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See how AI-powered progress tracking helps data center teams identify schedule risks earlier and build with confidence.
Doxel is heading to Singapore for Data Centre World Asia 2026, taking place September 29–30 at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre as part of Singapore Technology Week. As an LED Wall Sponsor, Doxel will showcase how AI-powered Work-in-Place (WIP) tracking and schedule analytics help project teams identify schedule risks earlier, improve coordination, and make faster decisions throughout construction. Come visit us at booth 3G2.
Southeast Asia's data center pipeline has moved fast over the past two years. Singapore is a central hub for hyperscalers, colocation providers, and contractors racing to deliver capacity across a region where power, land, and skilled labor are tighter constraints than in more established markets.
That pressure shows up on the jobsite. Compressed schedules, fragmented regional supply chains, and delivery models that vary market to market all make it harder to know, with any confidence, where a project actually stands. Teams are still leaning on manual walk-throughs and self-reported updates to answer a basic question: is the work installed, and is it on pace with the plan?
Data Centre World Asia brings the people wrestling with that question into one room — five concurrent tracks covering the Global Stage, Keynote Theatre, Energy Security & Efficiency, Critical Infrastructure, and OCP Tech Day. It's a good cross-section of where APAC data center construction is headed, and exactly the audience we built Doxel for.
Doxel turns weekly site walks into objective, component-level progress data, tracking installed work against the plan, flagging schedule risk early, and giving owners, GCs, and trade partners a shared, factual view of where a project stands. No more disputes over whose version of “done” is right.
Teams using Doxel get:
• Automated progress tracking tied directly to the schedule
• Earlier visibility into delays, before they become critical-path problems
• A single source of truth that keeps owners, GCs, and trades aligned
• Benchmarking across projects to spot where production is slipping
For a region building as many facilities, as fast as APAC is right now, that kind of visibility isn't a nice-to-have; it's what keeps a portfolio of projects on schedule.
Doxel's team will be at booth 3G2 throughout the show: Spencer Clayton, Dom Pound-Palmieri, Jesse Gill, Hamza Abukar, and Sridhar Rengasamy, our APAC Lead. Sridhar has spent years working on large-scale infrastructure projects across Southeast Asia and is happy to share his expertise on the region.
If you're attending Data Centre World Asia and want to talk about a live or upcoming project, stop by booth 3G2 or reach out to Sridhar on LinkedIn to set up time.
We'll see you in Singapore.
LCI Congress 2026 is the place to be to see how AI-powered progress tracking gives Lean construction teams objective visibility into project progress, helping improve planning, coordination, and delivery.
Doxel is excited to return as a sponsor of LCI Congress 2026, where owners, contractors, designers, and Lean practitioners will explore the strategies and technologies shaping the future of project delivery. Taking place October 12-16, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia, LCI Congress brings together construction leaders focused on improving collaboration, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026, 3:45-4:30 PM
Panelists:
- Moderator - Chris Vine, LCI-CPC, DBIA, CM-Lean Champion, Project Superintendent, Hensel Phelps
- Speaker - Brandon Bergener, Sr. Superintendent, Layton Construction Company LLC
- Speaker - John Rewolinski, Head of Schedule Analytics, Doxel
Lean construction depends on accurate, timely information. Yet many teams still rely on manual jobsite walks and spreadsheets to understand project status.
Doxel's AI-powered Work-in-Place (WIP) tracking gives Lean teams objective, real-time visibility into construction progress, helping project teams compare plan versus actual performance, improve coordination, and identify schedule risks earlier.
Whether supporting Last Planner System®, Takt planning, or flow reliability, Doxel provides trusted progress intelligence that helps teams make faster, more informed decisions.
Stop by Booth #113 to learn how leading construction teams are using AI-powered progress tracking to:
We're also proud to sponsor the LCI Congress Golf Tournament, including Hole #6 and the TaylorMade Golf Kit giveaway.
LCI Congress 2026 | October 12-16, 2026
Signia by Hilton | Atlanta, Georgia
Visit Booth #113 to how AI-powered progress tracking is helping teams deliver projects with greater certainty, consistency, and confidence.
The conference brings together leaders focused on solving the biggest challenges in AI infrastructure, including prefabrication, digital construction, power availability, and accelerated project delivery.
Doxel is heading to the Builtworlds Buildings Conference: Data Centers & AI Infrastructure to demonstrate how AI-powered progress tracking helps owners and contractors reduce schedule risk and accelerate data center delivery.
AI infrastructure projects are growing larger, faster, and more complex, making objective progress visibility more important than ever.
The event takes place September 30 to October 1 in Nashville, Tennessee. As a Premier Sponsor, Doxel will showcase how AI-powered Work-in-Place (WIP) tracking and schedule analytics help project teams identify schedule risks earlier, improve coordination, and make faster decisions throughout construction.
Thursday, October 1 | 2:10 PM – 2:50 PM
Speakers
What is reality on your jobsite? Your P6 says one thing, your trade partners say another. On a hyperscale data center, having near real-time, objective progress data helps you make better decisions to stay on schedule. In this session, a DPR superintendent and Doxel product leader share real stories from the field: catching a piping trade's slide months before it became a crisis, discovering security rough-ins installed three feet off design, and proving drywall was way ahead of schedule to a skeptical client with a single click.
Join Reid Senescu and Mike Miller as they share how computer vision turns weekly 360° site walks into objective, component-level progress data that keeps trades on plan, settles disputes with evidence instead of arguments, and drives the coordination conversations that build data centers faster. You'll leave with practical adoption lessons—including why a dashboard on the wall beats a hyperlink in an inbox every time.
This year's conference focuses on the challenges shaping modern AI infrastructure, including prefabrication, digital construction, power availability, and project delivery. These priorities align closely with Doxel's AI-powered Work-in-Place (WIP) tracking and schedule analytics, giving project teams objective insight into progress so they can reduce risk and make faster decisions.
