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Ariel Cooke-Zamora

241: From Autocomplete to Agent: Where AEC Actually Is

241: From Autocomplete to Agent: Where AEC Actually Is

A conversation with industry vendors and practitioners about why AI tools in AEC often deliver value only on deterministic, repetitive tasks, the hype versus reality of autocomplete, copilot and agents, and the critical role of the AI harness.

My Favorite Moments from Episode 239 "You're Not Going Home Early"

My Favorite Moments from Episode 239 "You're Not Going Home Early"

💬 Thirty-one lines worth keeping from episode two of The Next AEC Tech Stack. Twelve voices on switching costs, muscle memory, and where the time you saved went.

My Favorite Moments from Episode 238 "Half Your Day Isn't Design"

My Favorite Moments from Episode 238 "Half Your Day Isn't Design"

Forty-one moments worth paying attention to from episode one of The Next AEC Tech Stack. Eleven voices on the technology tax, the fear of the algorithm, and what a new tool costs a firm.

Polishing the Prison Bars From the Other Side

Polishing the Prison Bars From the Other Side

📰 Gavin Nicholls calls it "polishing the prison bars from the other side." Eleven BIM 2.0 builders and users on what switching platforms actually costs a firm, in time, culture, and money.

239: You're Not Going Home Early

239: You're Not Going Home Early

A conversation with Gavin Nicholls, Carl Christensen, and nine other people building and using BIM 2.0 tools about the real cost of switching platforms, sunk-cost bias, and why adoption stalls even when the tool is better.

The Technology Tax Nobody Can Agree On

The Technology Tax Nobody Can Agree On

📰 I asked nine AEC tech companies if their software actually frees architects to design, or just moves the tax to a different line item. The answers surprised me.

238: Half Your Day Isn't Design

238: Half Your Day Isn't Design

A conversation with industry leaders about how BIM 2.0 tools consume half of architects’ day, the hidden “technology tax,” and strategies to reclaim design time and control software costs.