The Society for Construction Solutions (SCS)

ThinkTech Tuesday Post. Join Contech Alliance on 1/25 for our first Hackathon! Event Details - Build Day: January 25, 2025 -Register Here https://lu.ma/20st2roj - Topping Out – Finalist Demo: January 28, 2025 - Reserve Your Spot https://lu.ma/oelm3ut0 Want to stay updated on all things Contech? Sign up for our mailing list: Join Here https://eepurl.com/iTMFw-/ Let’s shape the future of construction technology—together. Are you ready to rise to the challenge? Thanks to the rest of our Contech Alliance Board: Val Tzvetkov, Phil Epifano, Dareen Salama, Matthew Diesner, Zachary A. #ContechHackathon #InnovationInConstruction #Hackathon2025 #ContechAlliance

Excited for the upcoming Contech Hackathon! It's a pivotal moment to drive innovation and propel the evolution of tools in our industry. Hackathons emphasize not just technical expertise but also the power of multidisciplinary teamwork. Let's join forces to shape the future of construction together.

Your Texas A&M College of Architecture thanks Texas A&M Innovation, Curtis Rodgers, Nathanael Miller, Logan Farrell , Henning Roedel , John Borland, Shelly Brenckman and all the folks who made our innovation for expeditionary energy and data centers a fun and informative “co-operatition” this week. Special thanks to steven sisk for his coordination and planning!

?? This Wednesday our CEO Matthew Kleiman will be speaking at The Society for Construction Solutions' (SCS) meeting on Data Center and Energy Construction, hosted at Texas A&M University. This events provides the opportunity for industry professionals to gather, share insights and facilitate collaboration between academia, research, and the data center and energy industries. We look forward to an engaging and dynamic event with the SCS! https://lnkd.in/gCg2hHaH

There's a new wave of ConTech startups directly competing with incumbents. Instead of selling their solutions to the industry, they are vertically integrating to become tech enabled contractors. Over 10 years ago, a VC famously proclaimed ‘Software is eating the world.’ They argued technology driven businesses will disrupt industries pointing to Facebook and Netflix as examples. While these companies have changed the way we live, they have yet to disrupt industries like Construction or Real Estate. The truth is the physical world needs physical solutions. Take Ento, for example. They were a workforce management solution for blue collar businesses assisting with scheduling and tracking labor. It created ~8-15% efficiency gains for subcontractors which was great… Except that theoretically the software should have produced over 50% gains. So what happened to the ~35%? They realized that selling solutions doesn’t guarantee contractors will fully adopt them. For founders who care about improving construction, it’s a frustrating realization. And now they’re asking, what if we were the contractor? Last Week in ConTech, Treehouse raised $16.6m in Series A funding. They call themselves the ‘Electrical contractor for the 21st century’ where Trades and Software live under one roof. Their software enabled installation platform for electrification projects (think EV charging or home electrification) gives them an efficiency moat. It allows users to quickly receive pricing estimates, perform load calculations and generate plans for permit filings. And their electricians use it to provide real-time updates during installation. A service incumbents don’t offer. It’s not the first time I’ve seen the model. Back in 2022, Roofer.com which uses drones and AI to undertake roofing inspections acquired a roofing contractor to vertically integrate. If I were an incumbent I’d be nervous. The competitive threat has never been from peers or smaller contractors. It’s from new entrants to the market, deeply embedding technology out-competing on price and efficiency. —--- Follow me and Last Week in ConTech to stay up to date with the latest construction tech news, policy changes and startup funding trends. Ento example from Vertical Integrators by Packy McCormick

FBR co-founder and CTO, Mark Pivac, delivered the keynote address at the Construction Innovation Competition hosted by Texas A&M University and the Society for Construction Solutions on September 12, 2024, at Cavalry Court in College Station, Texas. Mark captivated the audience with insights into FBR’s groundbreaking automated bricklaying technology, highlighting its benefits in speed, accuracy, safety, and waste reduction. He also shared the news about our demonstration program in the United States! This event brought together innovative start-ups and entrepreneurs from the architecture-engineering-construction (AEC) industry, showcasing the future of construction technology. We are proud to be part of this inspiring community and to contribute to the advancement of the industry. ?? ?? Check out the event highlights here: https://lnkd.in/gNtcNzaX #FBR #Innovation #ConstructionTech #AutomatedBricklaying #TexasAM #ConstructionInnovationCompetition #KeynoteSpeaker #MarkPivac #FutureOfConstruction

Big thanks to Texas A&M University, Stephen Mulva, Patrick Suermann, and Pete ONeill! I'm looking forward to more great events in College Station, TX! We truly appreciate the coverage, Jeffrey Rubenstone! https://lnkd.in/gWs27h2f

We are excited to make some significant announcements for our decennial anniversary! 1. Our mission is now to support construction entrepreneurs commercializing emerging technology and construction intrapreneurs employing new solutions. 2. We have partnered with Texas A&M University to produce innovation competitions with intrapreneurs as judges and entrepreneurs as competitors. Additional resources for intrapreneurs are in the works! https://lnkd.in/ganicVJE

Excited to launch our first Innovation Challenge today with Brick & Mortar Ventures and the The Society for Construction Solutions (SCS) in partnership with Texas A&M Innovation and the Texas A&M College of Architecture https://lnkd.in/gwwsqW69