India, Feb. 20 -- Artificial intelligence is emerging as a powerful lever for cost optimisation in Indian real estate, with experts saying it has the potential to reduce overall construction timelines by 40-50% and significantly lower the long-term common area maintenance (CAM) burden for homeowners.

They say that by analysing historical project data, material logistics, labour productivity, and site sequencing, AI-driven tools can predict bottlenecks before they occur and recommend real-time workflow adjustments. This predictive capability allows firms to streamline on-site operations, reduce idle time, and shorten overall build cycles.

In some large projects, AI-assisted planning and execution have cut completion timelines by nearly h...