Visit Doxel during the conference to learn how leading data center teams are using AI to:
We look forward to connecting with owners, contractors, and technology leaders at BuiltWorlds to discuss how AI-powered progress tracking is helping deliver the next generation of data centers with greater certainty.
When the scan says "not installed," and the trade says "we did it," the answer might be a quality problem, not a data error
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Computer Vision Is the Andon Cord Construction Has Always Needed
LCI Conference 2025 · Reid Senescu, Doxel & Mike Miller, DPR Construction
Doxel's system was designed to track progress, but on a hyperscale data center project with DPR Construction, it caught something that no daily report, RFI, or schedule update had flagged, and the lesson that came out of it changed how the team interpreted data discrepancies entirely.
The story starts with a flag. Doxel's AI detected uninstalled security components near certain doors. The electrical trade partner pushed back hard, claiming they had roughed in all the security to those doors. In their estimation, the work was done.
After further investigation, the team found the truth: the security boxes had been installed. Three feet to the right of where they were supposed to be.
The components had been physically installed, but they were mislocated relative to the BIM. When comparing the 360° site photos against the model, Doxel’s AI correctly identified them as not installed in the designated location.
"If something's showing as not installed and the trade partner says it's installed, we probably have a quality control problem. Not the intended use case — but awesome to see."
— Mike Miller, Superintendent, DPR Construction
The team had stumbled onto a new interpretive principle. When Doxel flags something as missing and the trade says it's done, don't default to assuming the data is wrong. Investigate. The discrepancy might not be a tracking error; it might be a quality flag.
Mike was direct about what happened next and what it cost. Rework followed. But by investigating when they did, the team headed off even higher costs than if the issue had been found later.
REWORK WARNING: Dismissing data because it contradicts expectation is how quality issues get buried. The cost of investigation is almost always lower than the cost of rework — especially once walls are closed.
This is not an abstract lean principle. It played out on a real job, on real infrastructure, with real rework costs. The lesson is practical: when scan data and field reports disagree, treat the disagreement as information, not noise.
Construction quality management has traditionally relied on scheduled inspections, trade self-reporting, and periodic walkthroughs. These methods work reasonably well for obvious defects. They are poor at catching components that are physically present, but are installed in the wrong place relative to the design.
Computer vision can fill this gap by comparing what is physically present against the BIM at the component level across all visible trades every week. Mislocations look identical to missing components from the system's perspective, because in both cases, the component is not where it should be.
The practical recommendation from Mike's experience is to establish a protocol for investigating discrepancies rather than defaulting to dismissal. When a trade reports complete and the system reports incomplete, send someone to review the discrepancy. It only takes minutes, but it can prevent weeks of rework.
There is a secondary benefit this story highlights: objective, time-stamped documentation of installation location for every component. On a complex facility like a data center, where systems are dense, and modifications may be needed years later, having a record of where things were actually installed, not just where they were designed to go, has ongoing operational value.
This use case wasn't in the sales deck. It emerged from a real disagreement on a real job. That's often how the most durable capabilities get discovered.
Doxel is proving that transforming an industry starts with the people behind it.
Doxel has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Startup Employers, highlighting the company’s rapid growth, strong culture, and commitment to developing talent in construction technology.
The annual Forbes ranking evaluates thousands of startup companies across the United States based on employer reputation, employee satisfaction, and growth. The recognition reflects the impact Doxel has built not only in transforming construction productivity but also in creating a workplace where employees can build meaningful careers.
You can see the full list here.
Doxel develops AI-powered construction progress tracking technology that helps owners and contractors deliver projects faster and with greater certainty. By automatically capturing jobsite data and comparing it to BIM models and project schedules, the platform provides objective visibility into construction progress and productivity.
The system helps teams eliminate manual reporting, gain objective insights, and make faster decisions across complex construction projects.
For Saurabh Ladha, CEO and Founder of Doxel, the Forbes recognition reflects years of commitment to both innovation and people.
“Our mission has always been to transform how the world builds. That requires not only great technology, but great people. Being recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Startup Employers is a testament to the incredible team we have built at Doxel.” - Saurabh Ladha, CEO and Founder of Doxel
Ladha added that solving construction’s productivity challenges requires long-term thinking and strong collaboration across engineering, product, and customer success teams.
Employee satisfaction has played a major role in Doxel’s recognition.
The company currently maintains a Glassdoor rating of approximately 4.1 out of 5, reflecting strong employee feedback on leadership, culture, and career opportunities.
Many employees highlight the opportunity to grow quickly within the organization and take on new responsibilities as the company scales.
“If you’re looking for a fast-growing company that genuinely supports career progression, values its people, and maintains a strong culture as it scales, Doxel is a great place to be,” said one account team member.
Another employee noted that Doxel’s leadership actively supports internal promotions and professional development.
“The career advancement opportunity has been great! I've been given several opportunities to be promoted to higher leadership roles over the past few years.”
Construction remains one of the world’s largest industries, yet productivity has stagnated for decades. According to research from McKinsey, construction productivity grew only 0.4% annually between 2000 and 2022, far behind gains in manufacturing and the broader economy.
Doxel’s technology addresses this challenge by providing automated, objective progress tracking across construction sites. The platform scans projects, compares actual progress against plans, and helps teams identify schedule risks earlier.
Companies using Doxel gain:
These insights allow project teams to make faster decisions and keep complex projects on track.
For Doxel employees across engineering, AI research, and customer success, the opportunity to solve real problems in construction has become a major motivator.
“We’re not just building software,” said Reid Senescu, Sr. Vice President of Product, Marketing, and Customer Success. “We’re helping an industry that builds hospitals, data centers, and infrastructure deliver projects faster and with more certainty.”
That mission has helped Doxel attract talent from both technology and construction backgrounds, creating a team with deep expertise across AI, robotics, and capital project delivery.
The Forbes recognition highlights Doxel’s momentum as the company continues expanding its technology platform and customer base across major global construction projects.
For Ladha, the award reflects the culture the company intends to preserve as it grows.
