Bricks And Bytes

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A show about construction technology, business, and entrepreneurship. Welcome to the Bricks and Bytes Podcast, where we bring together the worlds of construction, technology, and entrepreneurship. We explore the innovative ideas and groundbreaking advancements that are shaping the future of the industry.

  1. 1 天前

    Stanford Professor's AI Warning, HCSS $2.4B Acquisition, Glydways $170M Series C & Claude Design Credit Trap

    Nemetschek just dropped $2.4B on a software company nobody's heard of.  This week on Bricks, Bucks & Bytes, Owen, Patric and Martin dug into the biggest AEC deal of the year, plus two robotics founders changing how we build.  Tune in to find out about:  ✅ Why HCSS is the smartest AEC acquisition of 2026 ✅ Why Kawazu ditched construction for oil and gas ✅ Mesh Robotics on solving rebar, the ugliest problem in construction ✅ Martin Fisher's rule: 80% data, 20% AI  #aec #construction #constructiontech #bricksbucksandbytes #bricksandbytes #ai #vc Our Sponsors: BreadCrumb- 50,000+ projects globally. All running safer, faster, with Breadcrumb. - breadcrumb.co Aphex is the multiplayer planning platform where construction teams plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster – check out aphex.co Archdesk - “The #1 Construction Management Software for Growing Companies - Manage your projects from Tender to Handover” check archdesk.com Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:56 Celebrating Milestones and Future Aspirations 03:25 Insights from the Martin Fisher Event 06:33 The HCSS Acquisition by Nemetschek 12:09 Strategic Implications of Acquisitions in Construction Tech 30:04 The Genius of Brad Jacobs 30:40 Meditation and Success 31:49 Exploring AI Tools and Credits 35:44 The Future of Urban Mobility: Glideways 45:01 Innovations in Nuclear Power 50:14 Understanding Labor and Scaffold Costs 52:36 The Evolution of Robotics in Construction 54:29 Data-Driven Insights in Material Flow 56:44 The Role of Transparency in Construction 57:58 Scaling Robotics Solutions in Construction 1:01:09 The Intersection of Robotics and Rebar 1:05:31 Bridging the Gap from Lab to Market 1:11:46 The Future of Assembly in Robotics

    1 小時 17 分鐘
  2. 40-Year Stanford Professor 80/20 Advice on Construction AI

    1 天前

    40-Year Stanford Professor 80/20 Advice on Construction AI

    Most of you are spending the wrong 80% of your AI budget right now. And the man who said it has been at Stanford for 40 years. This week: we unpack Professor Martin Fischer's uncomfortable 80/20 reallocation and why building digital feedback loops has to come before the AI layer. We sit down with Suffolk Construction's CTO Jit Kee Chin and Speckle founder Dimitri Stefanescu on what happens when the most data-mature general contractor in the US decides the next bet isn't another point solution. We break down why Andreessen Horowitz — the firm behind Facebook, Airbnb and GitHub — has just publicly planted a flag in construction. And we cover our third Fight Night, where TestFit's Clifton Harness and Join's Andrew Zukoski disagree on whether AI compresses or fragments the industry. Three things you can action this week. No fluff. Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Martin Fischer & Bricks & Bytes - COMING SOONSuffolk Technologies' investment in Speckle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcPDoOwU_pk&t=78sAndreessen Horowitz's public construction thesis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzaqa52ccng&tBricks & Bytes Fight Night 3 — Clifton Harness vs Andrew Zukoski (full episode) - COMING SOON Bricks & Bytes Fight Night — Mike vs Luigi on AI estimating - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9eVyABO2AQBricks & Bytes Fight Night — KP vs Dustin on the future of construction software - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If0jJnX7tZYTilbury Douglas becomes first UK contractor to deploy a humanoid on site - https://www.tilburydouglas.co.uk/tilbury-douglas-becomes-first-contractor-to-launch-a-humanoid-robot-on-construction-site/Breadcrumb — digital safety, orientations and permits synced into Procore - https://breadcrumb.coOur newsletter — Beehiiv subscription page - https://bricks-bytes.beehiiv.com/LinkedIn post for this episode (for comments/engagement) (coming shortly) - [URL]

    20 分鐘

  3. 1 天前

    $5bn Contractor Explains Their Data Strategy and why They Are Investing In Speckle

    "Architects might start feeling useless." That's Dimitrie Stefanescu, founder of Speckle, on this week's Bricks & Bytes — on why GCs moving upstream into design is triggering an existential crisis across AEC. Joined by Jit Kee Chin, CTO of Suffolk Construction and co-founder of Suffolk Technologies, who just led Suffolk's investment into Speckle. Tune in to find out about: ✅ Why 3D data is the missing infrastructure layer for AI in construction ✅ The real reason design-build is eating traditional architecture ✅ The most insane thing a customer has built on top of Speckle (yes, you'll want to hear this one) ✅ What actually triggered a $B GC to bet on an open-source startup Watch now on YouTube and Spotify! #aec #construction #constructiontech #bricksandbytes #bricksbytes #ai #vc

