Construction technology is changing fast, and the leaders driving that change are willing to say how.
Power BI for Construction: One Source of Truth
Power BI can be an incredible tool to transform operational data. Construction companies don’t have a software problem. They have a data problem. Estimating lives in one platform. Project management lives in another. Accounting has its own system. Field teams are using mobile applications, HR has another database, CRM has another, and executives are often left pulling information from five or … Read More
Is Your Defense Strong Enough? Check Your IT Support
Great IT support plays to win. If you’re looking for an easy way to understand the basics, we broke it down in field terms. Every. Single. Employee. = The Offense Your project managers, estimators, superintendents, accounting team and executives are trying to move the business forward. They’re focused on scoring. They shouldn’t have to spend their day worrying about who’s … Read More
Microsoft Secure Score: The Safety Rating for AEC Firms
In construction and real estate, risk used to be easy to see. You could walk a site, check the locks, review the subcontractor list, and know where things stood. In today’s environment, the most dangerous risks don’t sit on job sites or in leasing offices – they sit inside Microsoft 365 tenants, email systems, file shares, and identity systems that … Read More
Cities Want Their Own AI Chatbot? Here’s the RFP Proof
Your biggest clients are getting their own AI Chatbot. Announced in June 2026, this City of Tucson RFP for an AI Chatbot made total sense. It initially looked like a software consultant was needed to guide the city in best practices to eventually host and develop a chatbot support solution in house, potentially working through the infrastructure needed to deploy … Read More
Construction News May 2026 poll “Construction ‘least prepared’ industry for cyber threats”
It’s always in the latest construction news…but we’re still going through this? For years, cybersecurity has been viewed as an IT issue. Today, it’s becoming a project delivery issue, a workforce issue, and a business continuity issue. A recent contractor survey in the UK found that construction is one of the least confident industries when it comes to cybersecurity readiness, … Read More
McCarthy x Palantir – The Full Breakdown
excerpts from Business Wire, Construction Wire, Yahoo News, Business Insider, ENR, Palantir Technologies, McCarthy Building Companies The partnership between McCarthy Building Companies and Palantir Technologies may end up being remembered as one of the clearest signals yet that construction is moving beyond experimenting with AI and into operational deployment. What happened? In early June 2026, McCarthy announced a strategic partnership with Palantir to build … Read More
Stop Cyber Slackers: Digital Safety Week 2026
Digital Safety Week follows seven days of cybersecurity and technology best practices, with easy to complete security upgrades for project managers, IT directors, and even the CEO. By spending each day focused on these small but impactful checks, choices, and changes…the AEC industry can maintain a safer operation and save the life of your projects from the financial fallout of a … Read More
Construction Technology Mistakes That Lose Client Trust
Trust is not a soft skill anymore. Advances in construction technology and the broader AEC world have moved away from traditional relationship building. Trust used to be built almost entirely in the field. Do what you said you would do. Deliver on time. Handle problems without drama. That still matters. But it is no longer enough. Today, trust is also … Read More
Autodesk Construction Cloud is now Autodesk Forma
Autodesk Construction Cloud is being folded into Forma as the company pushes for one lifecycle-wide data backbone Starting March 24, Autodesk Construction Cloud stops existing as a standalone brand and its products are being absorbed into Autodesk Forma. On day one, most users probably will not feel much operational pain because Autodesk says functionality, APIs, integrations, and licensing remain unchanged. … Read More
