Frontier Models & Construction Data, LG's New US Chiller Factory, and Data Center Water Use

Luigi La Corte, Mike Powers, and Andrew Zukoski dig into how far general-purpose AI models can go on construction work now that frontier labs are buying expert-labeled, proprietary data, and where project data, harnesses, and purpose-built UI still matter. They compare AI adoption across mid-market GCs, mechanical reps, and manufacturers, from enterprise ChatGPT and Claude licenses to shared skills, MCP connectors, and the low-hanging fruit in everyday document workflows, plus whether bid management goes "headless" inside the inbox. Mike breaks down LG's long-term agreement with mechanical rep group Air Controlled Concepts, which backs a new 350,000-square-foot US chiller factory and more than five gigawatts of capacity, and why aggregated rep demand helps manufacturers commit to building capacity. The episode closes with a walkthrough of a closed-loop data center cooling design using dry coolers and chillers, and what it means for the debate over data center water use.