Kwant: Accelerating the Workforce of the Future

A Defining Moment of Change, and the Role Kwant Plays

We are living through a rare moment in history where two massive forces are converging, and together they are reshaping how the world operates, and how it will be built.

The first is the rapid development and adoption of artificial intelligence.
The second is the unprecedented expansion of data centers and energy infrastructure required to power AI at scale.

These forces are not theoretical. They are already redefining capital allocation, national priorities, supply chains, and labor markets. And at the center of it all sits the construction industry, the group being asked to build faster, safer, and at a scale never seen before.

At Kwant, we believe we are not just participating in this change, we are accelerating it.

A Stronger Vision, Shaped by the Field

Across hundreds of conversations with customers on jobsites, in boardrooms, and at industry events, our conviction has only strengthened:
the future of construction is workforce-first.

Construction leaders consistently tell us that success no longer comes from simply adding more people or more equipment. It comes from:

• Getting workers onboarded faster
• Ensuring they have the right tools at the right time
• Reducing friction, stress, and uncertainty on the jobsite
• Supporting not just productivity, but well-being

I’ve heard phrases that would have been unthinkable a decade ago:

“We want jobsites to feel like resorts for trade partners and craftworkers.”
“We should be providing meals and wellness programs on-site, including easy access to mental health support so they feel safe to work in the construction environment.”

And when I traveled across these sites, I saw it firsthand.
Gyms. Recreation centers. Organized sporting events. Spaces designed not just for work, but for people.

This wasn’t new to me.

Earlier in my career, I worked in remote and often dangerous environments with the United Nations, primarily in West Africa. We were far from home, separated from family, operating under constant physical and emotional stress. In those environments, success depended on one thing above all else: people-first leadership.

Purpose mattered.
Mission mattered.
Care for the workforce was non-negotiable.

The same truth now applies to modern construction—only at global scale.

Doing More With Less: How AI Is Changing Construction

The construction industry is facing a structural labor shortage that is not going away.

In the U.S. alone, the industry is short hundreds of thousands of skilled workers, while experienced tradespeople retire faster than new talent enters the field. At the same time, project complexity, compliance requirements, and delivery timelines are increasing.

This is where AI becomes essential, not optional.

Kwant helps construction companies do more with less by applying AI across the entire workforce lifecycle:

• AI-driven onboarding that cuts days or weeks from worker mobilization
• Automated access control and credential verification, reducing manual checks and compliance risk
• Real-time workforce visibility, replacing spreadsheets and badge audits
• Predictive insights that surface risks before they turn into delays or incidents

Our customers routinely tell us they are saving thousands of labor hours per project, while simultaneously:

• Increasing safety
• Improving compliance
• Reducing administrative burden
• Giving supervisors time back to lead, not chase paperwork

This is not about replacing workers.
It’s about amplifying them.

Why Data Centers Are Different, and Why Workforce Control Matters

Nowhere is this transformation more urgent than in data centers.

Data centers operate under a fundamentally different set of constraints:

• Schedules are unforgiving: delays can mean millions in liquidated damages
• Security requirements are extreme: a single breach can be catastrophic
• Compliance is non-negotiable: access, identity, and authorization must be exact
• Workforces scale rapidly: often 10,000+ workers across multiple phases

For hyperscalers, every day a data center is not online is lost revenue.
For general contractors, missed milestones carry enormous financial and reputational risk.

Managing workforce access, safety, and compliance at this scale is not possible with legacy systems.

Kwant is purpose-built for these environments:

• Real-time visibility into who is on site, where, and why
• Secure, auditable access controls that scale with the project
• AI-powered workflows that adapt as phases and crews change
• Infrastructure that supports enterprise, multi-site deployments

This is why Kwant has become deeply embedded in some of the most complex data center and energy projects in the world.

Workers Are the Constraint, and the Opportunity

Across every industry event, every customer conversation, and every jobsite visit, one message comes through loud and clear:

The limiting factor is not capital.
It is workforce availability.

The world is planning to build nearly 9× more data center capacity, from roughly 10 GW today to over 90 GW in the pipeline. That expansion will require:

• New data centers
• New power plants
• New transmission infrastructure
• And a massive, skilled workforce to build and operate it all

Without better workforce systems, this expansion simply cannot happen at speed.

Workers are the backbone of construction.
AI and infrastructure do not replace that truth, they amplify it.

Kwant as the Accelerator

Kwant exists at the intersection of AI, infrastructure, and people.

We help companies:

• Move faster without sacrificing safety
• Scale without losing control
• Support workers while meeting enterprise demands

In a world where AI is accelerating everything, and the physical infrastructure to power it must be built faster than ever before, workforce intelligence becomes the critical layer.

That is the change we are accelerating.

And 2025 was the year that acceleration truly began.

‍Learn how Kwant helps data center and infrastructure teams scale faster with AI-powered workforce intelligence.

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