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November 15, 2025
compiled by Arnie Gess, president of Construction Links Network.
Welcome to your weekly dose of construction technology insights powered by Construction Links Network. Every week, we dive into the tools, trends, and tech that are reshaping how our industry builds smarter, faster, and more sustainably. Whether you’re on the jobsite or in the boardroom, this blog is your reliable resource for staying current with innovations in software, materials, AI, robotics, BIM, and more.
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From kickoff through project performance, robust controls tie planning, costs, schedule, and change management into a unified system. Tools for real-time updates, forecasting, and integrated data help teams act with confidence. This guide presents a structured approach to ensure consistency across locations, reduce risk, and strengthen accountability within construction project portfolios.
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What if you could ask your schedule what can be accelerated — instead of figuring out how to accelerate it or where to start? Join us live on December 4th to see ALICE’s Schedule Insights Agent and Targeted Acceleration in action — showing how teams test and identify strategies to mitigate risks, evaluate acceleration opportunities and recover from delays.
Host Ryan Gilmore talks with Deb Defer, Director of CAS Consulting at Woodard, about building a modern, resilient construction accounting practice. They unpack what CAS means today, cash flow discipline and forecasting, spotting balance sheet red flags, and making job costing easy for crews. Deb outlines a practical tech stack with QuickBooks Online and Knowify, and shares burnout-proof habits for stronger advisor-client relationships.
The Prairies PropTech Association invites builders, innovators, and industry leaders to join its next Virtual Roundtable: “Open PropTech Discussion – Adoption & Adaptation.” This 90-minute online session explores how construction technology and digital transformation are reshaping housing adaptability across Canada. The discussion will focus on practical strategies for bridging the gap between innovation and implementation—helping builders integrate new technologies that improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance the customer experience.
The 2025 Toronto Summit, hosted by Building Transformations and themed The Future of Design and Construction: Collaboration, Implementation, and Adoption, successfully brought together nearly 250 industry professionals from around the globe for two days of innovation, insight, and cross-sector collaboration.
CONEXPO-CON/AGG has announced the debut of its Ground Breakers Stage—a new keynote platform showcasing the industry’s most influential innovators. Among the highlighted speakers is Jahmy Hindman, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at John Deere, who will headline the session on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 in Las Vegas.
LNE Surveys has launched a state-of-the-art 360° virtual tour service designed to streamline project planning, coordination, and facility management for existing commercial buildings. Leveraging advanced 3D scanning and imaging technology, the service creates immersive digital walkthroughs that allow architects, engineers, contractors, and facility managers to remotely explore and analyze building interiors and exteriors with precision. This tool eliminates the need for repeated site visits, improving efficiency, reducing downtime, and enabling better decision-making. Ideal for renovation, maintenance, or expansion projects, the virtual tours also enhance collaboration among distributed project teams and serve as a valuable asset for long-term facility documentation and compliance tracking.
Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex has launched a groundbreaking modular housing program in partnership with A-LINX, a division of Amico, to build a 16-home development in Amherstburg, Ontario. Announced at the A-LINX factory in Oldcastle, this initiative uses advanced modular construction to produce homes off-site, enabling faster delivery, reduced weather delays, and high-quality builds that meet the National Building Code. A-LINX’s patented steel-framed system supports scalable housing solutions—from ADUs to mid-rise buildings—positioning it as a key player in Canada’s growing modular construction sector. This collaboration demonstrates the potential of Canadian manufacturing to address the national affordable housing crisis. By streamlining construction and fostering strong community partnerships, the project aims to create a replicable model for affordable homeownership across the country.
Architectural Resource Consultants (ARC) has launched BAM® (Base Asset Model)—an advanced scan-to-BIM workflow designed to support digital twin development for complex campuses like universities and corporate facilities. This refined process leverages precise reality capture and structured data modeling to help owners and planners create accurate, interoperable, and long-term maintainable building models. With a focus on improving asset management, facilities forecasting, and integration with ESG, maintenance, and FM systems, BAM® shifts building documentation from static to dynamic. ARC embeds spatial intelligence and classification logic into BIM deliverables, ensuring alignment with operational goals from the start. This enables campus stakeholders to reduce rework, enhance sustainability planning, and modernize infrastructure more efficiently. ARC also provides consulting support for digital twin integration, guiding clients on data management and long-term usability.
