AI on the Jobsite: Practical Tools for Construction and Field Teams
Session Description:
Discover how AI is transforming construction and field work—making daily tasks faster, easier, and more accurate. In this session, Murray, founder of Coastal Craft AI and a longtime homebuilder in the Pacific Northwest, shares real-world examples of custom AI assistants built for contractors, field crews, and design staff.
See how customer service chatbots, contract review automations, and daily summary tools can be integrated into your team’s workflow via Slack, web portals, or custom dashboards. Whether you’re a builder, project manager, or industry leader, you’ll leave with actionable ideas for deploying AI that saves time, standardizes knowledge, and lets your team focus on their most impactful work.
About the Speaker:
Murray is a homebuilder in the Pacific Northwest who discovered how AI could transform construction work and began developing specialized tools for the industry. His background as a carpenter, project manager, and custom home builder gives him deep insight into the technical challenges builders face daily.
Through Coastal Craft AI, he creates simple systems that let builders focus on their most impactful work, including custom assistants for code research, product specs, lead management, and contract review.
He is passionate about elevating the trades and raising the digital floor across the construction industry. Having felt "non-technical" throughout his career, Murray is now empowered by technology that allows him to solve real problems—and he partners with businesses to implement AI tools that bring more trust, value, and humanity to their work.
