CSI has been the steward and producer of the MasterFormat, UniFormat and OmniClass standards for decades. CSI now makes these available digitally through an API. Rick takes us through the value of the API and its unique "crosswalking" functionality, as well as what it takes to make a truly world-class API.

Construction projects are full of repetitive, tedious, but necessary tasks, like filing daily reports, administering orientations, and so on. Nyfty.ai creates 'bots' that handle critical tasks like these, and leverages powerful natural language understanding to make interacting with these bots fast and easy. As more and more processes digitize, understanding how to automate these processes will be critical.

Supply chain and Logistics are one of the more complex parts of any operation, and construction is especially complex. James Swanston applies critical lessons learned in a military career to the problems of logistics in construction, and gives us some ideas for where supply chain and logistics will evolve in the future.

More and more attention is being paid to preconstruction processes. Jeff Sample, head of communications at Join, explains that the key missing ingredient in many preconstruction processes is effective communication amongst different teams. Join was designed to provide the tools and platform to facilitate those communications.

Sharing files easily, securely, instantly on a jobsite is not easy. Doing so with uneven WiFi can be even harder. Egnyte's Ronen Vengosh explains how they keep files secure, what it takes to help their clients with cybersecurity, and some of the cool file sharing features that Engyte offers.

At a time when there are a great deal of new technologies and products to help with the construction process, navigating this new landscape can be a challenge. Kaushal Diwan, and Henning Roedel share their lessons learned and approach to assessing, piloting and managing a portfolio of technologies across DPR.

Scott Ellison has invested in a number of contech startups, and is actively involved in the space. We talked about his "respect/disrupt" ratio, and how some of the unique aspects of the construction industry affect technology adoption, startups and the future of the industry. A great set of perspectives for startups, investors and innovation teams.