Construction AI – Dimensions | IT Built for Builders

15 Sep 26

Is AI Going to Kill Us – Wrong Question

Jack Enfield

That is how a principal at a well-run Phoenix GC opened a leadership conversation I was attending. We were in his conference room, the one with the framed aerial of their first ground-up job from the nineties, and he was talking to his lead estimator. We will call him Marcus.

28 Jul 26

The Tech Isn’t the Problem – It Hasn’t Been for a While

Jack Enfield

His client had signed a cyber policy the year before at around $6,000. During that policy year, they got hit twice. Not by ransomware, not the kind of story that ends up in a newspaper. Just two of the everyday breaches every business is dealing with now. When renewal came…

16 Jun 26

We Taught the Machine to Read the Fine Print

Jack Enfield

We took a real subcontractor's actual GC contracts and watched AI read one live, cover to cover. It flagged the clauses worth a second look, numbered every issue so a human could react to it, and drafted the reply back to the GC in the project manager's own voice. The…

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07 Jun 26

Nobody Reads the Whole Contract (And the Fine Print Is Counting On It)

Jack Enfield

He is good at his job. He recognized the GC's standard form, skimmed the scope, saw the number he expected, and signed. He had reviewed a hundred of these. This one, he told himself, was the same one. It was not.

25 Mar 26

What 1,200 Contractors Taught Me About AI in 3 Days

Jack Enfield

The ABC National Convention is the biggest merit shop contractor event in the country, and this year the energy around technology, specifically AI, was different than anything I have seen before. Not cautious curiosity. Urgency.

18 Mar 26

Before AI Can Work For You, Your Data Has to Show Up

Jack Enfield

Estimating has their spreadsheets. The PM team has a shared drive somewhere. The super keeps notes in a notebook. Finance has QuickBooks. And I think Carlos has some stuff on his laptop from that job last year.

14 Jan 26

How AI is Quietly Revolutionizing Preconstruction

Jack Enfield

What’s happening in preconstruction AI right now isn’t a fancy digital ruler. It’s a fundamental shift and the numbers prove it

19 Nov 25

The Final Installment: Your AI Playbook for Construction — Tools, Takeaways &amp the Full Training Recording

Jack Enfield

On November 11, we had the privilege of teaching How Builders Can Leverage AI to Supercharge Their Business at the Arizona Builders Alliance.

12 Nov 25

The Custom GPT Revolution: Meet the Employee Who Works 24/7 and Never Asks for a Raise

Jack Enfield

If you’re in construction, you’ve heard all the buzz about AI. But here’s the real question: How can you make it work for your business without adding another tool no one uses?

05 Nov 25

Don’t “Go Big” with AI, Start Smart Then Build

Jack Enfield

If you’re in construction, you’ve heard the buzz about Artificial Intelligence (AI). But where do you actually start?