“Our goal is to build a company where talented people can do the best work of their careers while solving meaningful challenges for the construction industry.”
- Saurabh Ladha, CEO and Founder of Doxel
How AI progress tracking gives superintendents a signal weeks before a delay becomes a crisis
LCI Conference 2025 · Reid Senescu, Doxel & Mike Miller, DPR Construction
Every superintendent knows the feeling: a trade partner reports they're on track, the schedule says green, and then, one week before a milestone, the reality hits. The work isn't there. The cascade starts. The conversations get harder.
The problem isn't that anyone is lying. The problem is that construction progress has always been measured the same way: someone walks around, someone asks, someone estimates. By the time a deviation surfaces through normal reporting channels, weeks have passed, and the cost of recovering has multiplied.
Data-driven construction executives are disciplined in leveraging technology and processes to capture crucial information about their projects. At LCI Conference 2025, DPR Project Executive Mike Miller described how automated progress tracking changed that dynamic on his hyperscale data center project, starting with a piping trade partner whose slip he could see forming in real time.
Starting in December, Doxel's computer vision system began showing a divergence between the piping trade's actual installed quantities and their planned schedule. Not a dramatic gap at first. Just a signal.
Under traditional reporting, that gap might not have surfaced until a formal schedule update meeting or until it cascaded into delayed downstream trades. With automated tracking, Mike could see it forming week by week, grounded in automated progress tracking rather than self-reporting.
"As a leader, you only have so much time to focus on certain things. I can't focus on everything all the time. I can see who's on plan and I can focus where we have the risk."— Mike Miller, Project Executive, DPR Construction
What followed was a textbook plan-do-check-act (PDCA) loop. The trade was brought to the table. The data was shared. Initially, there was resistance — new tools, new data, trust takes time. But by year-end, the team accepted the picture and decided to add resources. Check the result. Adjust again if needed.
Mike called it "bread and butter." The system is working exactly as it should.
KEY INSIGHT Early detection gives leadership the visibility to have the right conversation at the right time.
The lean parallel is direct. In manufacturing, the Andon cord's value isn't the cord itself; it's the organizational culture that responds to it. Doxel's computer vision functions as a continuous Andon cord across the entire job site, flagging deviations the moment they're detectable, not weeks later when they've compounded.
Reid Senescu, Head of Product at Doxel, described the underlying principle: construction sites have historically lacked the sensor layer that lean manufacturing has always relied on. No factory would operate without real-time feedback on production output. Yet construction, which is far more complex and expensive, has run primarily on estimates and walking the site.
The system takes three inputs:
Computer vision compares the scan against the BIM to determine what has been physically installed at the component level across all trades and at every stage of construction. A large language model ties the schedule to the BIM, producing a real-time 4D view of the actual project state versus the planned state.
The result: trade and project-level progress data grounded in physical observation rather than self-reporting, updated at least weekly, with no additional engineering work required for onboarding.
Doxel has captured over 3 billion square feet of construction. That dataset powers the "rules of credit" — weighted effort models that let the system aggregate component-level data up to an accurate project percent complete.
What This Means for Owners and GCs
For owners, the implication of this story is straightforward: the capability exists to monitor capital investments in construction with the same rigor applied to financial data, inventory, or operational metrics. Requiring automated progress tracking in the RFP: specifying that it must cover all visible trades and at least 80 stages of construction is the most direct way to ensure this capability is on every project.
For GCs like DPR, the story is about competitive differentiation. The teams that build trust in objective data and act on it early catch problems before they cascade. They spend less on rework and recover faster.
The Andon cord is finally available for job sites. The question is how quickly the team can respond when it sounds.
Lean isn’t just a principle — it’s how Doxel is pushing the industry forward. That’s why we’re excited to join the 2025 LCI Congress in Arlington, Texas.
Doxel is proud to sponsor the 27th Annual LCI Congress in Arlington, TX, October 20–24, 2025. Visit Booth #214 to see how we help teams pioneer Lean progress with real-time, AI-powered insights.
📅 October 20–24, 2025
📍 Arlington, Texas
📍 Doxel Booth #214
🔗 Join us at LCI Congress
The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) is celebrating its 27th Annual Congress in Arlington, Texas, bringing together leaders from across the AEC industry for a week of education, networking, and Lean discovery. This event is recognized as the premier gathering for advancing Lean design and construction practices, where owners, designers, trade partners, and contractors come together to share knowledge and transform the way projects are delivered.
With the theme of pioneering progress through education, networking, and Lean discovery, LCI Congress offers attendees the opportunity to:
At Doxel, we believe Lean principles are more than a framework—they are the foundation for building certainty into every project. Our AI-powered progress tracking platform provides the objective, real-time insights teams need to eliminate waste, optimize resources, and stay ahead of schedule.
By combining computer vision with automated benchmarking, Doxel helps owners and builders align field reality with Lean schedules, creating a living plan that adjusts based on actual progress. This empowers teams to:
We are proud to sponsor LCI Congress 2025 and showcase how our platform helps advance Lean construction practices. If you’re attending, visit us at Booth #214 to see how Doxel enables real-time observability and creates confidence in delivering projects faster and more reliably.
Learn more about the event and register here: LCI Congress 2025
Meet Doxel at Procore Groundbreak 2025 in Houston, Oct 14–16. See how AI-powered insights drive faster, more predictable project delivery. Booth 233.
Groundbreak brings together global leaders and industry experts who are setting a new standard for construction. This October, join Doxel in Houston, TX for Procore Groundbreak 2025 as we connect with innovators, problem-solvers, and visionaries driving our industry forward with cutting-edge solutions and breakthrough technologies.
📅 October 14–16, 2025
📍 Houston, TX
🟨 Visit Doxel at Booth 233
Procore Groundbreak has become the go-to event for forward-thinking builders, owners, and technology partners. Attendees gain direct access to:
This is where the conversations that define construction’s future are happening.
