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Rising Material Costs: How Builders Can Adapt to Tariffs and Inflation

The construction industry is feeling the pressure. Material prices are rising, tariffs are taking hold, and interest rates remain high. Put together, these forces reshape how projects are financed, planned, and built. Add to that a persistent labor shortage, and the construction industry faces a perfect storm: higher costs, fewer workers, and slimmer margins. These …

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AI’s Hidden Bottleneck: Why the Next Tech Boom Depends on Builders

Artificial intelligence dominates headlines, investment cycles, and boardroom discussions. But beneath the hype around new models and chip breakthroughs lies a simple truth: AI cannot scale faster than we can build the physical world that supports it. For all the talk about graphics processing units (GPUs), model parameters, and billion-dollar rounds, AI still lives in …

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AI Doesn’t Know What It Feels Like to Walk Through a Space

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has become an indispensable tool for urban analysis, augmenting how we observe, quantify, and project the dynamics of city life. Yet, no matter how precise the algorithm, how comprehensive the dataset, or how refined the model, AI cannot truly capture the authentic feel of a place. AI doesn’t know …

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