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Field notes on AI, BIM and the built environment.

Long-form perspectives from our engineering, research and architecture teams on what it takes to make construction projects smarter before they break ground.

Why BIM Models Alone Cannot Validate a Project

Modern BIM models contain extraordinary detail — yet validation still depends on humans manually reading across disciplines. We explore why the next generation of project assurance requires a reasoning layer on top of the model.

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From Geometric Clashes to Logical Conflicts

Clash detection has shipped in every coordination tool for two decades. The real problems live one layer up — in the logical, sequencing and constructability conflicts that no clash engine can see.

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The Real Cost of Late Discovery in Construction

An analysis across 142 commercial projects in North America: when issues surface during procurement or execution, average resolution costs are 11× higher than catching them in design.

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