    20 分鐘

  4. 3 天前

    The World's Biggest VC Takes On Construction

    Every building you've ever been in was designed by software built in 1997. That's the headline a16z used to put the bat signal out to AEC founders — and Joe Schmidt got dragged for it on LinkedIn. But he's not a tourist. His grandfather invented the concrete pump. In today's episode of Bricks & Bytes, we had Joe Schmidt from Andreessen Horowitz and got into the three attack vectors for disrupting Revit, why the services layer is the hidden prize… and many more! Tune in to find out about: ✅ The 3 ways startups are attacking Autodesk's "workflow monopoly" — and which one Joe would bet on today ✅ Why replacing Revit in 5 years is unlikely (and why you don't need to) ✅ The real "why now" for AEC AI — it's not just LLMs ✅ Joe's advice to contractors and designers: adopt fast or get left behind🎧 Full episode out on Spotify and YouTube! Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:20 Introduction to A16Z and Joe Schmidt's Background 05:00 Understanding A16Z's Investment Philosophy 09:29 The Construction Industry's Potential and A16Z's Interest 15:57 Thesis Overview: Innovation in Construction Tech 20:21 The Role of AI in Transforming Construction 25:45 Challenges and Opportunities in Construction Tech Adoption 25:52 The Evolution of Design and Budgeting in Construction 31:34 Incentives and Rework: A Double-Edged Sword 37:38 AI's Role in Enhancing Design Efficiency 42:12 The Human Element in AI-Driven Design 47:51 Navigating the Future of Construction Technology #aec #bricksandbytes #bricksbytes #construction #bricksbucksandbytes #constructiontech #vc #revit #autodesk #a16z 📩 Subscribe to the Bricks & Bytes Newsletter: https://bricks-bytes.beehiiv.com/ 🌐 Visit our website: http://bricks-bytes.com/ 📲 Follow us: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bricks-bytes/ Twitter: https://x.com/bricksbytespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bricksbytes/ Our Sponsors: BreadCrumb- 50,000+ projects globally. All running safer, faster, with Breadcrumb. - breadcrumb.co Aphex is the multiplayer planning platform where construction teams plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster – check out aphex.co Archdesk - “The #1 Construction Management Software for Growing Companies - Manage your projects from Tender to Handover” check archdesk.com

    48 分鐘

  5. 4月17日

    $1.4 Billion Shoe Empire Collapse, Stock 10x Overnight After Adding .ai, PrimePoint $10M Seed, & Palantir's $5.6M Contracts

    Allbirds just pivoted to AI and the stock jumped from $2 to $21 overnight. This week on Bricks, Bucks & Bytes, Mo (founder of Build Crew, backed by Vinod Khosla) joined us to break down what's actually happening in construction tech right now — and Nitin from Planera dropped in to launch their AI scheduling assistant, Manny. Tune in to find out about: ✅ Why Allbirds' AI pivot looks like a 1999-style dotcom scam ✅ Mo's unfiltered take on why knowledge graphs are the most overhyped term in AEC right now ✅ Why Palantir's real construction customer isn't who you think it is ✅ How Planera's Manny is codifying decades of scheduling expertise before the industry loses it Watch now on Spotify and YouTube. Link in the comments! #aec #construction #constructiontech #bricksandbytes #bricksbytes #bricksbucksandbytes #ai #vc Our Sponsors: BreadCrumb- 50,000+ projects globally. All running safer, faster, with Breadcrumb. - breadcrumb.co Aphex is the multiplayer planning platform where construction teams plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster – check out aphex.co Archdesk - “The #1 Construction Management Software for Growing Companies - Manage your projects from Tender to Handover” check archdesk.com Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:00 Introduction to Mo's Transformation 03:57 The Allbirds Pivot: From Sneakers to AI 07:00 Technological Breakthroughs in Architectural Design 09:50 AI in Construction: The Role of Domain Expertise 12:51 BuildCrew: Mo's New Venture and Its Vision 15:35 Knowledge Graphs: The Future of Construction Documentation 25:11 Integrating Knowledge Graphs in Construction 27:39 The Role of Technologists in Construction 29:18 Palantir's Impact on Construction Technology 31:09 The Future of ERP Systems 34:45 Challenging Industry Norms with Optimism 38:25 Nemechek's Acquisition of HCSS 42:39 Planera's AI Scheduling Assistant 53:27 Current Trends in Construction and AI

