Construction
In The Age Of AI
The Construction industry has used "digital tools" for years. AI is just a new toolset and it's nothing to be afraid of. In fact, it's an opportunity for new efficiencies and innovations.
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We put together a short breakdown of exactly how this works for construction and home services companies — the real numbers behind the labor shortage, why "AI efficiency" pitches miss the point, and the specific, practical ways we've seen this move the needle without a single buzzword.
92%
of construction firms are struggling to fill open positions right now.
57%
of firms say candidates lack the skills or credentials the job actually needs. And it's the single biggest reason projects fall behind schedule.
5:2
Home services isn't spared either. For every five tradespeople who retire this year, only two are coming up behind them to replace them.
It's not a capacity problem… it's an efficiency opportunity.
Here's the part almost nobody says out loud: this isn't a hiring problem. You don't actually need more people — you need your estimators, your PMs, your field crews, and your junior hires to be able to do more with the time and experience they've got. That's a different problem, and it has a different fix.
So naturally, everyone's telling you to "transform" with AI
We get it — and we're a little tired of it too
- Most AI pitches in construction sound like they were written for a boardroom that's never stood on a jobsite
- Five-year roadmaps
- "Digital transformation"
- Buzzwords stacked on buzzwords
What that looks like in practice
- A junior estimator getting real-time guidance on scope and pricing instead of waiting two days for a senior reviewer to have time
- A new field tech snapping a photo of a problem and getting walked through the diagnosis instead of calling around for someone who's seen it before
- Something most companies aren't even thinking about yet: capturing the judgment calls your most experienced people carry around in their heads — the stuff that never made it into a manual — before it walks out the door with them at retirement
Here's how we actually think about it: AI is a tool.
Same category as a hammer, a drill, a laser level. You don't "transform your company" around a drill — you just pick it up when it's the right tool for the job, and you get more done. That's it. That's the whole philosophy. None of that requires more headcount. It requires using the people you already have differently.
No five-year roadmap required. Just a hammer, a drill, and one more practical tool for the toolbox.
Source: Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) / NCCER 2025 Workforce Survey.