Doxel helps owners, general contractors, and trade partners gain certainty in complex projects with tools that fit the way each role works.
By stopping at our booth, you’ll see how Doxel empowers every stakeholder—from the boardroom to the jobsite—to deliver projects faster, safer, and with greater confidence.
Don’t miss your chance to see the technologies shaping tomorrow. Visit Doxel at Booth 233 at Groundbreak 2025. We look forward to building the future together in Houston.
Join Doxel at DCAC Austin 2025 to explore the dawn of the data center gold rush and how AI-powered progress tracking helps deliver certainty at speed and scale.
Austin, Texas | September 16–18, 2025 | Hyatt Place Austin Downtown
The data center market is entering a new era of unprecedented demand, and nowhere is that more evident than at DCAC Austin 2025. Known as one of the most forward-looking data center conferences in the U.S., DCAC brings together visionaries, builders, and operators to explore how this gold rush moment is reshaping the digital economy.
This year’s theme, “The Dawn of the Data Center Gold Rush,” highlights the wave of new opportunities driven by AI, hyperscale growth, and global infrastructure investment. Developers, contractors, and owners are under pressure to deliver projects at speed and scale while navigating power, land, and supply chain constraints.
Austin and the broader Central Texas region are witnessing explosive growth in data center development:
As a sponsor of DCAC Austin 2025, Doxel is proud to support the industry at this pivotal moment. Our AI-powered progress tracking platform provides owners and contractors with real-time visibility into construction performance, helping teams avoid delays, manage costs, and deliver certainty when it matters most.
In a gold‑rush environment where land, labor, and timelines are stretched thin, Doxel helps building teams deliver on time.
We’re excited to connect with owners, developers, and general contractors at DCAC Austin 2025. This is your chance to see firsthand how technology and innovation are redefining data center construction.
📍 Event: DCAC Austin 2025
📅 Date: September 16–18, 2025
📍 Location: Hyatt Place Austin Downtown
Whether you’re exploring new projects or scaling delivery capacity, Doxel is here to help you capture the opportunities of this historic moment for the data center industry.
Learn more about the event and register here.
Doxel now supports the Insta360 X5, a rugged, jobsite-ready camera with long battery life and heat resilience, delivering sharper captures and stronger AI progress tracking.
At Doxel, we know construction doesn’t happen in perfect conditions. That’s why we’re excited to announce full support for the integration of the Insta360 X5 camera with Doxel’s autonomous progress-tracking platform.
The X5 isn’t just a sharper video, it’s a jobsite-ready tool engineered to capture in tough conditions and keep projects on track. And when paired with Doxel, it transforms field capture into reliable, AI-driven progress data you can trust.
The Insta360 X5 elevates what’s possible in jobsite documentation:
With X5 integrated into Doxel’s AI platform, contractors gain:
Every missed capture or overheated camera adds risk. With Doxel + Insta360 X5, project teams gain a durable, data-reliable workflow designed to perform where construction actually happens: in the field, in the dust, in the heat and the cold.
Ready to see the X5 in action? Explore how Doxel and Insta360 X5 keep projects on schedule and under control.
Learn more about the Insta360 X5
See how Doxel powers AI progress tracking
The collaboration will use Doxel computer vision to automatically track construction progress to keep projects on schedule and on budget.
[Menlo Park, California] – [8/12/25] – Doxel, the leader in AI-powered progress tracking for construction, is proud to announce an enterprise agreement with Stream Data Centers, a leader in premium, hyperscale-ready colocation and build-to-suit data center development. This partnership reflects Stream Data Centers’ unwavering commitment to collaborating with customers and communities, empowering teams to deliver secure, reliable, and sustainable data center solutions.
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By integrating Doxel's industry-leading computer vision technology into its workflows, Stream gains real-time, objective insights into project progress. “Doxel’s AI-powered progress tracking is an innovative solution to our team’s need for near real-time data on our construction sites. Doxel helps paint an objective picture for our entire project team, so we can all work together to identify and address challenges quickly, before they grow into material impacts to budget or schedule,” said Tejo Pydipati, SVP Design & Construction at Stream.
Doxel's AI-powered progress tracking captures, analyzes, and visualizes construction progress, turning photos into insights. This data-driven approach:
Doxel CEO and Founder, Saurabh Ladha, stated, "We are thrilled to partner with Stream Data Centers in helping them deliver projects on time and on budget. With Stream’s enterprise-wide adoption of Doxel, we are setting a new standard for project speed and performance. This rapid construction is critical in supporting global investment in Artificial Intelligence."
About Doxel | Doxel.ai is transforming construction management with AI-powered progress tracking. By providing real-time, data-driven insights, Doxel speeds up construction by empowering construction firms to deliver projects with greater efficiency, accuracy, and control.
About Stream Data Centers | Stream Data Centers (streamdatacenters.com) is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and is the technical real estate affiliate of Stream Realty Partners, a full service commercial real estate investment, development and services company with 1,550+ professionals in 20 core markets, and $8.9 billion in annual transactions.
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Shankar Bellam
Doxel
shankar@doxel.ai
Construction projects have long struggled with inefficiencies, fragmented workflows, and unmet expectations from technology. Using Doxel and Touchplan together offers a unified workflow for continuous improvement. Together, these platforms empower teams to reduce waste, enhance collaboration, and achieve outstanding project results.
"If teams use Touchplan alongside Doxel, it would provide excellent confirmation that what we have done is what we said we were going to do. It would also allow us to look forward in the progress charts and ensure our forecasts for activities align." said Project Controls Manager, CRB.
Transform your weekly planning from a manual, time-intensive process into a dynamic, digital workflow. Touchplan’s digital pull planning and Look-Ahead Planning tools enable real-time collaboration, helping teams anticipate roadblocks and ensure efficient planning at every project phase.
Doxel uses AI-driven progress tracking to provide live updates on project execution. By automating activity monitoring and delivering visualized progress insights, Doxel keeps site performance aligned with plans, ensuring accountability and maximizing productivity.
