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Opinion: Understanding the WEIRD Bias and Its Impact on the Construction Industry
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of BuiltWorlds. The construction industry is one of the world’s largest and most diverse sectors. Yet, its strategies, technologies, practices, and standards are often shaped by a […]
Trimble 0-60 Challenge 2025 Call For Participants
About Trimble 0-60 Challenge The Trimble 0-60 Challenge is a global initiative designed to identify and support the most innovative startups in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Owner-Operator (AECO) industry. This challenge aims to foster the development of integrated solutions across three categories: Connected Data, Connected Design, and Connected Field […]
7 Startups Demo AI-Powered Solutions at 2025 AI/ML Conference
The BuiltWorlds 2025 AI/ML Conference Demo Day Competition featured seven promising AEC startups, each with a novel, industry-specific innovation that was pitched to a captivated audience and panel of active investor judges. In the end, it was ConeLabs that came out on top, impressing the judges with its AI-powered inspection […]
Building Trust in AI
When John Andres, director of technology for ANDRES Construction Services, began to experiment with AI services like ChatGPT, he was skeptical of the program’s accuracy and trustworthiness. “One of the first things I did was throw our standard operating procedures (and) company handbook (into the program),” Andres said. The company […]
Getting to Know SMACNA’s Innovator of the Year: A Q&A With Liz Fong
Liz Fong has worked at MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, a full-service, design-build mechanical contractor out of the Pacific Northwest, for more than a decade. She spent about six years as a sheet metal worker before becoming operations integration general foreman, a position she’s held for nearly eight years. Recently, she was […]
Construction’s Robotic Risk Dilemma
The construction industry is battling a complex headwind of overlapping and intersecting challenges that threaten to restrain the built environment’s growth and development. It’s a situation that has fueled the incubation of innovation while also underscoring the complications of truly incorporating those new technologies that promise the most impact. This […]
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