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14 April 2026
Fitting new solutions into existing workflows is one of key frustrations for construction professionals, according to Revizto’s 2026 Digital Design & Construction Report. And while software costs are on the rise, tech stack consolidation is not on everyone’s agenda.
The report draws on a global survey of more than 2,000 architecture, construction and engineering professionals across the supply chain.
For the second consecutive year, technology integration and adoption remains the single biggest challenge, cited by 22% of respondents. Crucially, this digital hurdle now outranks the industry’s traditional physical constraints – budget and cost control, talent shortages, and supply chain volatility.
According to the report, this continued dominance “confirms that the primary struggle is no longer just buying tools, but connecting them. As technology stacks expand, fitting new solutions into existing workflows remains the primary friction point for nearly a quarter of all firms.”
The second-placed challenge was project complexity and coordination, cited by more than a sixth of the respondents.
As in last year’s report, Revizto asked respondents to name their biggest barriers to adoption, and once again, time came out on top for nearly a third. The cost of technology was ranked fourth, cited by less than a fifth of respondents. “Adoption fails on disruption, not price. Teams are overwhelmed. In a high-complexity environment, they do not have the bandwidth to pause execution to learn complex new tools,” the report states.
Among other key findings, Revizto noted that nearly two-thirds of respondents are still primarily reliant on 2D drawings or a mix dominated by 2D.
Software and cloud costs on the up
Focusing on responses from CIOs (nearly a third of the survey respondents) reveals that software and cloud licensing costs have increased for two-thirds: 49% said those costs had increased by up to 10% in the last 12 months, and another 17% said they had increased by 11%-25%. Despite rising costs, 41% of the CIOs plan to expand their tech stack in the next 12-18 months, while 39% plan to consolidate. That said, the single most popular response was consolidating by up to 25%.
Inevitably, AI came under the microscope, with regulatory concerns (24%) and limited digital skills (23%) cited as the top barriers to gaining value from AI. Poor data foundations and lack of integrations represented 32% of the responses.
Arman Gukasyan, Revizto founder and CEO, said: “This year’s findings reveal an emerging shift. While technology integration remains a top challenge, the ‘pain’ is moving toward real-world execution. The sharp rise in project complexity and coordination, against the backdrop of rising software costs, tells us that simply acquiring more technology is not the answer. Connecting it is.
“Across infrastructure, healthcare, aviation and commercial development, we see a bifurcation in the market. Organisations that simplify complexity, unify their data, and empower their teams to surface risk earlier are pulling ahead. Those that rely on fragmented systems and reactive processes are falling behind.”
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