GroundBreak Ventures has launched a powerful initiative to support the Build Canada Homes program by offering discounted access to advanced PropTech solutions from its portfolio companies. Designed to accelerate housing innovation, the initiative brings together industry-leading tools that improve construction efficiency, cut costs, and speed up project delivery. Participating companies include Crewscope, Juniper, Local Logic, Prolegis, QuickCasa, SiteMax, and Spark—each offering tailored, discounted solutions to Build Canada Homes participants. These tools address challenges in workforce coordination, warranty management, site selection, legal conveyancing, AI-driven sales automation, jobsite operations, and digital transaction workflows. Highlights include the launch of the PropTech showcase, demonstrating scalable, “Made-in-Canada” solutions to drive affordability, productivity, and livability across the country. Supported by partners like EllisDon, Tarion, and government stakeholders, this initiative positions Canada as a leader in housing innovation.
Wireless CCTV (WCCTV) has unveiled Stellifii, a next-generation security and compliance platform designed to integrate advanced surveillance, AI-driven analytics, and environmental monitoring into one centralized cloud-based solution. Developed in-house, Stellifii offers seamless remote access to live and recorded footage, safety alerts, compliance data, and environmental metrics—all through a single dashboard. Powered independently and connected via 4G/5G networks, it is ideal for locations without fixed infrastructure such as construction sites, transportation hubs, parking lots, and government facilities. Key features include real-time site surveillance, detection of threats like intrusions and fires, air quality and noise monitoring, and reduced site visits through remote diagnostics. Stellifii helps organizations adopt proactive strategies for employee safety, equipment protection, and operational efficiency. Already in use across multiple industries, the platform is NDAA-compliant, secured with AES256 encryption, and optimized for cross-site and cross-functional management.
Attentive.ai, the company behind Beam AI, has secured $30.5 million in Series B funding led by Insight Partners, with additional support from Vertex Ventures, Tenacity Ventures, and InfoEdge Venture Fund—bringing its total funding to $48 million. This investment will accelerate the development of Attentive.ai’s next-generation AI solutions and support its expansion into new markets. Beam AI is revolutionizing preconstruction for general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers by automating takeoffs and streamlining workflows. Currently used by over 1,100 companies, Beam AI offers 100% automated takeoffs across major construction and outdoor service trades, significantly reducing manual input while enhancing productivity and bidding capacity. With a human-in-the-loop model, estimators benefit from faster outputs and increased accuracy without expanding team size. As the construction industry faces mounting pressure to deliver complex infrastructure faster, Attentive.ai provides an AI-native alternative to traditional spreadsheets and manual workflows.
YARDZ, the leading asset management platform for construction equipment, has been selected by East and Westbrook Construction Co., Inc., a prominent heavy industrial concrete contractor operating in over 15 U.S. states. With a mixed fleet of 60% owned and 40% rented equipment, the company sought a centralized solution to improve utilization of owned assets and cut rental costs. YARDZ met that need with a robust platform offering full visibility into equipment status, usage, and logistics. According to Christof Moosbrugger, Director of Logistics and Maintenance, early adoption of YARDZ led to immediate savings by identifying overdue rentals that would have been missed. Currently tracking over 100 Caterpillar machines, the contractor expects strong ROI and operational efficiency as additional departments integrate the platform. Beyond asset tracking, East and Westbrook plans to leverage YARDZ features for tool and consumable management, logistics integration, maintenance scheduling, and OEM telematics via VisionLink.
Houzz Inc., the leading platform for construction and design professionals, has launched Contracts within Houzz Pro, its all-in-one project management software. This new feature enables builders, remodelers, and designers to create, send, and finalize contracts with clients and subcontractors directly from the platform—eliminating the need for third-party tools. With Smart Text autofill, built-in eSignatures, customizable templates, and centralized cloud storage, Houzz Pro Contracts streamlines workflows, reduces delays, and enhances project organization. On average, contracts sent via Houzz Pro are signed in just over two days, significantly faster than traditional methods. Additional features include real-time notifications, automated follow-ups, branding customization, and contract activity tracking—all designed to help pros stay efficient and deliver a seamless client experience. Integrated fully within the Houzz Pro “Custom” package, the Contracts tool complements other key features like Estimates, Invoicing, Takeoffs, Selections, and Online Payments.
Conkoa AI has launched a groundbreaking voice-first communication platform tailored for contractors and home services professionals, aiming to eliminate inefficiencies caused by fragmented field communication. Designed with simplicity in mind, Conkoa enables crews to manage project updates, safety reporting, and coordination entirely through voice commands—no typing or toggling between apps required. This AI-powered solution transforms any jobsite into a streamlined communication hub, integrating the best of Slack and Microsoft Teams without the complexity. Key features include a voice interface with natural language processing, AI-generated summaries, searchable conversation history, and a unified system that replaces phone calls, texts, and multiple apps. Built by the team behind Harness, a widely respected safety app acquired by Foundation Software, Conkoa is already being adopted by leading trade contractors across North America. Field teams report dramatic gains in efficiency and ease of use, with virtually no training required.
