Billion-dollar decisions require construction intelligence

A note from Roy Danon, our CEO and co-founder

Construction is a global outlier. In almost every other industry, leaders use objective data to inform strategy and execution, while in construction, billion-dollar decisions are still made based on opinions and half-truths. 

That’s because capturing the fast-moving, chaotic construction process has always been out of reach, even with technology. There are simply too many moving parts, leaving construction managers to do the heavy lifting of interpreting fragmented, subjective data – even as project deadlines and millions of dollars hang in the balance. As a result, critical risks slip through the cracks, largely because there isn't enough bandwidth to address them.

And so, hope fills the gap. Teams hope the schedule will hold. They hope productivity will recover. They hope today’s issues won’t become the ones that completely derail the job.

But hope isn’t a strategy, and it’s no way to run projects at scale – let alone entire organizations.

Enter construction intelligence

This is why, from today, we’re defining construction intelligence as Buildots’ new focus.

The term ‘construction intelligence’ describes a system’s ability to analyze and interpret construction data to provide visibility to and support decision-making. The higher the level of intelligence, the more similar the analysis would be to that of a project leader or company executive with decades of experience, becoming a force multiplier for their expertise.

So, where does this intelligence come from? Typically, from a construction intelligence platform – a digital system that creates and interprets a unified, living data model of construction, driving smarter management decisions. 

Platforms under the construction intelligence umbrella vary greatly in their level of sophistication. We define this as their ability to operate consistently and at scale – across different data sources, project types, and organization sizes. However, their objective is similar: to give teams meaningful insight into construction production and/or productivity. 

The world’s most advanced construction intelligence platform

This brings us back to Buildots. 

Since 2018, we’ve dedicated ourselves to capturing and interpreting more types of construction data on hundreds of global projects – from multi-family to multi-gigawatt data centers. Today, we reveal an evolution of this focus: creating the ultimate construction intelligence platform. 

Buildots is the first platform to implement construction intelligence to a high standard. By comparing site imagery with your BIM and schedule using AI, we have already unlocked accurate insights across a wide range of project types and stages. And we’re just getting started. 

Our goal is for everyone, from the field to the boardroom, to use construction intelligence to drive more predictable, efficient operations:

• Project teams: Deliver with predictability, work efficiently and preempt problems.
• Owners’ project teams: Get an objective, unfiltered view of whether projects are progressing as expected, with earlier risk warnings.
• Companies: Create consistency across projects, benchmark outcomes, identify patterns, and improve delivery over time.

These are the three key pillars that guide our work:

• Know sooner: AI and computer vision capture “ground truth,” showing you exactly what is built versus your BIM and schedule.
• Act faster: By revealing risks (delays, unfinished installations, deviations, etc.) before they become crises, teams can act decisively rather than reactively.
• Outperform: Data powers structured workflows that drive accountability, keep trades aligned, and ensure consistent high performance across your portfolio.

The proof: Impact at scale

The ultimate validation of construction intelligence is its tangible impact on site productivity and project timelines.

Projects using Buildots have been proven to reduce delays by up to 50%. On an average project, that is equivalent to preventing two to three months of delays.

We are seeing this impact today on some of the world’s most sophisticated construction programs. For example, on Intel’s global semiconductor fab construction program, our platform has helped avoid four weeks of delay per project. In an industry where each day of delay in getting production up and running can cost millions, this level of precision is mission-critical.

You get similar savings on residential and commercial projects. For example, we helped Nordic construction giant NCC complete 2.3x more tasks on time each week (measured via the percent plan complete metric). NCC also reduced subcontractor disputes and conflicts that could have led to tens of thousands in overspend.

The predictable machine

Construction intelligence provides the foundation for our industry to finally become what it was always meant to be: a predictable, efficient machine.

When my co-founders and I started Buildots in 2018, many thought we were naive optimists for believing this industry could be truly data-driven. Our work with the world’s leading contractors has proven that it can be.