Q&A: AI-based tool helps Mace to improve planning and efficiency

Mace is rolling out the AI-based project monitoring tool Disperse across its business. Paul Connolly, director of technical services at the major contractor, and Felix Neufeld, founder and CEO of Disperse, explain how it has boosted construction efficiency and lightened the burden on project planners.  What is Disperse? FN: Disperse is an artificial intelligence-powered issue detection system. 360-degree images taken of every room across all floors of a project each week are processed using computer vision technology to detect changes, measure progress and identify anomalies.

Where has Mace used it so far? PC: We started with a trial on 145 City Road, a 40-storey skyscraper in London, and since then we have integrated it into multiple projects, predominantly residential. There’s now a drive to roll this out at scale for use across our construction, consultancy and development businesses.