Construction Technology Podcast

Three venture-backed construction technology CEOs discussing and debating the most important changes and trends in the construction industry.

Construction Technology Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 25 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Takeoffs in One Click, with Elan from Kamai

  Aug 3, 202650 min

  What if completing a construction takeoff became as simple as uploading a drawing and asking for what you need? In this episode, we speak with Elan, CEO and co-founder of Kamai, about using AI to make takeoffs faster and easier for contractors. Elon shares how his cybersecurity background in the Israeli military led him and his co-founder, Ben, into construction technology. We discuss why construction software must be almost effortless to adopt, how Kamai turns drawings into precise measurements, and why customers care more about cost and results than whether the underlying AI models are open or closed. Elan also explains Kamai’s approach to distribution, including bringing its takeoff capabilities into tools contractors already use, and why conversational interfaces could fundamentally change how people interact with construction drawings.

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  Adoption Beats Automation: The Future of Preconstruction with a Senior Estimator from Hensel Phelps

  Aug 3, 202657 min

  Kyle Bonde, Senior Estimator at Hensel Phelps, joins the Construction Technology Podcast to discuss what it takes for new technology to succeed inside a major general contractor. Kyle explains why adoption beats automation, how Hensel Phelps evaluates and implements new tools, and why software must fit an estimator’s existing workflow before it can create value at scale. The conversation covers AI takeoffs, scope generation, conceptual estimating, Copilot, custom software built with tools like Lovable, and the growing tension between established platforms and fast-moving startups. The group also explores where preconstruction technology is heading, including more specialized takeoff tools, AI-generated interfaces, automated scope analysis, better use of historical project data, and systems that help estimators find scope gaps before they become costly problems. A practical look at how one of the industry’s most technology-focused estimators separates useful innovation from software that is not ready for the field.

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  Adoption Beats Automation: The Future of Preconstruction with a Senior Estimator from Hensel Phelps

  Jul 27, 202650 min

  Kyle Bonde, Senior Estimator at Hensel Phelps, joins the Construction Technology Podcast to discuss what it takes for new technology to succeed inside a major general contractor. Kyle explains why adoption beats automation, how Hensel Phelps evaluates and implements new tools, and why software must fit an estimator’s existing workflow before it can create value at scale. The conversation covers AI takeoffs, scope generation, conceptual estimating, Copilot, custom software built with tools like Lovable, and the growing tension between established platforms and fast-moving startups. The group also explores where preconstruction technology is heading, including more specialized takeoff tools, AI-generated interfaces, automated scope analysis, better use of historical project data, and systems that help estimators find scope gaps before they become costly problems. A practical look at how one of the industry’s most technology-focused estimators separates useful innovation from software that is not ready for the field.

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  Construction Runs on Phone Calls. Hardline Wants to Capture Them.

  Jul 16, 202641 min

  Construction still runs on phone calls, jobsite conversations, and quick decisions that rarely make it into the official project record. Karly Heffernan, co-founder of Hardline, joins Luigi La Corte, Mike Powers, and Andrew Zukoski to discuss how contractors can turn those conversations into structured project memory without changing how field teams work. They explore why field software often fails, how phone-call data could automate RFIs and follow-ups, the “Big Brother” concern, legal discoverability, whether construction will remain human-first, and what happens to traditional software as AI agents become more capable. Is the most valuable data in construction hiding in phone calls?

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  Can Claude's Fable do Quantity Takeoffs?

  Jul 4, 202646 min

  Can AI tools like Claude actually perform construction takeoffs? In this episode, Luigi, Andrew, and Mike test Fable/Claude against real construction projects with known ground truth. The results are mixed: AI is getting very strong at scope identification, especially across drawings and specs, but quantity takeoff is still harder to trust. The conversation gets into where AI is already useful, where it breaks down, and why auditability matters. Can a model count doors, fans, and equipment? Yes. Can it reliably calculate concrete, drywall, paint, or labor-driven quantities without a human checking the work? That is where the debate starts. The group also talks about whether subcontractors should use Claude today, why estimators still need to verify the outputs, and what this means for takeoff software, preconstruction workflows, and the future of AI in construction.

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