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Day 2 at Groundbreak 2025 didn’t just build excitement; it rebuilt ideas. If you’ve ever stood on a jobsite wondering how to connect the physical and digital world without drowning in data and duct tape fixes, this day was for you. With AI taking center stage, the conversation wasn’t about technology replacing humans; it was about empowering them.
And yes, from booth #1210, we at Lens360 by ifieldsmart.ai were right in the thick of it, turning what we’ve learned in the field into tools that actually work in it.
What Day 2 was About
The energy in the sessions was different than Day 1. People weren’t just listening. They were comparing notes, discussing what actually works, and smarter building processes, faster decision-making, and improved coordination.
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Schedule a MeetingSome key themes took over Day 2:
- Collaboration through connected platforms
- Smarter design reviews using 360° jobsite capture
- AI-driven predictive analytics for project planning
- The evolving role of digital twins and VDC solutions
360° Jobsite Capture
Here’s what’s happening: taking site photos and logging progress used to eat up hours every week. Now with 360 jobsite capture, you can walk the site once and have a complete visual record in minutes.
With Lens360, you’re looking at a full scan in the time it used to take to photograph one floor. You can compare what’s there against what should be there, track how things are moving, and catch problems before they become expensive.
For contractors having multiple jobs at once, this isn’t about having fancy tech. It is about knowing what’s actually happening without having to be everywhere at once.
Digital Twins Are Getting Practical
If 360° capture provides you with visuals, digital twins provide you with the essence of the structure. A digital twin is essentially your project’s living mirror, reflecting changes, predicting outcomes, and connecting every byte of field data to the design model.
At Groundbreak 2025, experts shared how pairing AI with digital twins turns data into insight. Imagine knowing when your HVAC install might delay your drywall completion before it happens. That’s not sci-fi anymore; it’s the new project management routine.
Key benefits discussed on stage:
- Real-time visibility into site progress
- Predictive scheduling to reduce downtime
- Integrated communication streams between field and office teams
VDC Is Where Coordination Actually Happens
Effective coordination begins long before construction starts. A good VDC solutions find clashes and conflicts before the construction begins.
This results in a smoother build process, quicker approvals, and fewer RFI’s. VDC models paired with AR and VR setups. Being able to walk through a design before the build. It catches problems that are invisible on a 2D screen.
AR and VR on the Jobsite
It may seem like just another emerging technology until you put on a headset and suddenly you’re standing inside next month’s reality, catching alignment issues and design problems before they exist in steel and concrete.
A demo showed field supervisors using AR on tablets to overlay model data onto real installations. What used to take an hour of measurements and double-checking now takes minutes.
The value isn’t the tech itself. It’s understanding what you’re about to build before you commit labor and materials to it.
The Power of AI in Building Better Projects
AI took center stage on Day 2, and for good reason, it fuels efficiency across planning, capture, reporting, and collaboration.
What AI is making a difference:
- Spotting project risks weeks before they occur
- Writing reports and pulling insights from data, nobody has time to analyze manually
- Watching for safety issues and alerting supervisors before someone gets hurt
- Sorting thousands of 360 captures by location and date without anyone having to tag them
AI in construction acts as a constant support on the jobsite, monitoring, analyzing, and offering insights so you can focus on leading your team effectively.
What We Heard at Booth 1210
Exhibiting at Groundbreak offers an experience and meaningful conversations. We got honest feedback. Contractors told us what’s working and what’s still frustrating. Other tech companies shared how they’re approaching the same challenges.
One thing became clear: nobody wants more tools. Everyone wants tools that work together and custom integrations.
The best conversations happened when someone said, We don’t need more tools; we need smarter ones that work with other tools.
The Future of Collaboration
Every speaker and every booth conversation pointed to the same conclusion. Teams can define the next ten years of construction by how well they can collaborate.
Real collaboration. Where the super can see what the architect was thinking. Where the PM can check progress without calling six people. Where the owner can understand the status without needing a translator.
Platforms like Procore connecting with tools like Lens360 make that possible, not through complicated integrations that break every update, but through systems designed from the start to share information.
Groundbreak 2025 made it clear that the future belongs to teams who adopt technology and solve real problems.
Join the Discussion
If you are at Groundbreak in Houston, visit booth 1210. Let’s discuss your workflows, challenges, and how AI-powered tools such as Lens360 simplify your work to capture, understand, and share what is happening on your sites.
Come check out the technology that’s changing construction by helping teams capture, connect, and collaborate 360° at a time.
The future of construction isn’t about smarter technology. It’s about technology that makes teams smarter.