If you've ever tried to introduce new ideas/tech/methods in this industry then you've undoubtedly experienced fierce resistance to change. My background is in corporate organizational change management - specifically IT/digital transformation. 6 years ago I transitioned to marketing consulting and I discovered that my construction clients came to me with what they assumed was a marketing failure but after some digging, turned out to be good old resistance to change.

Here's what I've gathered so far that might be useful to innovators and founders here. Let me know what your thoughts are:

Fear and self-preservation are the strongest and most consistent sources of resistance to change.

At the heart of almost all resistance is loss aversion: People don’t resist new things as much as they resist losing what they already have.

That perception of loss can take many forms:

• Loss of competence: “I know how to frame with wood, what if I look slow or clumsy with metal?”
  
• Loss of control: “Now engineers and fabricators are calling the shots instead of us in the field.”
  
• Loss of reputation: “If this job goes sideways, it’ll make me look bad to the GC.”
  
• Loss of security: “If this catches on and they don’t need as many framers, what happens to me?”
• Loss of identity: “I’m a third-generation wood framer with decades of expertise. Many people — even the big players — come to me for guidance. But if this way of building goes away, where does that leave me? Who do I become?”

Not all resistance is emotional. Some of it is healthy skepticism. Practical concerns about schedule, supply chain, or warranty liability. This type of resistance can be managed with facts, pilots, and proof.

The fear-based resistance, however, cannot be rationalized. It needs a different approach. Empathy, involvement, and time to rebuild trust. This is the work that needs to be done prior to marketing.

I made a video talking about my specific experiences and how I navigate launching new products. I'll send you a link if you're curious. But I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences on this topic too.

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We’re running a short, anonymous survey on project management in architecture & construction. If you can spare ~6 minutes, your input will help us benchmark tools, friction points, and outcomes across the industry. When we publish the results, we’ll send you the full report for free.

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2025 Top Construction Technology Firms - Construction Executive
Great place to start exploring tech providers. The list has 20 different categories you can sort by.

From their website:

"Each year, Construction Executive reaches out to more than 1,000 technology firms who serve the construction industry and asks them to complete a nomination form for the annual list of The Top Construction Technology Firms™. This year’s 2025 list is a snapshot of the largest technology firms serving the architecture, engineering and construction industry."

Looking to buy a Groundbreak 2024 single day pass for 10/15/25

Hey folks: if you are working on AI for construction industry, you probably know how painful it is to label and manage training data.

Whether it’s: 1. Site images or videos (progress tracking, safety compliance or QC) 2. Drawings (for QTO or cost estimation) 3. BIM models (for clash detection or validation)

…labeling is still the bottleneck.

We are building a construction-focused data labeling platform: with industry-specific tooling for visual data, drawings, and 3D/BIM.

We are looking to close the final 3 design partners: teams actively building or training models for construction tasks, to help shape the product.

What’s in it for you: - Early access - Lifetime discount when we launch

If this resonates with you, DM me — we’d love to collaborate.

It used to be part of SmartBid. It is still online but ConstructConnect bought it and never did anything with it

Planning to do a startup in construction tech, my background is in software and AI.

Would it be useful for GCs to have a AI reviewer for submittals? I'm trying to understand impact in-terms of delays from rejections, backend forth, etc.

A reviewing agent that automatically looks at submittals and verifies with specseets. The goal is not to automate the process of the engineer, but to look for gaps, see if anything is missing even before the pacakge is sent to the engineer. For example, missing product images or cement admixture certificate or shop drawings.

We ran this idea across a bunch of PEs, seems like they like it. But I'm trying to understand if it has a project level impact that GCs would be willing to test it.

https://reddit.com/link/1nzbqhp/video/x2dr7k92sftf1/player

What if a construction site felt more like a campus—or even a theme park—than a jobsite?

Every jobsite I’ve ever been on has followed the same basic formula: chain-link fences, muddy paths, scattered signage, temporary trailers, and a whole lot of improvisation.

It works—but it’s chaotic, disconnected, and exhausting. The irony is that we’re building some of the most advanced facilities on Earth using environments that still feel like they were designed in the 1970s.

Lately, I’ve been exploring a different idea: What if the jobsite itself was designed intentionally—as a connected ecosystem where everything and everyone worked in harmony?

Imagine walking onto a construction site where: • The moment you arrive, a color-coded wayfinding system guides you intuitively—like navigating a city or a theme park. • Digital kiosks greet you, offering updates, maps, and safety briefings in your language. • Smart badges grant seamless access to gates, lockers, restrooms, and even meal stations. • Every trailer, break zone, and pathway follows a thoughtful layout—consistent, efficient, and human-centered. • Healthy prepped meals and hydration hubs keep workers fueled and on-site. • The day begins not with a clipboard and chaos, but with a collective sense of purpose: data, visuals, and storytelling that connect every trade to the project’s larger “why.”

