You Can’t Build Buildings With AI – Why Skilled Trades Matter More Than Ever

Gary Cowan, head of digital construction at Kane Group, shares how MEP contractors are becoming technology companies, why the traditional education system is failing construction workers, and the real challenges behind construction automation that nobody talks about.

nPlan Raises £11.9M Series B, AI Agents Lack Evals Crisis, WhatsApp Dominates 90% Site Communication

In this episode of Bricks, Bucks & Bytes, we sit down with some of construction tech’s boldest builders who aren’t holding back. Fresh off massive funding rounds and hard-won lessons, they reveal what’s really happening behind the hype.

“Why Your Construction Tech Stack Looks Like a Mess” – Construction Tech Stack Management Complexities

Josh Weyand from Trunk Tools talks about navigating the messy world of construction technology, why some solutions stay point solutions while others scale enterprise-wide, and the critical mistake vendors make when trying to sell to large contractors.

From Garage Band to SaaS: Disrupting HVAC Design – Davis Muxlow & Andrew Krippner – EARLY RELEASE

Listen Now: When two mechanical engineering students started a band at Cal Poly, they had no idea their partnership would eventually disrupt the HVAC design industry.

90% of Construction Firms Have Zero Employees – Dmitry Alexin – EARLY RELEASE

Listen Now: Dmitry Alexin transitioned from forecasting GDP for West African countries to building Handoff, an AI agent that automates the chaos of residential construction.