Speed, Quality, Cost: Using AI to Finally Get All Three in Construction | Ep. 334

The construction industry is currently at a significant juncture where the industry’s traditional practices begin to converge with new cutting-edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence. AI helps teams to uncover insights, streamline operations, and improve decision-making, making it an emerging powerful partner rather than a tool.

Trevor Schick is the CEO of Slate Technologies, a company revolutionizing the construction industry through AI-driven decision support tools. He brings a unique perspective to the industry’s technological space, having a career leading global supply chains at major high-tech companies like Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola. About a decade ago, he started applying lessons about materials and logistics from high-tech industries to the world of construction. He became the CEO of Slate Technologies after initially working with them as a customer. He joined us today to talk about how AI is redefining the possibilities in construction by enhancing safety, minimizing delays, and unlocking the importance of hidden data.

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Key takeaways 

 

✅ Explore off-site construction and speed up project timelines.

✅ Use AI-powered cameras to proactively identify on-site safety risks. 

✅ Provide clean, structured data to ensure your AI tools deliver accurate insights.

✅ Capture and apply lessons learned from past projects using AI. 

✅ Use human feedback to train and improve AI’s problem-solving over time. 

✅ Encourage your team to see AI as a collaborative partner, not a tool. 

 

📚 Resources:

Connect with Trevor Schick

LinkedIn – linkedin.com/in/trevor-schick-97620b9/ 

Wensite – slate.ai 

YouTube – youtube.com/@SlateTechnologies 

Restaurant Recommendation – jeffreysofaustin.com

 

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