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Reported pieces on construction-technology AI companies and trends. Every figure comes from a source listed at the end of the article. Company and vendor statements are labeled as claims. No tool has been tested yet.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Takeoff & estimating
AI takeoff pricing in 2026: which plan actually includes the AIA roundup of published pricing from eight AI takeoff and estimating vendors (Kreo, Exayard, STACK, Civils.ai, Handoff AI, ConstructConnect, Togal.AI, Beam AI), focused on one question: is the AI in the plan you would buy? Desk research from vendor pricing pages, not tested.
FUNDING BRIEF · 2026-10-15 · Finance & payments
Construction AI funding, mid-September to mid-October 2026: back office, design review, and autonomyEight construction-technology financings announced between Sept 17 and Oct 13, 2026 (Adaptive, ASI, Kahua, Miter, Quotr, Buildcheck, Torch Systems, reebuild), with every figure taken from the company announcement or a news report we fetched.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Field, progress & safety
Jobsite safety AI in 2026: camera analytics, connected hard hats, and safety platformsHow five safety vendors in our directory (viAct, Intenseye, Voxel, WakeCap, HammerTech) describe their AI: vision on existing cameras, connected-worker hardware, and AI inside safety-management software. Desk research from vendor websites, not tested.
EXPLAINER · 2026-10-15 · Contract, document & drawing review
AI drawing review after Bluebeam bought Firmus: four ways vendors now deliver itWhat changed in AI drawing review since Bluebeam acquired Firmus AI and launched Bluebeam Max, and how Buildcheck, Nomic, and InspectMind deliver reviews differently: inside your PDF tool, expert-verified service, self-serve agent, or pay-per-sheet plan check. Desk research, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Management & scheduling
AI construction scheduling in 2026: what ALICE, nPlan, Karmen, SmartPM, Outbuild, and Planera each claim to doA roundup of six construction scheduling and schedule-analytics vendors (ALICE, nPlan, Karmen, SmartPM, Outbuild, Planera): what each says its AI does, where it sits relative to P6 and Microsoft Project, who it is for, and pricing only where the vendor publishes it. Desk research from vendor pages, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Finance & payments
Back-office AI in construction: what Adaptive, Miter, Siteline, Built, and Constrafor say the AI doesA roundup of five construction finance and back-office vendors (Adaptive, Miter, Siteline, Built Technologies, Constrafor): where each says AI shows up in project accounting, payroll, subcontractor billing, construction lending, and subcontract risk, and what is and is not publicly priced. Desk research from vendor pages, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Equipment & fleet
AI in construction equipment and fleets: autonomy, haulage, and telematics in 2026How six equipment and fleet vendors (Built Robotics, Bedrock Robotics, Pronto, Trackunit, Tenna, Samsara) describe their AI: autonomy on the machine, autonomous haulage, and AI layered on telematics data, including Tenna's new machine-learning load counts. Desk research from vendor websites and press releases, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Field, progress & safety
AI for reality capture and progress tracking in 2026: BIM, turnaround, and who checks the numbersHow seven reality capture and progress-tracking vendors (OpenSpace, Buildots, Doxel, DroneDeploy, Track3D, Reconstruct, Hexagon Multivista) describe what they need from you, how fast they report, and whether people review the AI's output. Desk research from vendor websites, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Contract, document & drawing review
AI for construction documents, RFIs, submittals, and contracts: platform agents vs specialist toolsHow Procore AI, Autodesk Assistant in Forma, Document Crunch, Provision, Trunk Tools, AutoSpecs, and Part3 describe their AI for RFIs, submittals, specs, and contract risk, what guardrails they state, and what they publish about pricing. Desk research from vendor websites and help pages, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Bid management & leads
AI for finding and winning bids in 2026: project leads, permit data, and bid invitesA roundup of how seven preconstruction bidding and lead-finding products describe their AI (Dodge One, ConstructConnect, PlanHub, BuildingConnected, Downtobid, Building Radar, Shovels): plain-language project search, permit data, opportunity scoring, document Q&A, and AI-built bid packages. Desk research from vendor pages, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Sustainability & carbon
