Construction Curiosities #134
Every ConTech Corner from 2025 + Top Memes of the Year
Hey! Happy New Year! Matt here.
Welcome back to the Construction Curiosities newsletter!
Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a relaxing and refreshing Holiday Season! I had some time off work and am ready to get back to it! Let’s go!
Summary
This week we will look at:
One Musing: 2025 ConTech Corner Recap
Two Meme Compilations: Top Viewed CY Memes of 2025
Every ConTech Corner from 2025
Inches Over Hype. Tools That Actually Earned the Spotlight.
If you read Construction Curiosities regularly, you probably noticed something about the ConTech Corners this year.
They were not super flashy. They were not promising the world. They were not chasing buzzwords.
And they definitely were not clickbaity: “Top 10 Tools You Must Buy Right Now.”
That was intentional.
Construction does not change because of miracles. It changes because of small, practical improvements that stack up over time. Inch by inch.
Every ConTech Corner in 2025 was included for one reason only. It addressed a real problem that people in the field or the office actually deal with every day.
Below is the full, unfiltered list. (with links if you want a deeper dive)
CoreSpec 3D (Boom Interactive)
CoreSpec 3D takes 2D drawings or even rough sketches and turns them into interactive 3D models almost instantly.
Walls move. Spaces adjust. People can actually see what they are talking about.
The real problem it solves:
Most owners and plenty of construction professionals cannot truly visualize a building from flat plans. That gap shows up later as late design changes, confusion, and frustration. CoreSpec 3D helps align understanding early and carries that clarity all the way through construction and into operations.
BuildSync
BuildSync uses AI to review submittals against plans and specs before a human ever has to grind through them.
Upload the documents. Let the system do the heavy lifting.
The real problem it solves:
Submittal reviews eat up enormous amounts of PE and PM time because the process is built on manual spec hunting under pressure. That leads to inconsistent reviews, rejections, and schedule drag. BuildSync attacks the time sink directly.
4M Analytics
4M Analytics brings underground utilities into focus long before construction starts by using AI and big data to map what is actually under a site.
Think of it as utility BIM for the real world.
The real problem it solves:
Utilities are routinely discovered too late, after design is locked and crews are mobilized. That timing mistake leads to relocations, change orders, and blown schedules. 4M Analytics shifts that discovery upstream, when decisions still matter.
IncentiFind
IncentiFind helps contractors identify incentive programs, funding opportunities, and compliance requirements that are often scattered and easy to miss.
The real problem it solves:
There is money on the table that teams never even know exists. Or worse, they find it too late and get buried in admin trying to chase it. IncentiFind reduces missed opportunities and wasted effort.
PermitFlow
PermitFlow is a construction-focused permitting platform that manages submittals, tracks timelines, and coordinates directly with jurisdictions on your behalf.
The real problem it solves:
Permitting quietly wrecks schedules because it is opaque, inconsistent, and full of resubmittal traps. PermitFlow pulls that chaos into a clear, managed process so projects stop losing weeks waiting on the city.
UpCodes
UpCodes makes finding the exact code section you need fast and painless.
No more endless scrolling through PDFs.
The real problem it solves:
Code research is still shockingly inefficient. That leads to missed requirements and preventable mistakes. UpCodes saves time and reduces risk by making code access usable.
FieldProof
FieldProof works with contractors as their fractional Chief Technology Officer, helping them evaluate their tech stack, workflows, and processes across the entire organization.
The real problem it solves:
Most contractors are not struggling because they lack software. They are struggling because their tools, processes, and people are misaligned. FieldProof helps teams diagnose where time and money are leaking, prioritize what actually matters, and implement change in manageable steps that stick.
Current Sets
Current Sets brings structure and rigor to constructability, coordination, and revision reviews.
The real problem it solves:
Projects keep finding design issues in the field and acting surprised when it costs more to fix them. Current Sets helps teams catch problems earlier, when they are cheaper and easier to address.
Constructable.ai
Constructable.ai is an AI-first project management platform built with modern UX, drawing tools, and predictable pricing.
The real problem it solves:
Too much PM software feels like punishment. Slow interfaces, bloated workflows, notification overload, and painful pricing. Constructable is working to make project management feel human again.
Procore Groundbreak (Recap)
This ConTech Corner was not about a single feature. It was a recap by Stephen Poppe, about stepping back and looking at where the ecosystem is actually headed.
The real problem it solves:
The industry is loud. Everyone claims to be the future. Groundbreak helps teams separate real progress from noise and decide what is worth paying attention to.
Inches Over Hype
Why the Year Ends with a Reverse RFP
You might notice something about this list.
None of these tools were included because someone wrote a fat check for inclusion.
That is not how this works. This isn’t a pay-to-play situation.
CC 132 had a reverse RFP for a reason. Going into 2026, I do plan to partner with a few more construction tech companies. But I do not plan to “sell out.”
Anything I talk about or promote will be a tool I have personally vetted. Something I use (or would use if it applied to my role) in real projects. Something that helps the men and women doing the work make their lives a little bit better.
If a tool does not help someone see a problem sooner, communicate more clearly, or get some time back in their day, it is not a fit.
If you want the full context behind that mindset, go read Construction Curiosities #132. That edition lays it all out.
The industry will not change overnight.
But if we keep pushing the right tools, the right conversations, and the right partnerships, it can (and will) move forward.
Inch by inch.
Two Meme Compilations
This week, I posted the Top 12 Construction Yeti Memes of 2025 (based on views).
Enjoy reliving this past year!
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I just want to say thank you.
Thank you for the follows. The shares. The comments. The DMs that say, “this is exactly my job.”
You all turned 2025 into a year I won’t forget. Not because of numbers, but because of the people behind them.
This little corner of the internet works because we’re all in the same mess. Same deadlines. Same RFIs. Same schedule gymnastics. Same “how is this my problem?” moments.
And somehow we can still laugh about it.
I genuinely hope everyone got a chance to unplug, reset, and roll into the new year with a little less stress and a little more momentum.
Happy New Year to the best damn community in construction!! 🍾 🎉