
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    Want insights on your city’s infrastructure? Now you can Google it.

    New Ask Google Earth feature allows users to see everything from the number of stop signs to storm drains in a city.

    By Ryan Kushner • Jan. 6, 2026
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    Construction Technology

    As construction technology continues to evolve, here’s what savvy contractors need to know.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    US plans fresh China semiconductor tariffs for 2027

    The duty rate will be set at least 30 days before the implementation date and stack on top of existing levies, per a Federal Register filing.

    By Philip Neuffer • Jan. 5, 2026
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    Why AI will become the backbone of preconstruction

    Estimating capacity is the bottleneck. Why AI is becoming the backbone of modern precon.

    By Shiva Dhawan, Co-founder & CEO, Attentive.ai • Jan. 5, 2026
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    House passes bill that could fast-track AI infrastructure projects

    The SPEED Act aims to cut red tape in order to meet soaring energy demand and growing competition in the global AI race, according to the bill’s sponsors.

    By Makenzie Holland • Dec. 22, 2025
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    Opinion

    Project decisions, not personal productivity, should be AI’s focus

    While getting emails out faster or summarizing meetings is useful, the true game changer from the technology comes down to presenting choices for leaders to make, write two consultants. 

    By Marjan Gholamalipour & Markus Bernhardt • Dec. 19, 2025
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    As EPA moves to fast-track data centers, some cities are moving to slow them down

    The EPA is streamlining Clean Air Act permitting to accelerate development. Will local communities pay the price?

    By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Dec. 18, 2025
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    The top construction technology news of 2025

    Artificial intelligence, data centers, technology adoption and alternative building materials ruled conversations in 2025.

    By • Dec. 17, 2025
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    Tackling construction’s top challenges through digital transformation

    Construction leaders are turning to AI and digital tools to solve labor gaps and rising costs.

    Dec. 15, 2025
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    Cement producer pauses factory construction after funding pullback

    Sublime Systems, a Somerville, Massachusetts-based low-carbon cement manufacturer, also laid off staff due to the cancellation of an $87 million government grant.

    By • Dec. 12, 2025
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    As demand grows, Swinerton taps new mass timber lead

    William Silva, a 15-year Swinerton veteran, will helm the contractor’s new center of excellence focused on the building material.

    By • Dec. 11, 2025
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    Gilbane, DPS top out $614M New York NanoFab project

    The milestone advances a $10 billion effort to bolster nanotech and semiconductor construction in the Empire State.

    By • Dec. 11, 2025
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    AI nears ‘tipping point’ in construction as contractors pilot tech: survey

    Beyond a noted optimism, however, over half of surveyed builders expressed concerns about data accuracy and security, per Dodge Construction Network.

    By • Dec. 10, 2025
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    Applying AI on construction jobsites: Where it actually delivers value

    AI that works for contractors: practical applications in data entry, drawings and progress tracking.

    Dec. 8, 2025
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    McCarthy leverages logistics, prefab on St. Louis hospital tower

    Prefabrication elements played a major role in the delivery of the 16-story, 660,000-square-foot Plaza West Tower.

    By • Dec. 4, 2025
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    Suffolk touts its 2025 contech startup picks

    As builders grow more technologically literate, the Boston-based contractor showcased the cohorts of its sixth BOOST contech startup accelerator.

    By • Dec. 3, 2025
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    Swinerton, Timberlab top out mass timber factory

    Scheduled for completion in 2027, the 192,000-square-foot facility, made with glue-laminated timber, is expected to be one of the largest cross-laminated timber manufacturing plants in the U.S.

    By • Dec. 3, 2025
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    Smart permitting, phase-out of diesel generators could curb data center impacts

    A look at what’s happening in California shows that even in an environmentally progressive state, unhealthy emissions and resource depletion is a problem needing a solution, an academic report says.

    By Robert Freedman • Dec. 3, 2025
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    Walmart, other retailers to 3D-print more than 12 projects

    Contractor FMGI claims it can have AI-trained robots operating 24/7, supported by a team of five human operators.

    By • Dec. 2, 2025
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    Opinion

    Stop emailing people on the jobsite. Talk to them instead.

    A newly appointed JE Dunn superintendent writes about why actually speaking face to face in the field can increase the overall efficiency of a build. 

    By Corey Febo • Dec. 2, 2025
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    Foxconn to spend $569M expanding Wisconsin factory

    The investment comes days after the Apple product manufacturer announced a collaboration deal with OpenAI.

    By Sara Samora • Dec. 1, 2025
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    Old-school values, new-school tools: Keeping relationships at the core of a digital construction market

    Technology is reshaping construction, but trust and long-term relationships still matter most when issues arise.

    By Michelle Wesolowski, Senior Vice President - American Global • Dec. 1, 2025
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    Q&A

    How Big-D Construction uses Planera to avoid ‘death by 1,000 paper cuts’

    The Salt Lake City-based contractor deployed the scheduling tech to simplify a traditionally cumbersome task, said Chief Operating Officer Troy Thompson.

    By • Nov. 26, 2025
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    McCarthy uses prefab components on $185M ASU facility

    The structure is Arizona State University’s first to employ various offsite processes, which include multitrade corridor racks and prefabricated enclosure panels.

    By • Nov. 20, 2025
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    Arbitration group unveils AI tool for construction

    The American Arbitration Association’s platform is limited for use in two-party, documents-only cases and features human oversight.

    By • Nov. 19, 2025