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EPISODE · Feb 21, 2026 · 19 MIN

Executive Briefing: Are We In The Blockbuster Moment (Again)?

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This is the Bricks & Bytes Executive Weekly Briefing. ~20 minutes. Every week. The only construction briefing built from real conversations with the people making the decisions.A VP at a multi-billion-dollar US contractor told me this week that our industry is in its Blockbuster Video moment. Peak profitability, record volumes, and completely blind to what's coming. After everything I heard this week, I'm struggling to argue with him.In this briefing: UK construction activity collapses (starts down 31%, awards down 43%). Procore/Datagrid Q4 Earnings and bets the company on agentic AI. Autodesk drops $200M on spatial intelligence. A major UK contractor is designing bridges in 40 minutes instead of 4 months. 3D printed buildings hit an exponential curve. And Anthropic's AI safety chief quits to study poetry.Plus: three things you can do this week to start paddling before the wave breaks.Prefer to read? You can read the full thing at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/16-20th-feb-blockbuster-moment-why-constructions-biggest-owen-drury-bxmce/?trackingId=h%2FThKac4QbeYZwobfKxHzg%3D%3D

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