Dragging Construction Into the Future - Tristan Wilson ( DT 450)
From Dirt Talk by BuildWitt by BuildWitt
June 11, 2026 · 2h 7m
About this episode
Tristan Wilson discusses the challenges and innovations in construction technology and the need for change in the industry.
June 11, 2026 Dragging Construction Into the Future - Tristan Wilson ( DT 450) Tristan Wilson is the founder of Edgevanta, an estimating automation software built for civil contractors, a former road construction operator, and author of a weekly newsletter covering construction technology and industry trends. He spent years on paving crews watching estimators hand-enter numbers into spreadsheets and wonder why nobody had fixed it yet — so he built the fix himself. He reveals why construction tech keeps failing contractors, why the industry is at a once-in-a-generation inflection point, and what it actually takes to drag one of the oldest industries in the world into the future. Follow Tristan on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristan-a-wilson/ Learn more about Edgevanta at: https://www.edgevanta.ai/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: BuildWitt
Guest: Tristan Wilson
Topics covered
- construction technology
- estimating automation
- civil construction
- industry trends
- innovation in construction
Keywords
- construction
- technology
- automation
- estimating
- civil contractors
- innovation
- industry trends
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Edgevanta, BuildWitt
Places: civil contractors
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