Autodesk’s New AEC Leadership, Schneider’s $22.6B PTC Deal, AI’s $4.2T Revenue Challenge & Construction Conferences

<p>Startups are paying thousands for AEC conference booths and asking what they actually got for it.</p><p>AEC conference season is here, and almost nobody we talk to is coming home from these events happy.</p><p>On this week's Bricks, Bucks &amp; Bytes, Dustin told us where Ediphi's event budget is going next year:</p><p> "I don't think we're gonna be spending money on these conferences."</p><p>Also on the episode:</p><p>• Why startups are skipping booths for side events and hyper-local customer hosting</p><p>• Autodesk promotes its Media &amp; Entertainment lead to EVP of AEC</p><p>• Schneider Electric buys PTC for $22.6B in cash</p><p>• Data centre planning slows while institutional work grows, and the $4.2T question hanging over AI infrastructure</p><p>• Andrés Mitnik, CEO of Strong by Form (€5.8M Series A), on timber floors that compete with concrete</p><p>• Alex Michalatos, CEO of Buildcheck ($12M Series A), on AI design review for GCs</p><p>Is the big vendor conference still worth it, or is the side event the real event now?</p><p>Episode out on Youtube and Spotify. Link in comments.</p><p>#aec #constructiontech #bricksbucksandbytes #bricksandbytes</p><p>Our Sponsors:</p><p>Aphex is the multiplayer planning platform where construction teams plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster – check out aphex.co</p><p>Archdesk -  “The #1 Construction Management Software for Growing Companies - Manage your projects from Tender to Handover” check archdesk.com</p><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 Teaser</p><p>01:23 Event season is here</p><p>02:18 How to survive conference season</p><p>05:57 Are construction conferences still worth it?</p><p>09:08 Autodesk's new head of AEC, Diana Colella</p><p>11:12 Schneider Electric buys PTC for $22.6B</p><p>17:01 Is data centre construction slowing down?</p><p>18:23 Is AI a bubble? The $4.2 trillion question</p><p>23:13 Help to Buy and the housing affordability problem</p><p>24:04 Strong by Form calls in from Berlin</p><p>24:24 Can wood replace concrete floors?</p><p>27:14 Timber vs concrete: the real cost comparison</p><p>31:08 Is mass timber sustainable? Reuse vs recycling</p><p>34:15 Why new building materials struggle to scale</p><p>36:24 Buildcheck calls in</p><p>37:27 How AI checks construction drawings for errors</p><p>42:21 How Buildcheck prices AI design review</p><p>46:04 AI design review vs BIM clash detection</p><p>48:40 How construction tech startups win over GCs</p>