<p>Recorded live at Advancing Preconstruction 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona, this episode features Steve Dell&#39;Orto, Founder and CEO of Concentric. </p><p>A construction industry veteran who built the platform from the GC side, Dell&#39;Orto brings the perspective of someone who has lived the inefficiencies he is now working to solve. </p><p><strong>Key Topics Covered:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>The Excel problem:</strong> Most precon teams still running disconnected spreadsheets with no standardization, structured data, or shared repository across the team</li><li><strong>Platform adoption:</strong> Concentric is designed to be familiar and Excel-like, keeping the barrier low without reinventing existing preconstruction workflows</li><li><strong>The data flywheel:</strong> Each project captured in the platform feeds the next, building accuracy, precision, and certainty of outcome over time</li><li><strong>Single pane of glass:</strong> Consolidating precon workflows into one platform eliminates the data transfer friction and security exposure that comes with juggling multiple point solutions</li><li><strong>Amplify and agentic AI:</strong> Concentric&#39;s AI layer operates inside the platform vault, keeping proprietary data secure while delivering company-specific, context-rich outputs</li><li><strong>Precon as a unifier:</strong> The platform is designed to bring operations into the planning stage earlier, bridging preconstruction and execution rather than treating it as a clean handoff</li></ul><p>You can connect with Steve via LinkedIn and book a demo directly through the Concentric website:</p><ul><li>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevedellorto/</li><li>Website: https://concntric.com/</li></ul>