Tag: Artificial Intelligence
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Is This the “Contractor of AI Agents” We’ve Envisioned?
Explore how AI is transforming construction with Unlimited Industries, an innovative AI-native EPC firm disrupting traditional models. The post Is This the “Contractor of AI Agents” We’ve Envisioned? appeared first on AEC Business. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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What Startup Funding Reveals About the Future of Construction Technology
If the seeds of tomorrow’s construction technology are sown today, what does the future look like? Nymbl Ventures’ Q3 2025 ConTech Market Report reveals interesting data on the ConTech scene. A growth curve First of all, Construction Tech (“ConTech”) is performing well compared to other built environment technologies. According to Nymbl, VC investment in the…
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Reinventing Construction Procurement with SubBase
In this episode of the AEC Business podcast, I sit down with Eric Helitzer, founder and CEO of SubBase, a procurement platform that aims to bring order, transparency, and automation to this domain. Room for improvement Procurement is one of the least digitized yet most consequential parts of construction. The workflow spans field teams, project…
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How a $1,400 Humanoid Hints at Construction’s Robotic Future
Chinese startup Noetix launched Bumi, a bipedal robot that challenges mobile robots at a much heftier price. Is this just a whim or a breakthrough that could make robots a viable tool for even small construction companies? The Noetix Bumi robot is a humanoid robot designed primarily for educational and family use. It stands 94…
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Platform Power: Data, Terms of Use, and the Fate of AEC AI Startups
An ENR article reported that the agentic AI provider Trunk Tools lost its API access to Procore in September. According to ENR, Agave (a data integration platform) informed Trunk Tools and other startups that Procore’s new terms required changes to how they used its data connector. Procore says the change is due to its updating…
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OpenSpace and the Visual Intelligence Revolution with Jeevan Kalanithi
In this episode of the AEC Business podcast, Aarni Heiskanen welcomes back Jeevan Kalanithi, CEO of OpenSpace, to explore how the company is redefining construction site intelligence. Since Jeevan’s last appearance in 2022, OpenSpace has evolved from a leading reality-capture platform into a comprehensive Visual Intelligence Platform, an image-first way to manage construction projects. Aarni…
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BIM Without Boundaries: Building Data for AI Workflows
What is the role of BIM software and models in the data-driven future of AI agents and workflow automation? For years, the BIM model file has been treated as the single source of truth, the place where geometry and information meet. Yet the reality is changing fast. As construction processes become increasingly digital, connected, and…
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Twinmaster: ChatGPT for Architects, in 3D
Imagine typing “Optimize this design for daylight, cost, and carbon” and getting full 3D design options back in seconds. That’s exactly what TwinMaster makes possible. In this episode of the AEC Business Podcast, I talk with Dr. Prasanta Bose, CEO, and Michael Jansen, Chief Business Officer at TwinMaster, about their groundbreaking AI co-pilot, Arch-e. TwinMaster…
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How Agentic AI is Transforming Procurement
Procurement is one of the biggest, yet least visible, engines of the global economy. Trillions of dollars flow through purchasing departments that are often overwhelmed by complexity. What happens when AI agents start taking on this work? In this episode, I talk with Keith McFarlane, CTO at Globality, about how agentic AI is reshaping sourcing…
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Talk to Your Project – AEC Business
Back in the day, when mobile phones and Bluetooth earpieces first emerged, it felt weird to see people walking down the street talking to themselves. Now, nobody pays attention. Will the same happen with voice interaction with AI soon? Could speech replace WhatsApp chats? Voice is often the most efficient and convenient way to communicate.…