GCs could get ahead by simply moving physical records onto digital platforms that were more organized, streamlined and easier to access. But moving forward, gaining an edge will require something more.
Procore has integrated artificial intelligence agents from recently acquired Datagrid into its construction management platform, adding new AI review functions for RFIs, submittals and even contracts.
Consulting engineers have always had to deliver services far beyond design, but today’s data-driven projects are giving firms such as WSP/Power Engineers and Jacobs fresh opportunities to turn client data into something much more sophisticated.
After Bentley Systems acquired subsurface modeling firm Seequent in 2021 for $1.05 billion, then-CEO Greg Bentley noted in 2023 that the potential for bringing subsurface data into digital twins and project planning was only starting to be tapped in construction.
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