Touchplan and Doxel combine advanced technology with proven Lean Construction methods to create a unified workflow for continuous improvement. Teams can analyze progress trends, address inefficiencies, and refine workflows, driving success both today and on future projects.
Leaders like CRB are already experiencing measurable success, setting a new benchmark for construction excellence
Doxel is excited to partner with DCAC, the people’s conference designed to inspire and evolve the data center industry.
Doxel is excited to announce its participation in the groundbreaking Data Centre Automation Conference (DCAC) Live Europe 2024 conference, which will be held in Dublin, Ireland, from October 15 to 16, 2024.
Doxel is excited to partner with DCAC, the people’s conference designed to inspire and evolve the data center industry. Aligned with DCAC’s mission to disrupt, challenge, and foster collaboration, Doxel looks forward to contributing to the meaningful conversations and connections that propel visionaries, builders, and manufacturers forward in this fast-growing sector.
DCAC Live Europe 2024 will gather top industry professionals from the world of data center automation and focus on how cutting-edge technology can enhance critical infrastructure efficiency, scalability, and automation.
Doxel accelerates construction by automating progress reporting, identifying hidden issues early, preventing rework, and improving collaboration through visual data. Attendees will be able to see advanced Doxel features, including:
Doxel’s platform automatically leverages AI to track project progress, providing real-time insights into productivity, cost, and quality. This allows teams to make data-driven decisions, reducing delays and keeping projects on budget.
Doxel uses predictive analytics to spot potential risks before they turn into problems. This proactive approach helps teams avoid costly overruns and delays in projects, keeping them running smoothly and on time.
With Doxel, data is collected automatically throughout the project lifecycle. This allows for continuous progress monitoring and ensures stakeholders have visibility into every aspect of the construction process.
Doxel’s simple dashboards make complex data easy to understand and help teams make quick, informed decisions for better project results.
Visit Doxel’s table for live demonstrations of its AI-driven platform. See how automated progress tracking helps monitor, manage, and control every stage of your data center project. Meet with the Doxel team to discuss challenges and explore custom solutions tailored to your needs.
As the demand for data centers grows, effective and automated construction progress tracking is more critical than ever. DCAC Live Europe 2024 is a great opportunity for data center professionals to learn about the latest in automation and technology. With expert-led discussions, technical workshops, and solution showcases, attendees will stay ahead in the evolving data center landscape.
DCAC Live Europe:
Website: DCAC Live Europe 2024
Insights from DCAC 2024 with Doxel CEO Saurabh Ladha and Joseph Pinzon, CRO of Overwatch.
In the latest episode of the Data Center Revolution Podcast from DCAC 2024, Saurabh Ladha, CEO of Doxel and Joseph Pinzon, CRO of Overwatch deliver an insightful conversation on the cutting-edge advancements in data center construction. Here are some of the topics covered during the podcast:
Catch the full conversation below and explore how technology is reshaping data center construction:
– Joseph Pinzon, CFO, Overwatch.
A McKinsey report shows stagnant construction productivity for decades. By adopting modern practices, owners can drive a new era of construction productivity.
Better tools for the field and reducing risk on every project!
Long considered the backbone of economic growth, the construction industry continues to face a productivity challenge that cannot be ignored any longer. According to a McKinsey report, construction productivity has remained stagnant for decades, with the sector’s growth rate falling far behind that of the global economy.
For an industry that influences everything from infrastructure to housing, this productivity gap is not just a business problem—it’s a societal one. However, a growing consensus is that construction owners who commission and pay for projects hold the keys to transforming the industry. By leveraging their influence and adopting modern practices, owners can be the driving force behind a new era of construction productivity.
Before exploring solutions, it’s essential to understand the scope of the problem. McKinsey’s analysis highlights that construction productivity has only increased by 1% annually over the past 20 years, compared to 2.8% for the global economy. This productivity gap has resulted in significant cost overruns and delays, with projects exceeding budgets by 80% and timelines by 20 months on average. The industry must adopt new innovative technologies and practices faster to mitigate this trend.
The factors contributing to this stagnation are numerous, including:
Given these challenges, it’s clear that a radical shift is needed. And that shift can start with the owners.
Owners play a pivotal role in the construction ecosystem. They are the ones who set the expectations, define the scope, and ultimately bear the financial risk of projects. Owners can drive change across the industry by taking a more active role in risk mitigation and pushing for productivity improvements. Here’s how:
1. Adopting Performance-Based Contracts
One of the most effective ways for owners to drive productivity is by adopting performance-based contracts. These contracts tie compensation to achieving specific milestones and performance metrics, such as staying within budget or completing a project on time. This approach aligns contractors’ incentives with the project goals, encouraging them to innovate and find more efficient work methods.
2. Embracing Digital Transformation
Digital tools can revolutionize construction, from design to execution to delivery. Owners who prioritize digital transformation can see significant productivity improvements. For example, Building Information Modeling (BIM) allows for more accurate planning and coordination, reducing the likelihood of costly errors and rework. Doxel empowers construction teams with AI-driven project benchmarking and analytics, enabling faster, data-backed decisions that reduce costs and improve on-time delivery.
According to McKinsey, using digital tools could improve overall productivity by 14-15% and reduce project costs by 4-6%. Project management software can also streamline communication and collaboration, ensuring all stakeholders are on the same page.
3. Leveraging Technology for Project Benchmarking
One of the most potent tools that owners can use to enhance productivity and benchmark their projects is Doxel. Doxel is a powerful tool for project owners looking to enhance productivity and benchmark their projects. Its Production Rate tracking simplifies comparing completed work against the schedule, enabling owners to measure progress and manage timelines effectively.
The data collected from the site is analyzed to deliver precise insights into project progress, quality, and potential risks. With Doxel, owners can establish clear benchmarks, compare them against industry standards and past performances, and identify inefficiencies early. This empowers them to make informed decisions that keep projects on track, within budget, and up to the highest quality standards.
