Viewpoint

RSS

A commentary arguing for passage of the Pro Codes Act, which 'needs the support of everyone who wants a fire-safe world.'

A commentary on how technology can help cut insurance costs.

Alison Jones says the opportunity to digitally transform architecture and engineering firms is magnified by pairing younger, digital native staff with experienced professionals. 

Site automation, agentic artificial intelligence and cloud connectivity will continue to change the role of the contractor from one of builder to conductor of all construction processes in 2026, says Oracle Construction's Ryan Kunisch. 

The question of whether field construction should digitize further should, rather, be whether the construction industry can afford for it not to.

An immense investment opportunity lies with design firms, contractors and others responsible for creating and powering data centers, but AI’s current hyper-growth market of hyperscaling could fall short of current rosy predictions.

Some say artificial intelligence is just another tech bubble when it comes to architecture, engineering, and construction. Industry technologist Burcin Kaplanoglu says it is already changing workflows for the better. 

Amir Berman says contractors can embrace their data-centric future and standardize project metrics to fully take advantage of artificial intelligence-based workflows. 

Document Crunch CEO Josh Levy says a culture of accountability and an ideal of zero disputes can push construction forward, even if disputes don't totally dissipate.