Case Study: PCL Construction achieves real-time job-site insights and boosts safety, efficiency, and productivity with Microsoft Power BI

PCL Construction - Customer Case Study

PCL Construction, headquartered in Edmonton, Canada, is transforming the century-old construction industry by adopting cloud and IoT technologies to improve safety, efficiency, and productivity. Facing flat productivity and costly manual site checks, PCL built the mobile Job Site Insights™ application on Microsoft Azure and uses Microsoft Power BI dashboards to provide a single-pane view of IoT telemetry, costs, schedules, and inspections.

By embedding Microsoft Power BI visualizations in the Azure-backed Job Site Insights platform and connecting IoT sensors across job sites, PCL now detects issues in real time, prevents damage, and enables predictive analytics that streamline workflows. The cloud-first strategy cut on-premises servers from more than 1,200 to half a single rack—saving CAD 2.5 million a year—while targeting 10–20% energy savings, reducing warranty claims, increasing field productivity, and giving owners and teams immediate, data-driven visibility.

PCL Construction

Chris Palmer

Senior Manager of Advanced Technology Services