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Site automation, agentic artificial intelligence and cloud connectivity will continue to change the role of the contractor from one of builder to conductor of all construction processes in 2026, says Oracle Construction's Ryan Kunisch. 

The question of whether field construction should digitize further should, rather, be whether the construction industry can afford for it not to.

An immense investment opportunity lies with design firms, contractors and others responsible for creating and powering data centers, but AI’s current hyper-growth market of hyperscaling could fall short of current rosy predictions.

Some say artificial intelligence is just another tech bubble when it comes to architecture, engineering, and construction. Industry technologist Burcin Kaplanoglu says it is already changing workflows for the better. 

A commentary on recent procurement uproars in Massachusetts and Corpus Christi.

Amir Berman says contractors can embrace their data-centric future and standardize project metrics to fully take advantage of artificial intelligence-based workflows. 

Document Crunch CEO Josh Levy says a culture of accountability and an ideal of zero disputes can push construction forward, even if disputes don't totally dissipate. 

Artificial intelligence can transform the business of construction, enabling processes such as bidding and scheduling to be modernized in ways manufacturing and other industries have already embraced. 

The author says construction must take advantage of technological advances such as AI and digital twins to innovate and improve construction efficiency. 

The CEO of BigRentz says big box construction retail sees its future the same way software vendors once did with the SaaS model.