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Where research intersects with construction equipment and materials, applications of machine learning and knowledge-based systems, robotics, 3D Printing, internet of things, wearable computing, applications of drones to construction, safety systems.

]]> https://www.enr.com/rss/587 en-us Trunk Tools Launches Cortex AI Platform to Interpret Construction Drawings gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) Trunk Tools says its new Cortex platform can interpret construction drawings and connect them with project records, as contractors report early workflow gains.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63178 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:50:27 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63178-trunk-tools-launches-cortex-ai-platform-to-interpret-construction-drawings Resource Management Procore Resource Management transforms how contractors manage their most vital assets: labor, equipment and materials.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63151 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63151-resource-management Project Execution Procore Project Execution transforms how construction management teams run complex jobs from preconstruction to final closeout.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63150 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63150-project-execution Connected Construction: Transforming the Industry Through Integration Construction projects are becoming increasingly complex, so companies need to innovate to accurately and profitably complete these modern structures.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63149 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63149-connected-construction-transforming-the-industry-through-integration Construction Quality Startup Structured AI Raises $4.2M Seed Round yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Structured AI, a computer vision-based QA/QC platform powered by AI, has raised $5 million and is partnering with Syska Hennessy Group to refine its platform. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63139 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:51:59 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63139-construction-quality-startup-structured-ai-raises-42m-seed-round Leica's New RTC Laser Scanners, Xpanner Raises $18M; OpenSpace Passes 1K Data Centers yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Investment and new releases continue to move more data centers, agentic AI platforms and construction automation forward in this roundup of recent developments in construction technology. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63129 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:08:40 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63129-leicas-new-rtc-laser-scanners-xpanner-raises-18m-openspace-passes-1k-data-centers AI-Powered Construction Risk Analysis Platform Enlaye Raises $5 Million yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Enlaye, a holistic artificial intelligence-enabled construction risk platform, has raised $5 million to expand its predictive risk platform. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63134 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:38:10 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63134-ai-powered-construction-risk-analysis-platform-enlaye-raises-5-million California Water Agency Ramps Up Novel Deep-Sea Desalination Plan rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) Las Virgenes Municipal Water District this fall will suspend ''pod' at depth in Santa Monica Bay to produce desalinated water using developer OceanWell's innovative technology, with less energy needed and less brine created.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63104 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:43:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63104-california-water-agency-ramps-up-novel-deep-sea-desalination-plan Autodesk Launches New Division for Small Business Users yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Autodesk has launched a new online hub to serve small business customers across its business units including architecture, engineering and construction users.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63065 Thu, 28 May 2026 18:07:50 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63065-autodesk-launches-new-division-for-small-business-users Sustainability Consultant ERM Teams With AI Firm to Speed Complex Project Permitting choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho) London-based ERM's partnership with Blumen Systems aims to untangle the web of permitting processes, especially for data center projects.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63054 Tue, 26 May 2026 14:52:01 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63054-sustainability-consultant-erm-teams-with-ai-firm-to-speed-complex-project-permitting Procore Launches AI Agents Following Datagrid Integration yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) 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.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63042 Thu, 21 May 2026 19:00:27 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63042-procore-releases-new-ai-agients-after-datagrid-integration Clayco Partners With Deep Atomic for DOE Nuclear-Powered Data Center Proposal yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Design-build firm is part of a consortium that aims to build a nuclear-powered data center at the Idaho National Laboratory, a federal research site.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63037 Thu, 21 May 2026 08:51:35 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63037-clayco-partners-with-deep-atomic-for-doe-nuclear-powered-data-center-proposal Wall-Climbing Robot Makes Bridge Inspections Easier and Safer manniona@enr.com (Annemarie Mannion) Consulting engineering firm Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates uses crawling robot to inspect hard-to-reach places.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63003 Fri, 15 May 2026 11:46:39 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63003-wall-climbing-robot-makes-bridge-inspections-easier-and-safer Getting the Most Out of AI Takes Real Work, Say ENR FutureTech Speakers yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) This year's construction tech conference showcased AI-enabled workflows, robots walking jobsites and 3D-printed Walmart stores, among other sector innovations.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/63000 Thu, 14 May 2026 00:42:28 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/63000-getting-the-most-out-of-ai-takes-real-work-say-enr-futuretech-speakers Relevance in the AI Age Recently I sat in on a project review where a contractor was using an artificial intelligence tool to generate daily reports.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62970 Thu, 07 May 2026 12:50:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62970-relevance-in-the-ai-age Navigating Timelines and Technology: Patent Strategies for Space and Earth As technology evolves for devices meant to enable construction in space, so must patent law to protect innovators' intellectual property rights.