• Work-Bench Co-Op flagged data-center construction as the main demand driver, with contractors expecting it to outpace other categories in 2026.
• Generative design is advancing, but value hinges on reliable integration into procurement, sequencing, manufacturing, framing, and field coordination workflows.
• Subcontractor selection remains a judgment-heavy bottleneck, with fragmented data limiting tools to compliance checks rather than job-specific matching.
• Jobsite sensors are widespread, yet firms still lack real-time schedule-risk intelligence that ties observations to cost and sequencing logic.
• Build-versus-buy is accelerating as switching costs fall, while Oracle Primavera P6 retains pricing power due to owner-mandated proprietary schedule formats.

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