Southeast Asia, August 29, 2025
News Summary
A global construction software company is expanding its digital offerings across Southeast Asia by combining Industrial AI with 5D BIM to streamline workflows and improve cost control. The initiative includes product updates, live demonstrations and a white paper promoting staged AI adoption. Regional events in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia showcased tools for design generation, dynamic cost tracking, automated takeoff and field management, and highlighted local partnerships including a Vietnam contest-winning contractor. The integrated software framework aims to reduce manual handoffs, speed decision-making with real-time analytics and create sticky, subscription-based client relationships as BIM adoption accelerates regionally.
Glodon ramps up Industrial AI and 5D BIM push across Southeast Asia
A global construction software company is expanding its digital offerings across Southeast Asia, promoting an approach that combines Industrial AI with 5D BIM. The company says the combination can cut many traditional construction processes by up to 80%, speed decision-making through real-time analytics, and tighten cost control on projects. The activity has centered on events in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia and includes product updates, demonstrations and an industry white paper aimed at driving wider AI adoption.
Who, what and why it matters
The company’s strategy links a set of software tools that cover design, cost estimating, site management and reporting into a single industrial framework. That framework—described as Industrial AI—combines data, algorithms and computing power to create a closed-loop model across the construction value chain, from early design and cost planning through to project execution and cost tracking. The goal is faster decisions, fewer manual handoffs and lower risk for engineers, quantity surveyors and contractors.
Events and regional push
Key regional activities include a Vietnam industry gathering that drew more than 800 attendees, a Malaysia AEC event and participation in a Jakarta conference running 25–26 August 2025. These appearances showcased new versions of cost management software and demonstrations of AI tools intended for architects, engineers and construction teams. The company also highlighted a national competition in Vietnam that recognized a contractor for using its 5D cost tool on a large infrastructure project, signaling growing local partnerships.
Products and capabilities
- Concetto: positioned as an AI-driven design generation tool aimed at speeding early-stage design work.
- Cubicost: the firm’s 5D BIM cost management product, updated recently to allow dynamic cost tracking and better resource optimization.
- AecGPT and Zplan: AI-powered tools shown in live demos to illustrate automated takeoff, planning and scenario analysis.
- Gsite: a field management module that connects on-site progress and data with office teams.
Claims, evidence and market context
The company claims its combined Industrial AI and 5D BIM approach can reduce traditional processes by up to 80%. It has published a white paper laying out a strategic framework for AI adoption in construction, which addresses industry challenges such as fragmented workflows and project inefficiencies and recommends steps companies can take to adopt AI in a staged way. The white paper also argues that embedding AI into domain knowledge can build a competitive edge.
Industry trends support rising demand for digital tools. BIM adoption across Southeast Asia is described as accelerating at roughly a 40% CAGR, while the global BIM market is projected to grow at about a 15.6% CAGR. Regional priorities—smart cities and sustainable infrastructure—are increasing public and private investment in modern project delivery, creating a “flywheel effect” that pushes more firms toward digital tools.
Local partnerships and recognition
A Vietnam 5D BIM contest recognized a major local contractor for using the 5D cost tool on a coastal infrastructure project. That award was noted as a sign of growing strategic partnerships in the market and the product’s practical use on real projects. Regional events in Malaysia and Indonesia included presentations aimed at quantity surveyors, engineers and policymakers and were designed to raise visibility and build strategic relationships in emerging markets such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.
Business model and market implications
The software ecosystem is built to cross-sell modules across project stages. Suppliers say this can create “sticky” client relationships as firms adopt multiple connected tools, and recurring software subscriptions could translate into long-term revenue. Observers view the combination of AI and 5D BIM as a route to capture significant market share in a digitizing construction sector, especially where governments are modernizing infrastructure and encouraging smart-city projects.
What to watch next
- Uptake rates among local contractors and consultants in Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.
- Further product updates to the 5D cost tools and new AI features.
- Partnerships with public agencies as regional infrastructure programs proceed.
FAQ
What is Industrial AI in construction?
It is the use of data, algorithms and computing to connect different stages of a construction project—design, estimating, planning and execution—so decisions are faster and more predictive.
What does 5D BIM mean?
5D BIM links three-dimensional building models with time (4D) and cost (5D) information. It helps teams see how design choices affect schedule and budget in a single digital model.
Are the efficiency gains proven?
Claims include process reductions up to 80%. These are based on case studies and product demonstrations; real-world results depend on project type, data quality and how fully a team adopts the tools.
Which markets are being targeted?
The focus is on Southeast Asian markets such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, where rapid BIM adoption and public infrastructure programs are driving demand.
What events highlighted these efforts?
Regional showcases included a high-attendance Vietnam industry event, a Malaysia AEC day with product demos, and participation in an industry congress in Jakarta held 25–26 August 2025.
Key features at a glance
| Feature | Purpose | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial AI | Integrate data, models and compute across the project lifecycle | Enables real-time decisions and predictive analytics |
| 5D BIM / Cubicost | Link model, schedule and cost for dynamic tracking | Improves cost control and resource optimization |
| Concetto | AI-driven early design generation | Speeds iteration in early project stages |
| Gsite | Field management and progress tracking | Keeps on-site data connected to office teams |
| Regional events & partnerships | Showcases, contests and keynotes in SEA | Builds local credibility and adoption |
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Additional Resources
- AInvest: Glodon ramps up Industrial AI and 5D BIM push across Southeast Asia
- Wikipedia: Building information modeling (BIM)
- Glodon: Corporate site
- Google Search: Glodon 5D BIM Concetto Cubicost
- Cubicost: 5D BIM cost management
- Google Scholar: 5D BIM cost management
- Glodon: Industrial AI & 5D BIM white paper (resources)
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Industrial AI
- Gsite (Glodon): Field management and site progress tracking
- Google News: 5D BIM Southeast Asia
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