AEC Innovate: Practical AI for AEC
Join Vice President and CIO James Martin for an enlightening session at AEC Innovate. This presentation will focus on the practical applications of AI in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, highlighting how firms can leverage “quick wins” from basic yet impactful AI applications.
Jim has been conducting practical AI experiments at Shepley Bulfinch to unlock knowledge, streamline workflows, improve data quality, and enhance individual effectiveness. In this session, he will share three real-world AI applications that are creating tangible value for the firm:
- AI-Powered Knowledge Search: Learn how AI search tools are used to access a decade of knowledge sharing on the firm’s intranet, including video content from learning sessions, town halls, and firm-wide discussions.

- AI for Contact Data Validation: Discover how AI enhances the accuracy of a CRM by validating and maintaining clean, reliable contact data.
- Lessons from a CoPilot Beta: Gain insights from a year-long Microsoft CoPilot beta group, revealing practical use cases, challenges, and strategies for maximizing AI’s impact in daily workflows.
This session will provide actionable strategies for leveraging AI in your own firm, proving that practical, immediate value is well within reach with even the most modest investment of time and resources.
Learning outcomes will include:
- Real-World AI Applications: Explore AI applications in knowledge management, operations, and data integrity.
- Unlocking Institutional Knowledge: Understand how AI search can unlock institutional knowledge from recorded content.
- Streamlining Documentation: Discover how AI can streamline meeting documentation and free up time for higher-value work.
- Improving CRM Data Accuracy: See how AI improves CRM data accuracy and business development.
- Optimizing AI Adoption: Gain first-hand actionable intelligence on the application of Microsoft CoPilot to optimize AI adoption and productivity.
The presentation will be held Friday, June 20, at 12PM ET. Register for AEC Innovate to attend.