ChatGPT, Claude and AI chat workflows
Workflows built around a general AI assistant with a starter prompt you can copy.
29 workflows · updated
AI assists Build a building-code research checklist with AI, then verify every section
Use a code search platform plus a general AI assistant to pull applicable IBC and local amendment sections, then verify each citation.
AI assists Restyle a massing model into AI concept images for early client talks
AI visualization plugins restyle a SketchUp, Revit or Rhino view into photoreal options in minutes for early design conversations.
Conventional automation Keep engineering calcs organized, checkable and reusable in a calc platform
Calculation management tools put calcs in a shared, versioned workspace; an AI assistant can draft the narrative and check units.
Conventional automation Check model data against project rules before it reaches drawings
Design data platforms connect Revit, Rhino and IFC, validate each model version, and let you ask questions of live model data.
Agent executes Query a Revit model in plain language through an MCP connector (read-only first)
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets AI assistants connect to tools. Open-source Revit MCP servers expose Revit actions to an agent.
Conventional automation Generate electrical and raceway routing options in the model
Spatial AI tools aim to automate building system design such as electrical routing.
AI assists Flag risky contract and spec clauses with AI before legal review
AI document review tools built for construction flag risk in contracts and project documents.
AI assists Search project documents with AI to answer field questions, then confirm the source
Construction AI platforms read project documents so teams can ask questions and get sourced answers.
AI assists Compare construction schedule scenarios with AI-assisted scheduling tools
AI scheduling tools generate and compare schedule scenarios and forecast risk.
AI assists Spot schedule delays and quality problems early with schedule analytics
Project controls software analyzes schedule updates for delays and quality issues.
AI assists Get an AI first pass on quantity takeoffs, then check scale and scope
AI takeoff tools detect and measure areas, counts and lengths on plans.
AI assists Draft remodel and home-builder estimates faster with AI estimating software
AI estimating assistants for residential builders create estimates and takeoffs and manage budgets.
AI assists Answer shop questions from drawings and specs with AI document search
A general AI assistant plus document search can draft submittal cover letters, RFIs and spec summaries for steel and precast shops.
AI assists Compare site captures to the plan with AI progress tracking
360 camera capture and computer vision platforms track progress against plan and schedule.
AI assists Pre-check plans against code with AI before formal review
AI plan review tools check plans against codes such as ICC, NFPA, ADA and local amendments.
AI assists Flag possible jobsite hazards from existing cameras for human review
Computer vision safety platforms detect hazards and compliance issues from site cameras.
Conventional automation Keep punch lists and field tasks moving in a field management app
Jobsite management apps track tasks and drawings; an AI assistant can turn notes into tasks.
AI assists Measure groundworks, drainage and concrete from civil drawings with AI takeoff
Civil-focused AI takeoff tools measure earthworks, drainage and concrete and flag discrepancies.
AI assists Flag scope gaps in drawings and specs with AI before bid day
Pre-construction AI reviews drawings, specs and contracts to surface risks and scope gaps.
Conventional automation Find projects to bid earlier with construction lead databases
Project lead databases and AI pursuit tools surface upcoming projects and help prioritize them.
AI assists Draft daily reports faster from field notes, then review and submit
Field reporting apps capture daily reports, time and safety; an AI assistant can clean up dictated notes.
AI assists Review quality and progress remotely with AI-analyzed site captures
Reality intelligence platforms compare site capture to plans and schedules to find deviations.
AI assists Extract connection data from steel shop drawings into a spreadsheet with an AI skill
Write a step-by-step extraction skill, run an AI model over the shop drawing set, and verify every cell with cross-checks such as plate weight from geometry vs. the bill of materials. In our own trial on 21 connections (273 values), the best model run matched 268 of 273 values (98%) against the verified answers; verification rules made the biggest difference.
AI assists Watch official code and standard publisher pages and get a weekly change digest
A scheduled job checks official publisher pages (ICC, ASCE/SEI, AISC, ACI, AWC, AWS, state code agency) for new errata, supplements and adoption notices, and an AI drafts a weekly digest that separates fact from implication.
AI assists Turn a PDF calc package into a working, checkable spreadsheet
Use an AI coding assistant to rebuild a PDF calculation package (for example a connection plate redesign) as a spreadsheet: inputs in highlighted cells, then one check per block (gross yielding, rupture, combined axial and bending, buckling, block shear), each matched to the PDF value.
Agent executes Take Revit geometry into Unreal Engine for cinematic visualization with an AI agent
With MCP connectors to both Revit and Unreal Engine, an agent reads the Revit 3D view as the source of truth and sets up the Unreal level and sequencer for stills and fly-through video.
Agent executes Generate massing and marketing videos in Blender with an AI agent
An agent connected to Blender through an MCP add-on builds simple massing (floors, collections), sets cameras and renders short development marketing clips you can iterate on in plain language.
AI assists Plan a study of a tank wall where an opening was added after design
When an access opening is cut into a tank shell after design and the shell deforms near it, use AI research to gather reinforcement approaches, then plan a shell finite element comparison (no opening, as-built opening, proposed reinforcement) checked against hand hoop-stress calcs.
Conventional automation Track AI token usage and cost on every engineering task
A standing rule in the agent's instruction file (for example AGENTS.md) makes every engineering task log record tokens and cost, so you learn what AI help actually costs per task type.