Back in August 2019 I revealed our £36 million R&D competition to transform construction. Would there be enough talented tech companies ready to disrupt in this £386 billion industry? Was the sector ready to transform? The construction sector has a problem: cheapness. Throughout the industry, cheapness, not value is systemic.

The potential applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) in construction are vast, and for early adopters, these technologies are already helping to make jobsites safer, more efficient and more productive. Requests for information, open issues and change orders are standard in the construction industry. Machine learning is like a smart assistant that can scrutinize this mountain of data, learn from it and then alert project managers about the critical items that need their attention. This type of AI is also being used to track the real-time interactions of workers, machinery and objects on the jobsite and alert supervisors of potential safety issues, construction errors and productivity issues. What are some of the top benefits of using AI and machine learning in the construction industry?