Nemetschek just dropped $2.4B on a software company nobody’s heard of.
This week on Bricks, Bucks & Bytes, Owen, Patric and Martin dug into the biggest AEC deal of the year, plus two robotics founders changing how we build.
Tune in to find out about:
✅ Why HCSS is the smartest AEC acquisition of 2026
✅ Why Kawazu ditched construction for oil and gas
✅ Mesh Robotics on solving rebar, the ugliest problem in construction
✅ Martin Fisher’s rule: 80% data, 20% AI
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:56 Celebrating Milestones and Future Aspirations
03:25 Insights from the Martin Fisher Event
06:33 The HCSS Acquisition by Nemetschek
12:09 Strategic Implications of Acquisitions in Construction Tech
30:04 The Genius of Brad Jacobs
30:40 Meditation and Success
31:49 Exploring AI Tools and Credits
35:44 The Future of Urban Mobility: Glideways
45:01 Innovations in Nuclear Power
50:14 Understanding Labor and Scaffold Costs
52:36 The Evolution of Robotics in Construction
54:29 Data-Driven Insights in Material Flow
56:44 The Role of Transparency in Construction
57:58 Scaling Robotics Solutions in Construction
1:01:09 The Intersection of Robotics and Rebar
1:05:31 Bridging the Gap from Lab to Market
1:11:46 The Future of Assembly in Robotics
