# Five construction tech startups to showcase AI solutions at Apac pitch day in Singapore

- **Source:** EdgeProp Singapore
- **Published:** 2026-08-26T03:40:34.000Z
- **Author:** EdgeProp Singapore
- **Original:** https://www.edgeprop.sg/property-news/five-construction-tech-startups-showcase-ai-solutions-apac-pitch-day-singapore
- **Topics:** HDB & Public Housing, Government & Policy, Investment & Capital Markets

## Featured rationale

The solutions’ potential time, accuracy and carbon savings signal growing construction-sector automation, which could improve project delivery efficiency and potentially reduce development costs.

## AI summary

Five AI-focused construction technology startups, selected from 243 applicants, will pitch at Singapore’s inaugural Apac Pitch Day on Sept 2.

## Original article

Five finalists have been selected to participate in the Asia Pacific (Apac) Pitch Day of the Construction Startup Competition (CSC), now in its 10th global edition.

Singapore is hosting the inaugural regional pitch day at the ConTech Summit 2026 on Sept 2, as part of the International Built Environment Week.

All the shortlisted construction technology (‘contech’) startups offer AI-focused solutions — an area that 67% of global investors identified as their leading investment priority this year, according to CSC organiser Zacua Ventures’ ConTech Investor Survey 2026.

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The five innovators are Civils.AI, Arbel AI, Concrete AI, Lightyx and Bton.io, with solutions spanning preconstruction tech, jobsite productivity and climate tech.

Civils.AI focuses on improving decision-making before construction begins. Its AI co-pilot helps civil engineers extract and cross-check data from drawings, contracts, and geotechnical reports.

This can cut takeoff time — the process of quantifying materials required for a construction project from drawings — by up to 90%.

On the jobsite, Arbel AI turns drone footage into searchable, conversational site intelligence. This enables owners and engineering, procurement and construction teams track actual construction progress against plans, including quality and safety, without manual reporting required.

As a result, it aims to improve engineering workflows and speed up decision-making, to help construction professionals work more quickly and efficiently through intelligent automation.

Concrete AI uses Internet of Things (IoT) sensors to track in-situ concrete strength and temperature in real time. The technology can cut casting-cycle waiting times by over 30% while reducing reliance on cube testing.

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This can help construction teams optimise quality, performance, and project execution.

Meanwhile, Lightyx uses a laser-projection system to put building information modelling, or BIM, plans directly onto floors, walls and ceilings at sub-2mm accuracy — replacing chalk lines and tape measures used by layout crews.

Its solution is intended to improve accuracy, streamline execution, and reduce inefficiencies during project delivery.

Climate-tech startup and precast producer Bton.io has created a patented low-clinker mix technology that cuts concrete’s carbon dioxide footprint by up to 70%. It has carbon-sinking additives, which make it climate-positive.

Selected from 243 applicants, the five finalists will vie for the Gold Medallist cash prize, access to a network of venture capital and industry stakeholders, and a place among CSC's top 30 global entries, when they take the stage on Sept 2 at the Apac Pitch Day.

CSC, the world’s largest competition for construction startups, spotlights innovative solutions for built-environment firms.

It is organised by Cemex Ventures, Caterpillar, Dysruptek by Haskell, Ferrovial, Hilti, Vinci Group’s Leonard, Nova by Saint-Gobain, Trimble, Zacua Ventures, and Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority.

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## Chinese translation

> Translation model: openai_codex_cli

### 五家建筑科技初创企业将在新加坡APAC路演日展示AI解决方案

这些初创企业将于9月2日登台，推介其在施工前科技、工地生产力和气候科技方面的创新。

五家入围企业已获选参加建筑初创企业竞赛（CSC）的亚太（Apac）路演日；该竞赛目前已进入全球第10届。

新加坡将于9月2日在ConTech Summit 2026上主办首届区域路演日，作为国际建筑环境周的一部分。

所有入围的建筑科技（“contech”）初创企业都提供以AI为核心的解决方案——根据CSC主办方Zacua Ventures的ConTech Investor Survey 2026，全球67%的投资者将这一领域列为今年的首要投资重点。

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这五家创新企业分别是Civils.AI、Arbel AI、Concrete AI、Lightyx和Bton.io，其解决方案涵盖施工前科技、工地生产力和气候科技。

Civils.AI专注于改善施工开始前的决策。其AI副驾驶帮助土木工程师从图纸、合同和岩土工程报告中提取并交叉核对数据。

这可将工程量计算时间——即从图纸中量化建筑项目所需材料的过程——最多缩短90%。

在工地上，Arbel AI将无人机影像转化为可搜索、可对话的工地智能信息。这使业主以及工程、采购和施工团队能够在无需人工报告的情况下，对照计划追踪实际施工进度，包括质量和安全。

因此，它旨在改善工程工作流程并加快决策，帮助建筑专业人士通过智能自动化更快速、更高效地工作。

Concrete AI使用物联网（IoT）传感器实时追踪现场浇筑混凝土强度和温度。该技术可将浇筑周期等待时间缩短超过30%，同时减少对立方体测试的依赖。

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这可帮助施工团队优化质量、性能和项目执行。

与此同时，Lightyx使用激光投影系统，以低于2毫米的精度将建筑信息模型（BIM）图纸直接投射到地板、墙面和天花板上，取代放线团队使用的粉线和卷尺。

其解决方案旨在提高精度、简化执行，并减少项目交付过程中的低效。

气候科技初创企业兼预制构件生产商Bton.io已开发出一项获得专利的低熟料混合技术，可将混凝土的二氧化碳足迹最多减少70%。它含有固碳添加剂，使其具备气候正效益。

这五家入围企业从243名申请者中脱颖而出，将于9月2日在Apac路演日登台角逐Gold Medallist现金奖、接触风险投资和行业利益相关方网络的机会，以及跻身CSC全球前30强项目的名额。

CSC是全球最大的建筑初创企业竞赛，聚焦面向建筑环境企业的创新解决方案。

该竞赛由Cemex Ventures、Caterpillar、Haskell旗下Dysruptek、Ferrovial、Hilti、Vinci Group旗下Leonard、Saint-Gobain旗下Nova、Trimble、Zacua Ventures，以及新加坡建设局共同主办。

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