Most trades and construction businesses don’t lose money from one big mistake. They lose it from a hundred small “interpretation” mistakes that turn into RFIs, rework, delays, and budget blowouts.

In this episode, I sat down with Dennis Dixon to unpack why noncompliance is the thread tying together so many project failures, and how AI is already being used on-site in practical ways (often by the people you’d least expect).

Dennis also breaks down why many industries skipped the basics of automation and jumped straight to AI, and what leaders can do to get the upside without losing the human edge that makes great work… great.

You’ll take away:

• Why trades were early adopters of AI on-site (and what they used it for)
• Why AI works best as an assistant, not a replacement
• How noncompliance quietly drives cost and schedule blowouts
• Why hundreds of project handoffs create “interpretation risk” and RFIs
• How missing automation fundamentals is holding teams back with AI
• Why trust is dropping, and how leaders build it back through reputation and clarity
  
  

Guest: Dennis Dixon is the Co-founder & CEO of OQULi (Canada) and the creator of CODiii, a platform focused on helping AECO teams navigate compliance and reduce project friction.
Guest links:
https://codiii.com/
https://www.oquli.ca/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisod/

Wes Towers - Uplift 360: I help trades and construction companies be found, trusted, and chosen online through high-performing websites and Search Everywhere Optimisation.

https://uplift360.com.au

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