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How we make AI useful for AEC firms.

A closer look at the architecture, controls, and implementation methods behind AEC Hub, plus practical guidance for moving AI from an experiment into real firm workflows.

Traceable by designFirm-owned contextHuman-controlled actionMeasured deployment

The firm AI operating model

Connect the work. Govern the intelligence. Learn from approved results.

The firm's systems remain authoritative. AEC Hub assembles source-linked context, gives models bounded access through governed workflows, and turns professional feedback into measurable improvements instead of opaque conversational memory.

Firm governance
IdentityPermissionsPolicies
01
Firm data

Revit · ACC · PDF · email

02
Governed AI

Project context · models · workflows

03
Professional approval

Evidence attached · judgment retained

04
Better project work

Answers · drafts · checks · actions

Traceability across every stepSource → decision → approval → outcome
Approved feedback improves the next workflow version
AEC Hub connects firm data to governed AI workflows, keeps professional approval visible, and uses approved feedback to improve future workflow versions.

Detailed platform view

How the governed learning loop works.

Sources → context → workflow → review → improvement

Platform system Governed learning loop
01Systems of record
Revit + ACCProject mailDrawings + PDFFirm standards

Connected in place. Source identity and permissions remain visible.

02 · Firm scopedProject context

Evidence · relationships · workflow state

03 · Replaceable intelligenceFoundation models

Selected for the task

04 · AEC Hub control planeGoverned skills + workflows

Typed tools · versioned definitions · bounded autonomy

05 · Review gateProfessional oversight

Interpret exceptions, approve the output, authorize material action.

06Reviewable outcomes
Project answer Attention brief Proposal draft Model check
Approved learning ledgerWhat professionals correct and accept improves the next run.
Reviewer correctionsEvaluation casesNew skill + workflow version
AEC Hub connects authoritative project systems to task-selected foundation models through a firm-scoped control plane. Conversation history does not silently become firm memory. Evidence, corrections, approvals, and outcomes enter the learning loop through explicit governed records.

01 · Connect

Bring project evidence into one usable context without replacing the source systems.

02 · Govern

Bind foundation models to typed tools, firm permissions, and versioned workflow definitions.

03 · Prove

Keep evidence and professional review beside every answer, artifact, and proposed action.

04 · Improve

Turn approved corrections and outcomes into evaluations and better workflow versions.

How to leverage AI in your firm

Start with deployment, not a model demo.

Better outcomes come from choosing a valuable workflow, understanding how work actually happens, and designing the right mix of software, AI judgment, and professional review.

01

Find the workflow worth changing

Map the real process, its exceptions, the evidence it uses, and the business outcome before choosing a model.

02

Build an evaluation set

Turn real project examples, failure modes, and professional expectations into evidence that the workflow works.

03

Deploy with controlled autonomy

Start read-only or in draft mode, preserve human approval, and expand only when observed results support it.

Business value

Time saved, risk reduced, or revenue improved

Technical evidence

Known failure modes and measurable performance

Adoption path

A controlled route from pilot to daily use

Put the ideas to work

Prove one useful workflow on a real project.

Request pilot access

Start with a scoped workflow, explicit evidence, and an outcome your team can verify.