"41% of the construction workforce is retiring in 5 years. Half the people on the biggest jobsites have less than a year of experience. Nobody has a plan."

That stat from Mallorie Brodie at Bridgit is the one we keep coming back to.

This week on Bricks, Bucks & Bytes, We sat down with Mallorie to unpack the 2026 Construction Workforce Benchmark Report, then brought on Chase Gilbert and Chris DeVito from Built Technologies to talk agentic AI, payments, and what's actually slowing projects down right now.

Tune in to find out about:

✅ The "rookie ratio" — and why it's already at 50% on the biggest jobs

✅ Why banks are buying AI faster than GCs

✅ How Built is collapsing draw cycles from days to minutes

✅ The new bottleneck no one's talking about — power

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:38 Introduction and Overview

07:08 Interview with Mallory Brodie

24:39 Insights on Workforce Planning and Industry Trends

26:16 Introduction to Roles in Construction Management

27:40 Navigating the AI Era in Construction

29:58 AI Adoption in Banking vs. Construction

32:51 Impact of AI on General Contractors

36:15 Building Trust with Financial Institutions

40:58 Current Market Conditions in Construction

47:15 Transforming Construction Processes with Technology

55:04 The Future of Construction Financing