    56 分鐘
  6. The AI You Buy Isn't the Advantage

    4月17日

    The AI You Buy Isn't the Advantage

    The business you build around it is. The AI you buy isn't the advantage The man who built Facebook's computer vision team says reading a construction drawing is harder than what he was doing at Facebook. That line reframes the whole AI conversation in construction and it's just one of the threads in this week's briefing. In this episode: The procurement story we've been building. A number of the research findings that will make commercial construction executives uncomfortable in a productive way. Full report drops 24th April - sign up here. Shadow AI is your governance crisis. A senior leader at a major US general contractor describes his single biggest fear around AI... and it's not the technology. It's Bob in pre-con. Plus Maryrose Lyons on why your company data is walking out the door via your staff's phones, and nobody's written a policy about it. Data-readiness is the ten-year moat. Three different AI founders, three different domains — procurement, scheduling, drawings — all saying the same thing. The value doesn't sit in the AI. It sits in the connected data around it. Why the firms pulling ahead aren't buying better AI. They're preparing better businesses for it. The divergence moment. Opus 4.7 was released this week. But there's a model sitting next to it on the benchmark chart called Mythos, and it's significantly more capable than anything on the market. It's not available to you. It's not available to me. And it's the live, in-the-wild evidence that the AI world just split into two tiers. Why this matters for any construction business thinking about the next three years. If this briefing was useful, share it with someone in your leadership team who needs to hear it. Drop your take in the LinkedIn comments — I read every one. This week's sources include:Lubo Bourdev & Hamid, PrimePoint - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDdK18qzQwg Maryrose Lyons, AI Institute - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev6oPUWYgzA Nitin Bhandari, Planera - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTnsWQLN4aQ Bricks & Bytes procurement research report (drops 24 April). https://bricks-bytes.com/downloads/procurement-report/

    20 分鐘

  7. 4月16日

    Facebook's First Computer Vision Engineer Raised $10M to Solve Construction Drawings | Primepoint $10M Seed Round

    PrimePoint just raised $10M to solve the one problem AI still can't crack in construction: drawings. Lubomir Bourdev built the first computer vision system at Facebook. Sold a neural net startup to Apple. Hamid was employee five at Trello. Now they're betting that drawings are the key to unlocking AI's full potential in construction. Tune in to find out about: ✅ Why LLMs fundamentally can't handle technical drawings — it's an architecture issue, not a capability gap ✅ How PrimePoint's Knowledge Graph connects drawings, specs, RFIs, submittals, and schedules ✅ How AI does the first pass on constructability reviews, RFIs, and submittals — and why humans still make the call ✅ Why early users are actually spending more time understanding their projects, not less Watch the exclusive episode on Bricks & Bytes YouTube Channel now. Link in the comments below. #aec #construction #constructiontech #bricksandbytes #bricksbytes #ai #vc Our Sponsors: BreadCrumb- 50,000+ projects globally. All running safer, faster, with Breadcrumb. - breadcrumb.co Aphex is the multiplayer planning platform where construction teams plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster – check out aphex.co Archdesk - “The #1 Construction Management Software for Growing Companies - Manage your projects from Tender to Handover” check archdesk.com

    22 分鐘

  8. 4月15日

    AI for Mid-Size Construction

    "If you're a small firm saying you're too busy to think about AI — that's career suicide." Maryrose Lyons trains mid-sized architecture, engineering and construction firms across the UK and Ireland on AI — and she's seen exactly what separates the ones making progress from the ones going nowhere. Tune in to find out about: ✅ Why firms between 50 and 500 staff are outpacing the big players — and what mid-market consultants can steal from their playbook ✅ Why your staff are probably using free AI tools on their personal phones right now — and what that means for your client data ✅ Why hiring AI champions almost always backfires — and what actually drives real change inside a consultancy ✅ The data problem that will quietly kill your AI ambitions in 2026 before they even start 🎙️ Watch the full episode on Bricks & Bytes Youtube Channel #aec #construction #constructiontech #bricksandbytes #bricksbytes #ai Our Sponsors: BreadCrumb- 50,000+ projects globally. All running safer, faster, with Breadcrumb. - breadcrumb.co Aphex is the multiplayer planning platform where construction teams plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster – check out aphex.co Archdesk -  “The #1 Construction Management Software for Growing Companies - Manage your projects from Tender to Handover” check archdesk.com Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:45 Introduction to AI in AEC Sector 03:39 Current State of AI in Mid-Sized Firms 06:15 The Challenge of Shadow AI 07:23 AI Literacy and Training in Organizations 08:38 Engagement with AI Tools 11:37 Practical Steps for AI Adoption 13:31 Connecting AI with Existing Tools 16:26 The Evolution of AI: From Chatbots to Advanced Tools 18:52 Streamlining Workflows: The Impact of AI on Productivity 22:14 Navigating AI Implementation: Challenges and Strategies 28:29 The Role of Champions in AI Adoption 31:09 Emerging Trends: The Future of AI in Business

    41 分鐘
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A show about construction technology, business, and entrepreneurship. Welcome to the Bricks and Bytes Podcast, where we bring together the worlds of construction, technology, and entrepreneurship. We explore the innovative ideas and groundbreaking advancements that are shaping the future of the industry.

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  • 活躍年代
    2022年 - 2026年
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    兒少不宜
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