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...
Schedule-Centered Planning: An Owner Standard for Better Projects
Too many Fridays still end the same way: project leaders are asked, “Are we on track?” and the answer is buried somewhere in a static Gantt chart that looks more like a seismograph than a management tool. The problem isn’t a lack of data or dashboards. It’s that the...
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...
UN Reports First Positive Sustainability Progress Since2020: Experts Say Green Certificates Not Enough
While global emissions from buildings have stopped rising for the first time since 2020, experts warn that relying on certifications instead of smart energy tech risks stalling progress. Earlier this year, UN Environment Programme and the Global Alliance for Buildings...
How U.S. Construction Leaders Can Navigate the New Global Trade Reality
On April 5, 2025, the United States government enacted a sweeping new round of tariffs, placing a 10% levy on imports from all nations, followed by individualized reciprocal tariffs on countries with major trade deficits beginning April 9. This was followed by 50%...[curt_ad orientation=”vertical” location=”side”]