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Takeoff & estimating
Quantities from drawings and models, 5D, bid levelling. Vision agents now read plans; the open question is accuracy per discipline and who checks the result.
1 · Research0 · Industry WatchDocument intelligence
Specifications, contracts, RFIs and submittals read by software: retrieval, memory, question answering and how to evaluate the answers.
1 · Research1 · Industry Watch3 · Horizon calendarCompliance & code checking
Turning regulations into executable checks on models and documents: rule formalisation, IDS, permit review, accessibility and fire rules.
2 · Research0 · Industry Watch8 · Horizon calendarBIM information management
IFC, IDS, ISO 19650, common data environments and the exchange of data between vendors, including who pays for API access.
2 · Research5 · Industry Watch14 · Horizon calendarEnergy & carbon obligations
RE2020 thresholds, Décret Tertiaire and OPERAT reporting, BACS, EPBD transposition and the monitoring of existing assets.
1 · Research0 · Industry Watch4 · Horizon calendarSite & field operations
Progress tracking, schedule risk, site reporting and procurement: software that has to survive the site, not the demo.
0 · Research0 · Industry Watch1 · Horizon calendarEvidence & evaluation
Benchmarks, published accuracy figures and how to read a vendor claim before trusting it on a project.
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