In May of 2026, Kahua released an update that reflects an impressive expansion into AI, leveraging their existing secure, asset centric software, and their years of providing configurability. AI is in many ways a natural extension of Kahua's drive to help the industry innovate. Chief Evangelist Nicholas Johnson goes deep on what this means for project teams and owners.

A leading project management platform for construction and capital management, Kahua has undergone an accelerated transformation into an AI-enabled company, and AI-powered platform. CTO Colin Whitlatch walks through what it took to build their market leading capabilities on top of a FedRAMP-compliant platform, giving customers a growing list of capabilities.

Tom Yeshurun, founder and CEO of Civ Robotics, shares how their robotic layout systems are transforming large-scale construction projects. Civ Robotics builds rugged, all-terrain robots that automate the traditionally manual process of surveying and marking coordinates on job sites—dramatically increasing speed, consistency, and safety while reducing labor requirements. Tom explains how these “cobots” enable even unskilled workers to outperform experienced crews, deliver real-time data and progress tracking, and unlock clear, immediate ROI for contractors, particularly in high-volume environments like solar farms and infrastructure projects. Yeshurun also discusses the company’s expansion into machine guidance systems, signaling a shift up the value chain from layout to directly controlling construction equipment, and highlights how lean, rapid prototyping approaches are helping Civ Robotics quickly deliver and validate new digital tools for customers

Alex Kelleher, CEO of Quantum Rise, explores what it actually takes for companies to succeed with AI. We move past the hype and focus on the reality: AI only works when it’s tied to real business outcomes, integrated into how people already work, and supported by the right mix of technology, process, and change management. To do that, firms need a governance structure that is more than a set of policies. We also dig into why most companies are stuck in fragmented pilots and “shadow AI,” and what it takes to scale effectively. Alex shares how Quantum Rise is building an “operating system” approach to bring structure, governance, and measurable results to AI adoption: focusing on efficiency, new revenue opportunities, and empowering teams without introducing unnecessary risk.

AI is being adopted in its various forms across the industry. In this episode, Dan Rosenberg, principal and department chair at Much Shelist, walks us through some of the considerations that leaders, project teams, and estimators need to keep in mind when using AI tools. A fantastic primer on a fast-changing area.

As the construction and real estate industries continue to adopt AI, nothing is more important than trust and security. From its beginnings, Kahua has made both of these values central to their internal operations, and product offerings. As software that has been oriented to the building itself, as well as the process to build it, Kahua's platform organizes data around assets, not processes, so is able to make the handover and operations process vastly easier. In addition, their focus on making the platform flexible and enabling the creation of user-specific apps on top of the platform sets Kahua users up for success as agents become real. President Brian Moore walks through all of these topics.

We hear about construction's incomplete data problem, and too often the first response is to spend money and time cleaning it up before anything useful can be done. The data science capabilities of Quantum Rise give customers the ability to see value quickly with the data they have, while putting in place the systems to improve data going forward. A key use case is predictive maintenance and diagnostics, where heavy machines like excavators, milling machines and trucks can reduce downtime and service expense by understanding likely issues before they come up - all with data companies have now. Director of implementation Connor Schmeling walks through some client engagements where Quantum Rise has been able to provide highly useful tools, and set contractors up for future success with enhanced data collection.

Usman Shuja, CEO of Bluebeam, joins us for a discussion about the progression of AI over the course of his career, how Bluebeam is incorporating AI, and how professionals in construction will need to become "dual athletes," experts at construction and AI. At a time where there is no shortage of hype, Usman brings strategic clarity and some useful frameworks for understanding the role AI can play. Be sure to check out Bluebeam Max, where many of their AI innovations (and others) are being incorporated.

Permitting causes delays, cost overruns, and needless complexity. Built on some of the most advanced AI training methodologies, Labyrnth radically simplifies and speeds up permitting, allowing projects to move faster, and accelerating the work of everyone in the permitting value chain. CEO Stuart Lacey walks through their process, and introduces their Red Tape index as a guide for municipalities to improve their processes and speed projects.

AI is changing many industries, and none more that consulting. AI tools can do some of the work of junior consultants, leading to increases in productivity but also difficulty in justifying the fees of the big players. Quantum Rise was founded to capitalize on this, through their "Consulting 2.0" model that blends a deeply AI-powered consulting team with a technical bench to implement the strategies developed for customers. VP of consulting Kevin Scott talks through Quantum Rise's approach, including their adoption of the "lean startup mentality," with frequent iterative prototyping and outcomes-focused project delivery. At a time when construction is balancing the desire to adopt AI with the risks of change management, Quantum Rise provides a full spectrum of services for contractors that minimizes risk of poor adoption while targeting real value.