Building the Foundation Model for Construction with Francesco Iorio

Building the Foundation Model for Construction with Francesco Iorio

June 3, 2026 · 46 min · Episode 140

About this episode

Francesco Iorio discusses how AI-native design tools can transform the construction industry.

Construction is one of the world’s largest industries, yet much of the design process still depends on manual coordination, long hours, and workflows that struggle to keep pace with growing project complexity. Francesco “Frio” Iorio, co-founder and CEO of Augmenta, joins Greg to explore how AI-native design tools could fundamentally reshape the future of construction, engineering, and collaboration across the built environment. Before founding Augmenta, Frio spent years working in computation...

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