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What “MCP” is, and why it matters for construction teams
The most useful AI assistant in the world is close to useless on your projects if it cannot see your projects. A general tool knows language but has no view of your job-cost system, your document library, or who is assigned where this week, so most of what it tells you stays generic until you…
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Building agents: The next frontier of Bridgit AI
This post was written by Vincent Seguin, Bridgit’s Chief Technology Officer Bridgit AI was an exciting launch for us last year, and we’ve been busy since that milestone. The world of AI changes by the day, and our team has been hard at work on the next generation of Bridgit AI features. This post offers a…
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50+ Construction Workforce Retention and Turnover Statistics for 2026
Construction’s retention game has flipped. Quit rates hit a nine-year low in mid-2025, and February 2026 posted the lowest hiring rate the BLS has tracked since 2000. People aren’t leaving the industry, but they aren’t entering it either. The immigration pipeline that absorbed two decades of demographic pressure has narrowed sharply, and the pipeline of…
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AI Construction Statistics for 2026
Construction AI adoption is growing fast, despite 79% of the industry not yet moving past early testing. Where companies have implemented AI, results depend almost entirely on the quality of data underneath it. With a workforce that needs half a million new workers this year alone and an aging population that compounds the pressure, AI…
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Behind Bridgit AI: What we’ve learned building our AI stack
This post was written by Vincent Seguin, Bridgit’s Chief Technology Officer Bridgit AI has now been in the hands of customers for several months, and we’re working every day to further its capabilities and provide more value to our customers. At the same time, we’re continuing our commitment to transparency by offering another look behind the…
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How Contractors Use Revenue Per Person Per Month to Benchmark Staffing Efficiency
The construction labor narrative is dominated by the shortage, with 92% of firms reporting difficulty hiring. Sit in a portfolio review with your CFO and director of operations, though, and a different problem surfaces. Some projects feel busy and look fully staffed but still deliver lower margins than expected. The team is working hard, but…
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How Team Size and Project Duration Change by Build Type and What That Means for Staffing
Skilled trades wages on data center construction sites now run roughly 32% above non-data-center construction work, with specialty roles routinely clearing $250,000. The same crafts on a healthcare project earn meaningfully less. The same crafts on an education project earn even less than that. The labor market has decided the build types aren’t interchangeable for…
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The Rookie Ratio and How to Balance Experience on Construction Project Teams
If you run operations at a general contractor, you already track headcount and utilization across your projects. The balance of experienced and newer team members on each one is harder to see, and most firms don’t track it at all. The rookie ratio, the proportion of seasoned people to newer ones on any given project,…
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How to manage construction teams working across multiple locations
Your Phoenix office is scrambling to staff a new $20 million healthcare project. Meanwhile, your Denver team has two senior project managers with significant healthcare experience who are wrapping up their current assignments and looking for what’s next. The $20 million project sits in limbo while Phoenix and Denver wait for their weekly sync-up meeting.…
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How Construction Project Managers Use ChatGPT
ChatGPT is the first AI tool most construction PMs try, and for a narrow set of tasks, it’s genuinely useful. Meeting minutes, daily reports, email drafts, spec summaries. The documentation side of the PM job, which eats hours every week, gets faster with a capable writing assistant. 61% of construction firms now use AI or…
