Insights & Resources
Expert insights on procurement intelligence, technical evaluation, and contract management in construction.
The People Who Know How to Build Are Leaving. Most of Their Knowledge Won't Survive the Transition.
41% of construction's skilled workforce will retire by 2031. This isn't just a recruitment problem — it's a knowledge problem that requires a fundamentally different response.
There's a Dirty Secret in the AI Industry
Large language models will confidently fabricate information when they don't know the answer. Here's how we engineered TruBuild to make hallucination structurally difficult, detectable, and inconsequential.
AI Consistency vs Human Evaluator Variance: What Three Vision 2030 Pilots Revealed
Running parallel evaluations across three major real estate developers revealed data that challenges core assumptions about human objectivity in procurement evaluation.
Why the Cheapest Contractor Is Often the Most Expensive Decision
The hidden cost of awarding on price alone and what procurement teams should be evaluating instead
Construction Firms Are Losing Millions on Manual Tender Evaluation - AI Is Changing That
The construction industry's procurement problem is no longer a people problem. It's a technology gap, and the cost is measurable.
Top 7 Global Developments in the Construction Industry in 2025
In 2025, the global construction industry reached a pivotal inflection point. A convergence of environmental mandates, labor constraints, AI integration, and tech-sector capital flows reshaped how infrastructure is planned, financed, and built.
Project Success Without Stress: Interview with Rachael Keeble
In construction, we often push projects forward under pressure. Tight budgets, deadlines, endless documents—it's no surprise people feel the weight. But does it have to be this way?
AI-Powered Tender Evaluation: A New Era of Procurement in Construction
Tender evaluation is one of the most resource-intensive stages in construction. For decades, procurement teams have handled thousands of pages of submissions while trying to balance speed, accuracy, and fairness in decisions that shape billion-pound projects.
How a Leading Saudi Development Entity Reduced Evaluation Time by 85% with TruBuild
Our client is a government-affiliated development entity and a recognised leader in managing large-scale urban infrastructure and construction programmes across Saudi Arabia. This case study focuses on how they streamlined their consultant tender evaluation process.
TruBuild Raises $1 Million Seed Round to De-Risk Construction Projects and Prevent Cost Overruns
TruBuild, the AI-powered construction technology startup focused on preventing delays and unexpected costs in project delivery, has successfully closed a $1 million seed round with participation from Wa'ed Ventures, Dar Ventures, and strategic investors.