#442 - The Future of Construction: AI, Prefab, Design-Build & Why Contracts Change Everything

In this episode of the Construction Corner podcast, host Dillon looks ahead at what the construction industry will look like over the next decade. He breaks down why licensed professions — engineers, lawyers, doctors — aren't going away despite AI, and how the real shift will come from better integration between designers, engineers, and contractors through prefabrication, design-build delivery, and detailed 3D modeling. Dillon also digs into why misaligned billing incentives (hourly vs. fixed fee) are one of the biggest blockers to innovation, and why aligning everyone's interests around speed and quality is the key to transforming the industry. The episode wraps with a look at the labor shortage in the trades, why $200 million in new craft training investments from Meta and Google is a promising sign, and why — just like every major technological leap before it — AI will likely create more jobs than it eliminates.