Embodied carbon and LCA tools in 2026: where AI shows up (and where it does not)A roundup of four embodied-carbon and LCA products (One Click LCA, C.Scale, EC3, CarbonCure): which ones describe AI, what early-design carbon tools claim to do without BIM, and how free EPD databases differ from commercial LCA software. Desk research from vendor pages fetched Oct 15, 2026, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Finance & payments
STA Tech Expo 2026: what the exhibitor list says about subcontractor techA sourced look at the software companies that exhibited at the Subcontractors Trade Association (STA) Tech Expo 2026 in New York: payroll and back office, field time and production, AI document agents, and reality capture. Desk research from the event page and vendor sites, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Design & engineering
AI for permitting and plan review in 2026: applicant agents, city prescreening, and expert servicesHow four permitting vendors (PermitFlow, GreenLite, CivCheck, CodeComply.AI) describe who they serve, what the AI does, and how they charge, from their own pages. Desk research, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Robotics & automation
Construction robots on the jobsite in 2026: layout, finishing, lifting, and autonomous earthmovingWhat seven robotics vendors (Dusty Robotics, Civ Robotics, Okibo, KEWAZO, Built Robotics, Bedrock Robotics, Gravis Robotics) say their machines do, how autonomous they are, and which publish prices. Desk research, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Takeoff & estimating
AI for MEP estimating, takeoff and design in 2026: what trade-focused vendors say they doHow Rebar, Countfire, Pelles AI, Kojo, BidLight and Endra describe AI for mechanical, electrical and plumbing work, from bid intake to Revit design. Desk research, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Design & engineering
AI for owners and developers in 2026: feasibility, entitlement and land development toolsHow TestFit, Davis AI, Anori and TraceAir describe AI for site feasibility, entitlement and land development, and what they publish about pricing. Desk research, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Management & scheduling
AI and software for construction claims and delay analysis in 2026: schedule, contract and notice evidenceHow SmartPM, nPlan, ALICE, Document Crunch and Provision describe tools that bear on delay analysis, notices and contract risk, from their own pages. Desk research, not tested; not legal advice.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Facilities & operations
AI for bridge and heavy civil inspection in 2026: drones, 3D models and asset recordsHow Skydio, Voliro, ConeLabs, Trendspek and Citylogix describe capture, AI analysis and capital planning for bridges, roads and other infrastructure. Desk research, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Heavy civil & earthwork
AI below grade in 2026: utility mapping, sewer inspection coding and tunnelling recordsHow Exodigo, SewerAI, ITpipes and GroundedAI describe AI for subsurface utilities, sewer CCTV coding and underground construction, from their own pages. Desk research, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Finance & payments
Construction lending, draws and trade credit in 2026: where AI and software sit in the money flowHow Built Technologies, Sitewire and BlueTape describe draw management, virtual inspections and trade credit for construction, from their own pages. Desk research, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Materials & supply chain
Concrete QA in 2026: strength sensors, in-truck monitoring and AI mix designHow Converge, Giatec, Cloud Cycle, Concrete.ai and CarbonCure describe tools for concrete quality from mix design to cure, from their own pages. Desk research, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Heavy civil & earthwork
Heavy civil estimating in 2026: bid software, paving platforms and the site data underneathHow HeavyBid, B2W Estimate, AGTEK, OneCrew, CivilGrid and Exodigo describe heavy civil estimating and the utility and site data it depends on. Desk research, not tested.
ROUNDUP · 2026-10-15 · Offsite & prefab
Offsite and prefab construction in 2026: AI design pipelines, microfactories and engineered elementsHow All3, Reframe Systems, Reds10, Foldcast and Strong by Form describe moving building work into factories, from AI design-to-manufacture to computationally shaped slabs. Desk research, not tested.
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