By integrating Doxel into their project management practices, owners gain a significant competitive advantage, ensuring precision and efficiency in every project.
4. Fostering Collaboration and Integration
The fragmentation of the construction industry is a significant barrier to productivity. Owners can address this by fostering a more collaborative and integrated approach to project delivery.
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is one such approach, where all parties—owners, contractors, architects, and engineers—work together from the outset, sharing risks and rewards. This collaborative environment encourages innovation and problem-solving, improving outcomes for all involved.
5. Prioritizing Sustainability and Resilience
Sustainability and resilience are increasingly important in construction, not only for environmental reasons but also for long-term cost savings and productivity gains. Owners who prioritize sustainable practices, such as energy-efficient designs or renewable materials, can reduce their projects’ lifecycle costs. Furthermore, resilient designs that withstand extreme weather events or other disruptions can minimize downtime and maintenance costs, ensuring the project remains productive over its lifespan.
A skilled workforce is crucial for enhancing construction productivity, but the industry is currently grappling with a significant labor shortage. With many skilled workers nearing retirement and fewer young people entering the field, construction projects face increasing risks. However, Owners can address these challenges by investing in the right technology, such as Doxel, which offers three key solutions to keep projects on track:
(1) Accelerating the onboarding process due to its ease of use,
(2) Boosting jobsite worker productivity, and
(3) Enabling project leaders to identify when additional skilled trades are urgently needed to meet schedules.
Feedback from our clients highlight that Doxel helps onboard new engineers quickly, bringing them up to the level of experienced superintendents. Moreover, Doxel reduces the time spent manually tracking progress by 95%, freeing up the most skilled team members to focus on higher-value tasks.
While attracting more people to the industry is vital, a long-term perspective is essential. However, Doxel provides an immediate impact by optimizing the available labor on-site. For skilled trades, Doxel’s production rates are particularly valuable. They empower superintendents with hard data, allowing them to demand additional labor from trade partners when it’s clear that the current workforce won’t meet project deadlines. This data-driven approach helps ensure that projects stay on schedule and that trade partners fulfill their commitments, avoiding potential liabilities for delays.
Featured Case Study:
Layton Construction’s experience with Doxel has been transformative, particularly regarding time savings and efficiency. On a recent 82,000 SqFt healthcare facility project, six superintendents and project engineers were initially spending a combined 60 hours per week manually tracking progress. With Doxel’s technology, this time was slashed by 95%, reducing the task to just 3 hours total. This significant reduction in manual labor translates to 57 hours saved weekly, allowing the team to redirect efforts toward safety, quality, and effective coordination with trade partners—resulting in an additional $2.17 per square foot per year being reinvested into these critical areas.
The benefits continued beyond time savings. Doxel enabled a 10% reduction in overbilling by providing precise progress tracking, simplifying billing processes, and eliminating disputes over the percent complete. Additionally, Doxel’s production rate tracking made it easier to secure commitments from trade partners to meet deadlines, ensuring the project stayed on time. As Brandon Bergener, Superintendent at Layton Construction, noted, Doxel has also made it easier to access additional manpower when needed, further enhancing project efficiency and productivity.
When owners lead in driving productivity improvements, the benefits extend beyond individual projects. Here are some of the broader impacts:
While the potential benefits are clear, driving productivity improvements in construction is challenging. Owners may encounter resistance from contractors accustomed to traditional working methods or stakeholders who are wary of the costs associated with new technologies. To overcome these barriers, owners should:
The construction industry is at a crossroads. It must overcome its productivity challenges to remain cost-effective and meet future demands. With their unique influence and authority, owners are in the best position to lead this transformation. Owners can drive the industry forward by adopting performance-based contracts, embracing digital tools, fostering collaboration, prioritizing sustainability, and investing in workforce development. The time for change is now, and the future of construction lies in the hands of those who are willing to push it forward.
Delivering on construction productivity is no longer optional—it’s essential. By taking a proactive role, owners can unlock the full potential of their partners and projects and set a new standard for the industry as a whole.
Citations:
McKinsey & Company. “Delivering on construction productivity is no longer optional.” Retrieved from McKinsey & Company.
For general contractors and owners, AI-powered progress tracking ensures accuracy by providing a single source of truth on percentage completed.
At their core, construction projects rely on cash flow. But it isn’t always simple—considering the complexity of projects and the fact that a company is likely managing multiple of them at once. Some projects take months or years to complete, and payments happen throughout the entire duration.
With so many payments coming and going over the course of a project, it’s crucial for project teams to stay on top of daily progress and constantly evaluate where it stands financially. Otherwise, a project is at risk for being under or overbilled. Billing accuracy is vital for any large scale construction project success.
They may seem self-explanatory, but let’s get a few terms out of the way:
Overbilling occurs when a contractor is ahead of their progress and bills for contracted labor and materials before the work is completed. While this may help offset slow payments, it puts the contractor at risk of spending the extra money on something else if they don’t realize they’ve overbilled.
Underbilling happens when a contractor completes a certain amount of work on a project, but doesn’t bill for the full amount. This is typically the outcome of slow billing practices.
Both under and overbilling can lead to a state of negative cash flow, which can be detrimental to a construction company’s profitability and expected outcome on a project.
So, how does it happen?
Even before the project starts, money matters. If contractors are unable to correctly estimate project costs—or worse, underestimate their costs—it could set them up to be underbilled and out of cash before the project is completed. This deeply impacts their ability to make money (or at the very least break even) on the project, and it may go unnoticed until the very end when it’s too late.
If a contractor isn’t precise about what has been completed thus far, they will likely bill incorrectly. Trying to guess the percentage of completion could quickly cause them to over or underbill, and as a result the project’s entire budget will be at risk.
Construction is like a delicate dance, and poor project management could throw the entire routine off balance. Especially on bigger projects with multiple subcontractors, a disruption in one contractor’s ability to complete work could have a ripple effect on the entire project’s timeline and budget.
