Turner Construction is deepening its relationship with Clearstory, a leading change order management technology provider, through a new agreement that will see the platform deployed across all of Turner’s jobsites. The expansion marks another milestone in the New York City-based contractor’s push to modernize its operations through digital tools and strategic tech partnerships.
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According to an October 28 announcement, Turner — the largest contractor in the U.S. by revenue — will integrate Clearstory’s platform companywide with support from Turner Ventures, the contractor’s venture capital arm launched earlier this year. The builder has been piloting Clearstory on more than 350 projects to date, reporting significant improvements in administrative efficiency, communication, and real-time decision-making.
The company said the platform will streamline the once paperwork-heavy process of tracking, documenting and reconciling change orders and time-and-materials tickets. Turner’s project teams can now use Clearstory’s cloud-based system to replace manual tasks with digital workflows, increasing transparency and reducing delays on projects of every size.
This broader implementation is backed by Turner Ventures, which aims to identify, pilot and support innovative solutions capable of reshaping construction operations. The Clearstory agreement represents one of its most visible collaborations to date.
Turner will also join Clearstory’s Customer Advisory Board, guiding product decisions and helping the startup develop new capabilities tailored to large-scale commercial builders. While the companies will work closely together, Turner confirmed it has not taken an equity stake in the startup. “Turner has not invested in Clearstory,” said Chris McFadden, the company’s vice president of communications and marketing.
Clearstory, founded in 2018, has rapidly grown as contractors and trade partners seek faster, more transparent methods to handle change documentation. The firm closed a $16 million Series B funding round in 2024, positioning it for larger enterprise rollouts like Turner’s.
Turner leaders say the integration aligns with their broader strategy of embracing technology that meaningfully improves project outcomes. “Clearstory layers onto a high-touch workflow that impacts hundreds, if not thousands, of people on our projects and makes it simpler and faster in a way that raises the bar for outcomes,” said Maria Pantelaros, Turner’s director of innovation. “That’s the kind of innovation we embrace.”
This is one of multiple tech-focused initiatives Turner has announced in 2025. Earlier this month, the contractor revealed a companywide partnership with OpenAI, giving all employees access to ChatGPT Enterprise in what it described as a “wall to wall” deployment aimed at improving productivity, communication, safety documentation and jobsite planning.
Turner has also been expanding its offsite and industrialized construction capabilities. In May, the company debuted xPL Offsite, a specialized division focused on manufacturing-driven delivery methods for advanced technology projects such as data centers, semiconductor facilities, and pharmaceuticals, with plans to broaden into other market sectors.
Turner’s agreement with Clearstory also signals a broader shift in the construction industry, where major contractors are increasingly establishing venture arms to collaborate with later-stage tech companies. These partnerships allow builders to influence product development while ensuring emerging technologies are specifically tailored to real-world jobsite challenges.
For Clearstory, Turner’s enterprise rollout highlights growing momentum for standardized digital change management processes — a long-standing pain point for general contractors, subcontractors, and project owners alike.
With construction projects becoming larger and more complex, and with documentation demands intensifying, digital tools like Clearstory are quickly becoming essential across the industry. Turner’s adoption adds further validation for the platform and reinforces the contractor’s position as a leader in construction technology transformation.
Originally reported by Matthew Thibault in Construction Dive.