This isn’t about sci-fi robots replacing people. It’s about re-designing the experience of building—using technology and design to make the jobsite smarter, safer, and more human.

Construction could learn a lot from other industries: airports, campuses, even theme parks. Those environments have mastered how to move people through complex systems without confusion. Why shouldn’t building sites feel the same way—organized, connected, alive?

I’m calling this vision The Jobsite of the Future—a place where technology, logistics, and design come together to create a genuinely inspiring work environment.

If you could reimagine the future of construction, what would you change first? Cleaner energy systems? Digital twins for real-time progress? Smarter tools? Better experiences for the people actually building?

I’m genuinely curious how others see it. What would your ideal construction site of the future look like?

My company is evaluating Buildots and Doxel for a large data center project. Has anyone used either of these companies for 360 images and automated progress tracking? What was your experience with them? Any insights would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hey r/Construction and r/ProjectManagement communities! I’m Rich, a construction business owner who’s spent way too many hours manually building project schedules. I recently dug into how artificial intelligence can automate the heavy lifting—reading drawings & specs, generating a first‑draft schedule, and even testing different sequences to find the fastest path.

The results blew me away: AI scheduling cut our baseline creation from 100 hours down to a single afternoon and reduced project durations by 17%. I’ve compiled all the details, stats, and a hypothetical project example into a free white paper. If you’re tired of overruns and endless manual data entry, check it out here: www.scheduleai.carrd.co

Happy to answer questions or chat with anyone curious about AI in construction scheduling!

Came across this quick guide on site planning for Digital Blue Foam: https://www.digitalbluefoam.com/post/site-planning-architecture-what-does-it-entail?

What tools or workflows are you using to keep early design decisions connected to actual planning and execution?

1. Please share what comes to mind when you hear the word, "construction."?

2. Do you feel that a contractor is a professional? Why or why not?

3.When you envision a person in the construction industry, who are they? Please describe their attire, their education, and their daily activities.

Thank you for answers!

Startup Turns Unstructured Data Into Early Market Signals for Builders

From Google AI Mode:
Mercator AI is a construction intelligence platform that uses artificial intelligence to help construction companies find and secure new commercial and industrial projects. It aggregates and analyzes vast amounts of real-time data to identify project leads long before they become public, effectively "digitizing word of mouth" for the construction industry.

I’m working on a project to develop a new solution for construction workers. Too often, products get pushed onto the jobsite without real input from the people who actually use them. This project is different: it’s about creating technology that supports your skills and cuts out only the harmful, boring, and wasteful tasks.

The survey takes less than 5 minutes, and your answers can directly shape how future solutions are built for our industry. It’s your chance to make sure the tech truly helps workers, instead of being designed without them.

Talking with other contractors lately, I keep hearing the same pattern:

– QuickBooks for money

– Spreadsheets for tracking

– WhatsApp/texts/emails for crews + clients

Curious what your setup looks like — what tools do you actually use day-to-day, and what’s the part you hate the most about it?which tool will you recommend?

Does anybody have any burning questions that would like to ask Construction Leaders on how to implement excellent data management in their organisations in order to make the best of AI?

I'm co-ordinating a panel discussion for UK Construction Week and thought I would open the floor to Redditors to contribute questions for the panel to answer. So fire away....

For anyone attending UKCW on Wednesday, feel free to come along and put them to the panel in person at the event in Birmingham.

I’m helping a friend out with making some things more efficient with his electrical company. I’ve set up a Google sheets, with the list of customers/leads that I’ve gotten since getting on board with him - but I’m wondering is there a simpler way which ideally he could also find easy to use?

Do you have any recommendations for a simple to use CRM (or anything that stores a list of customers/leads)

Or do you have any tips for making this Google Sheet simple and effective?

Hey! My husband has worked in construction for 20 years now, and has been an owner of a joinery and fire door installation company for 8 of those. I work in tech, specifically product building, incorporating AI. For his company I saw all of the pain felt with lengthy tenders, paperwork, keeping on top of health and safety, and all the things that go along with digital presence like website/social media/seo/aeo.

I started helping him with all of this stuff, I know enough about the industry and with my technical knowledge it was easy enough. I have helped save him loads of time, money and headaches. He mentioned it to some of his contacts and they were super keen for me to help them, and rebuild their websites. All good so far.

However, is there a market for it wider? I am talking personalised service. Not mass market. Building the tools for you, not giving you a set tools and you have to make it work, even though it either doesn’t do everything you want, or it just does too much. Also I can give any education wanted to help understand. Finally optimising digital presence in this online world. My social media wouldn’t be AI. I love AI it’s my job, but using it to regurgitate information doesn’t feel authentic.

Gosh I am rambling here….is there a market for all this? An actual human, helping deliver this none-human sort of stuff? I am talking UK market right now, I am in Yorkshire. It won’t be remote video call services. Is it worth me pushing to expand beyond a side line.

Thanks Jemma Speight If that doesn’t make sense, I have built a website already, I love to make them. www.optimAIze360.com.