Effective project management allows a company to catch and correct any potential problems while holding everyone accountable for their part. If everything is settled at the end of the project, it’s already too late and nearly impossible to course correct.
Subcontractors that accurately measure daily progress have the ability to bill more precisely and maximize profits. For general contractors and owners, AI-powered progress tracking ensures accuracy by providing a single source of truth on percentage completed.
Being able to track and even predict progress is a powerful advantage—the more data you have from one unified source, the less likely over and under billing occur, improving billing accuracy.
The best part? The technology already exists to enable companies to collect better, more accurate data with less manual effort. Leveraging features such as automated estimate at completion (EAC) and earned value analysis can help guarantee a company’s project financials and reporting are spot on.
To learn more about the ways your construction company can maximize profitability and improve billing accuracy, schedule a demo today.
Introduction Establishing a consistent and realistic schedule is a significant challenge in the highly regionalized and variable construction industry. Construction executives overseeing projects across different regions, such as U.S., Europe, and Asia data centers, need a reliable method to benchmark project timelines. Benchmarking in construction is the process of comparing…
Establishing a consistent and realistic schedule is a significant challenge in the highly regionalized and variable construction industry. Construction executives overseeing projects across different regions, such as U.S., Europe, and Asia data centers, need a reliable method to benchmark project timelines.
Benchmarking in construction is the process of comparing a project’s performance, processes, or standards against industry best practices, standards, or the performance of similar projects. It allows you to understand where you stand compared to your expectations and highlights areas for improvement. This process helps set realistic goals, improve resource allocation, and reduce costs. However, traditional approaches based on estimates and past experiences often need to be revised, leading to inaccuracies, delays, and cost overruns.
Data center construction presents unique challenges due to the need for specialized systems like redundant power, rooftop control units, automatic transfer switches, and fire suppression systems. These features are essential for ensuring high operational standards and reliability.
To maintain project success and adhere to stringent timelines, referencing benchmarks in data center construction is critical. Benchmarks provide a reliable framework to keep projects on schedule by aligning construction activities with established standards. For instance, systems like redundant power and climate control must be installed according to precise timelines to avoid disruptions.
Owners can prevent construction delays by utilizing tools like Doxel to track each phase of construction, comparing progress against benchmark data from previous projects. Understanding the time required for each phase is vital, especially since timelines can vary due to regional and environmental factors. Traditional estimates often lead to inaccuracies, resulting in delays and cost overruns. However, leveraging benchmarks based on actual production data reduces these risks, enabling the creation of more realistic and reliable construction schedules.
Large complex construction projects with accelerated schedules often lack production data due to a combination of factors related to the complexity, variability, and traditional practices within the industry. Here are some key reasons:
1. Project Complexity and Variability
2. Fragmented Industry Practices
3. Traditional Work Methods
4. Inconsistent Data Collection Practices
5. Cost and Time Constraints
6. Technological Adoption Barriers
7. Short-Term Focus
The lack of production data in large construction projects is a multifaceted issue rooted in the complexity of projects, traditional industry practices, fragmented data management, and the challenges of technological adoption. Addressing these barriers requires a shift towards more standardized, data-driven approaches and greater investment in tools and processes that facilitate the collection, analysis, and use of production data across the construction industry.
In major construction projects, the ability to plan, execute, and deliver on time and within budget is critical. However, one of the significant challenges many projects face is the lack of access to reliable production rates and the difficulty in creating accurate benchmarks. These data points are essential for informed decision-making, resource allocation, and performance tracking. Without them, project managers and teams often operate in the dark, leading to inefficiencies, cost overruns, and increased risk. The key challenges that arise when production rates are not readily available and benchmarks are insufficient, highlight the importance of overcoming these issues for project success. They include:
1. Inaccurate Project Estimations
2. Inefficient Resource Allocation
3. Poor Performance Tracking
4. Challenges in Continuous Improvement
5. Increased Risk and Uncertainty
Not having access to production rates and benchmarks in major construction projects can lead to a range of challenges, from inaccurate estimations to poor performance tracking and increased risk. Addressing these issues requires a concerted effort to gather, analyze, and utilize data effectively to create reliable benchmarks and optimize project outcomes.
Doxel is an automated progress tracking solution that provides real-time, objective data on construction performance. Unlike traditional methods that rely on manual tracking and subjective reporting, Doxel uses AI and computer vision to deliver frequent, precise, actionable insights. Doxel speeds up construction by automating progress reporting which surfaces hidden issues early, prevents rework, and enhancing collaboration with visual data.
Doxel’s automated progress tracking leverages images from 360 degree cameras for reality capture by converting images into construction elements. This technology provides precise data on production rates, such as linear feet of conduit installed per week across multiple projects. By comparing this data across different trades, sites, and contractors, Doxel enables teams to create more realistic schedules based on actual performance metrics.
Owner’s reps, sometimes considered the Director of Construction, are responsible for fostering collaboration between stakeholders to bring data centers and large projects in on schedule and under budget. Consider a scenario where an owner has built multiple data centers using Doxel and has significant benchmark data on productivity rates for each stage in construction. This collaboration can provide enormous benefits when analyzing bids from the GC. Where project schedules are overly aggressive, project owners can challenge GCs on their ability to commit to accelerated schedules, fostering a sense of alignment. With Doxel’s historical production rate data, the GC can confidently assess the feasibility of the proposed schedule. The added transparency between the owner and GC, facilitated by Doxel, helps deliver projects on schedule using historical benchmark data.
Benchmarking: Use Historical Data to Set Realistic Schedules
Risk Reduction: Avoid Overcommitting and Mitigate the Risk of Delays
Informed Decision-Making: Make Data-Driven Decisions That Clients Trust
Enhanced Reputation: Deliver Projects on Time and Within Budget
In the construction industry, informed scheduling decisions are crucial for project success. Doxel’s production rate data provides insights to optimize schedules, reduce risks, and ensure successful project delivery. By leveraging this data, construction teams can confidently commit to achievable timelines and deliver exceptional results.