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62885 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:14:41 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62885-navigating-timelines-and-technology-patent-strategies-for-space-and-earth Planera Releases AI Schedule Assistant; DPR Rolls Out ConstructivIQ on 120+ Projects yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) ConstructivIQ has been deployed enterprise-wise at DPR Construction and Planera has introduced an AI scheduling assistant named Manny. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62836 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:37:02 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62836-planera-releases-ai-schedule-assistant-dpr-rolls-out-constructiviq-on-120-projects Trimble Acquires Document Crunch, Plans to Integrate Agentic AI Contract Review yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) The acquisition will bring the AI-driven document review tool to the risk layer of Trimble's Construction One platform.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62770 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:51:01 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62770-trimble-acquires-document-crunch-plans-to-integrate-agentic-ai-contract-review Autodesk Acquires Trade Workforce Management Platform Rhumbix yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Autodesk agrees to acquire field project management platform Rhumbix and has officially rebranded Autodesk Construction Cloud as Forma. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62743 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:24:54 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62743-autodesk-acquires-trade-workforce-management-platform-rhumbix Two European Projects Aim to Scale Industry Decarbonization Innovations Materials producer Holcim will open in 2028 what it says is the world's first fully electric cement clinker plant, while KBR and Mott McDonald are engineering the first global facility in Amsterdam to annually import 200,000 metric tons of liquid hydrogen and export 1.8M metric tons of carbon dioxide.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62750 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62750-new-euro-projects-seek-to-scale-carbon-reduction-innovations Procore Partners With NVIDIA on Data Center Digital Twins, Kewazo Nets $35M Funding Round yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Construction robotics startup Kewazo plans to invest in building out its own AI platform, while Procore and NVIDIA announce partnership to develop high-fidelity data center models.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62706 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:02:50 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62706-procore-partners-with-nvidia-on-data-center-digital-twins-kewazo-nets-35m-funding-round Suffolk, Other Contractors Adopt Video Safety Review Platform Arrowsight yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Arrowsight and Oracle AI are applying big data and artificial intelligence to construction site safety. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62692 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62692-suffolk-other-contractors-adopt-video-safety-review-platform-arrowsight Thermal Bridging, Risk Models Add to Toolset of Vendor IES yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Engineers know that energy modeling is a moving target.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62661 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:30:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62661-thermal-bridging-risk-models-add-to-toolset-of-vendor-ies Building Safeguards: A Deeper Look at Cybersecurity in the Construction Industry The construction industry plays a vital role in shaping economic progress and growth.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62593 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/62593-building-safeguards-a-deeper-look-at-cybersecurity-in-the-construction-industry Houston's $470M Hobby Airport Concourse Extension Reaches for the Stars choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho) Intuitive wayfinding, space-themed motifs and technology tools are components of the flight plan, with Hensel Phelps-led project set to finish in 2027.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62589 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:04:37 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/62589-houstons-470m-hobby-airport-concourse-extension-reaches-for-the-stars Ten Minutes With Mike Dunne, Co-Founder and CTO of Fusion Power Startup Inertia Enterprises rubind@enr.com (Debra K. Rubin) California firm founders, including two US Energy Dept. veterans, aim to scale laser-based inertial confinement fusion technology to develop a grid-scale power plant, with $450M just gained from private investors.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62560 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:20:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/62560-ten-minutes-with-mike-dunne-co-founder-and-cto-of-fusion-power-startup-inertia-enterprises Tech Roundup: Autodesk Invests in QFlow; DeWalt's New Data Center Drilling Robot yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) A downward-drilling robot speeds data center construction, while Doka prepares to launch new products in the North American market at the upcoming CONEXPO-CON/AGG trade show.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62478 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:51:12 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/62478-tech-roundup-autodesk-invests-in-qflow-dewalts-new-data-center-drilling-robot Diver-Operated Vehicle Installs New Water Tunnel Liners Without Dewatering choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho) The Ballard Underwater Ring Transporter offers a potential solution for aging water infrastructure.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62436 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:28:57 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/62436-diver-operated-vehicle-installs-new-water-tunnel-liners-without-dewatering Augmenta AI Helps Organize Electrical Work on School Jobs yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Electrical contractors are usually the last trade in to the project design phase, and by then, are competing with mechanical and plumbing systems for space in crowded pathways.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62433 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:30:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/62433-augmenta-ai-helps-organize-electrical-work-on-school-jobs Hexagon Rebrands Construction, Reality Capture Products as Hexagon Mulitivista yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Construction technology maker says rebranding its software and web platform products under a single banner will result in a more integrated set of digital tools.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/62389 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:24:03 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/62389-hexagon-rebrands-construction-reality-capture-products-as-hexagon-mulitivista