Philadelphia Inquirer: How local contractors and construction companies are leaning into AI

The Philadelphia Inquirer profiled three local companies putting AI to work on their estimates — Seamless Flooring Systems, Pella Windows and Doors, and Hispanic Ventures.

Three different trades, three different scopes of work, but the same story: AI-assisted takeoffs, including the kind Togal.AI runs, are doing the time-consuming measurement work so estimators can spend their time where it actually counts — labor pricing, logistics, risk, and competitiveness.

That's the point of this technology. Not to replace the people who've spent years learning how a bid actually comes together, but to clear the friction out of their way. The article backs it up with a number worth sitting with: AI is now producing measurable business impact for 38% of contractors, up from just 17% a year ago. Adoption is moving faster than many in the industry expected!

Read the full story at The Philadelphia Inquirer to hear how these teams are putting AI to work on their own jobs.