Bricks And Bytes The Construction Industry Is About to Lose 41% of Its Workforce
Mar 2, 2026
Kris Lengieza, a Procore construction executive focused on market intelligence and product strategy, discusses the industry's sharp split between booming strategic projects and struggling consumer work. He highlights AI moving into production on real job sites. He warns of 41% of the workforce retiring by 2031 and explores how software, resource management and training can help bridge the gap.
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AI Agents Are Now Live On Jobsites
- AI in construction has moved from pilots to deployed agents solving real jobsite problems like safety and submittal reviews.
- Turner and Skanska deployed safety agents and some firms cut submittal review time by about two weeks using agents.
Two Week Cut In Submittal Review At Level 10
- Level 10 used DataGrid agents to save roughly two weeks on submittal review time.
- Procore later acquired DataGrid to scale that agent capability to more customers.
Avoid Indigestion By Diversifying Work
- Diversify your portfolio instead of overconcentrating in one project type to reduce risk from market shifts.
- Rapid growth in one sector (e.g., data centers) can cause 'indigestion' if firms scale operations too quickly without controls.