Countervailing factors are reshaping the global economy, and no industry is immune to their impact. Grounded in the built, physical world, construction may seem less vulnerable to the impact of digital technologies and Silicon Valley disrupters. Indeed, the cranes accenting fast-rising urban centers and the workers on commercial and residential projects might lead some executives to believe that as it has been, so it shall be. In truth, construction is just as susceptible to these disruptions as other industries, but the ways in which the landscape will be affected are different.

