Nick Hull is an Associate Director at Deloitte Access Economics, which was commissioned by Autodesk in 2023 to research data capabilities in construction. This effort revealed that 4 out of 5 construction companies have room to improve how they manage data. Deloitte surveyed about 1,275 global respondents to get a global view of data usage in construction and discover what defines data leadership.

In this episode Eric talks with Nick to get a breakdown of the report’s major findings, what leaders can learn from it, and how the industry can move forward with data.

We discuss:

• How construction leaders are estimating their data capabilities
• Retaining the human side of construction while integrating data and AI
• How good data strategy maintains competitive advantage
• How implementing data strategy impacts your bottom line
• The ongoing issue of talent in construction and how data & AI can alleviate it
• Balancing digital assistance with data-driven decision making.

Assets Mentioned:

The State of Data Capabilities in the Construction Industry Report

Digital Builder is hosted by Eric Thomas of Autodesk.