In an era of rapid technological advancement for the construction industry, one piece of technology looms above the rest in status and notoriety — artificial intelligence.

Its omnipresence in the larger business conversation has not escaped construction. While industry pros took a cautious stance toward the tech after its widespread release in late 2022, contractors are now increasingly turning to AI in order to solve business problems, largely via chat-like interfaces that serve up hard-to-find project specs with just a few keystrokes.

For example, London-based Balfour Beatty is in the process of developing StoaOne, a large language model generative AI assistant that will help employees mine what Kasey Bevans, Balfour Beatty US chief information officer, calls “untold billions of data points.”

“To our teammates, it will feel like StoaOne is talking to them, providing instant insights and project information as they procure, plan and execute their projects,” Bevans said in an email to Construction Dive.

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