AI Agents in AEC

AI agents can automate tasks in the AEC industry, just like in any other field. Here are a few examples:

1. Plan Review Automation (Code Compliance)
Useful for municipalities issuing permits and planners checking compliance. A few companies are active in the space: blitzpermits.ai is one of the few with a public tool in the US.
I built a simple Lindy agent: upload your CAD plans, and it checks if rooms get enough sunlight by identifying the project type (residential/office) and validating window sizes based on local codes.

2. Source of Truth for Construction Projects
With many stakeholders involved, decisions often get lost, and it’s hard to track the latest info. While tools already exist to log meetings, sync emails, and parse PDFs, I built a Lindy agent that summarizes all inputs into one doc. You can later query any project detail via chat and see related discussions.

3. Surf Forecast Agent (Non-AEC, but fun)
Checking surf forecasts daily is tedious. I built an agent that scans the 8-day forecast every day but only notifies me if there’s a promising surf window. If so, it sends a summary, detailed forecast, and flight links to the coast.