Analysis

January 4, 2022

Something to build on: founders on the future of construction tech

Covid-19 is helping to push a stubbornly analogue industry into the future


The pandemic may turn out to be the crisis that finally propelled the tech-averse construction industry into the 21st century.

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An AR-assisted view of a building site. (Image: XYZ Reality)
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A screenshot of a &quot;digital twin&quot; of a construction project
A screenshot of a "digital twin" of a construction project (Image: Sensat)
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