Ready to optimize your project schedules with Doxel’s production rate data? Contact us today for a demo and discover how Doxel can help your team achieve faster schedules with confidence and reduced risk.
By incorporating these insights and leveraging cutting-edge tools like Doxel, construction teams can navigate the complexities of project scheduling with greater certainty and efficiency.
With automated tracking, construction teams can ensure that 'almost done' quickly becomes 'completely done.
Let’s face it: Getting stuff done is hard. And getting stuff done in the face of today’s shortages, supply chain issues, and inflation is a daunting task for any construction company. Automated construction progress tracking can help you finish projects faster.
Before we get into that, let’s take a closer look at what’s going on.
Less people from younger generations are choosing a trade or apprenticeship. As a result, the industry is facing a shortage of skilled workers to help complete project milestones. Without knowing how many people can get the work done (and get it done correctly), companies struggle to stay on track.
Those who do choose to go into construction today are still green in their careers and don’t have the experience that seasoned employees do. This creates a learning curve and requires additional time needed to get them up to speed.
Unpredictable factors create unpredictable change—and change requires an added degree of flexibility for the project to adapt to the circumstances. As a result, companies are seeing more design changes come through, and the need to stay on top of assessing and documenting them.
Speaking of unpredictable, the industry ha seen an influx in supply chain issues, causing delays in shipments and—in some cases—a limited supply of the necessary materials available.
Across every industry, prices are going up. Companies must now reconcile their bids and project scopes to maintain profitability.
When the going gets tough, construction stays tougher. The industry is no stranger to uncertainty. Now more than ever, companies need to pinpoint areas of improvement and streamline their processes to maximize efficiency.
With all these factors weighing on a project’s productivity, the margin for error is very low—which means operational excellence is critical for success. Many projects get to a certain stage or near completion, but struggle to accurate assess what’s happening (or not) to get the rest of the way there.
Almost done isn’t done.
If the last 10% of a milestone takes more than 20% of the time—that’s a big, potentially costly, problem.
That’s where automated construction progress tracking comes in. With the right technology in place, companies can save 25% of superintendents’ and field teams time that would otherwise be spent on tracking progress and bringing everyone on the same page. That’s less time in meetings and back-and-forth conversations, more time building.
Real-time automated construction progress tracking gives everyone on a project visibility into the current state, without the need for individual communication. This ensures the project moves as quickly as it can and prevents trade stacking.
Stay on top of milestones with the ability to forecast and predict any slowdowns before they happen—instead of catching them after it’s too late. By automatically capturing more than 75 stages of construction, automated construction progress tracking technology can spot potential issues more efficiently in real time.
By providing accurate and automated cost budget analysis, companies are able to better understand their project and where it stands with the budget. When unforeseen factors or delays hit, you want all the knowledge and numbers you can get to properly adapt and minimize the impact.
In construction, communication can be slow and sparse. Automated construction progress tracking gets everyone on the same page without having to meet to discuss. Having a digital surveyor gives everyone the information and insights they need to collaborate faster—without relying on project resources to collect and report on it.
No matter what gets thrown at the construction industry, a company needs to be resilient and smart to see success on the other side. Companies who invest in the right tools that save time and automate processes have the advantage of receiving data and insights in real time. The faster something is flagged, the faster it can be fixed.
Want to learn how Scripps Health and McCarthy Building Companies are automating construction progress tracking to increase project visibility? Register for our upcoming webinar Almost Done, Isn’t Done.
Streamlining the process for creating detailed reports can free up the project team's focus while enhancing the level of reporting and insights for a company.
In a 2021 Workforce Survey Analysis, AGC found that 88% of companies surveyed were experiencing project delays—that’s nearly nine out of ten. Now more than ever, construction companies are faced with the challenge to do more with less and keep projects on track in the face of unforeseen circumstances.
While certain conditions and factors in the industry can’t be controlled, there are 3 construction workflows that can reduce the margin of error to ensure a project stays resilient. This requires operational excellence in the areas that can be predicted and made more efficient.
What are the three construction workflows a company should prioritize?
Communication among field teams, supervisors, and the office is crucial—and can be cumbersome. With so many moving pieces of a project happening at once, getting the necessary message out to everyone in a timely, effective manner is no easy feat.
Companies need to find a way to remove the barriers to communication. By doing so, they’ll save everyone on the project team valuable time that would otherwise be spent tracking progress, in meetings to get everyone up to speed, or playing telephone.
Quality of construction can make or break a project’s ability to stay on track. Quality issues or mistakes found too late in the process can be the kiss of death for moving onto the next phase—and as a result, teams remain stuck in the final 10 or 20% of completion for too long. This won’t just cost time and manpower, it’ll directly affect a project’s budget and profitability, too.
The only option to streamline and prevent these costly quality issues is to catch them early and address them quickly. Technology that helps companies see progress in real time opens the door for making smarter decisions and adapting faster.
When a project does make it through the final 10%, the work isn’t over yet. Teams must provide an objective, detailed overview of the completion—which again takes time and resources. There’s more information to gather, and no efficient way to compile it using manual efforts alone.
Teams should be focused on projects, not paperwork or reporting. Streamlining the process for creating detailed reports can free up their focus while enhancing the level of reporting and insights for a company.
By implementing a technology that can continuously monitor performance and provide predictive insights, construction companies are able to achieve operational excellence.
Platforms like Doxel act as a digital surveyor to automatically track progress across more than 75 different construction stages in real time, freeing up the project team’s time and resources.
Instead of manually walking the jobsite every day or week to capture exact progress, Doxel works with a 360° video to act as a digital surveyor in minutes. Combining the power of computer vision with BIM means companies have an objective truth of the status of a site—and can understand progress, schedule, and budget better than ever before.
If it sounds too good to be true, it isn’t.
Tune in to our webinar Almost Done, Isn’t Done to hear from two successful construction companies on how they’re leveraging real-time progress tracking to automate and achieve more.
