Industries / AEC

AI for Architecture, Engineering
& Construction

AEC firms generate more documents per project than almost any other industry. Specs, RFIs, submittals, change orders, meeting minutes — buried across Procore, SharePoint, email, and local drives. We build AI systems that make all of it instantly searchable, automatically classified, and cross-referenced.

The challenge

Why AEC Firms Are Stuck

A typical mid-size AEC firm running 30+ concurrent projects generates hundreds of thousands of documents annually. Project managers spend 15+ hours per week just finding information — searching for the right spec revision, tracking down an RFI response, or verifying which submittal version was approved.

This isn't a technology problem your IT team hasn't addressed. It's a structural challenge that existing project management tools weren't designed to solve. Procore manages workflows. SharePoint stores files. But nothing connects a drawing revision to the RFI that triggered it, the submittal it references, and the change order that resulted.

The cost isn't just time. Missed RFI deadlines cause rework. Outdated specs lead to construction errors. Duplicate effort across offices burns margins. We've seen firms lose $500K–$800K annually to these invisible inefficiencies.

15+ hrs/wk

Average PM time spent searching for project documents across disconnected systems

$600K+

Annual cost of rework from missed RFI deadlines and outdated specifications

45 min

Average time to locate the correct revision of a specification or submittal

200K+

Documents generated per year by a typical 200-person AEC firm

Our approach

AI That Fits How AEC Firms Actually Work

We don't ask you to change your workflows. We build AI that integrates with your existing tools and makes them dramatically more powerful.

Core Capability

Document Intelligence

AI that automatically classifies documents by type and project phase, extracts key data (dates, spec sections, responsible parties, deadlines), and creates a searchable knowledge graph across your entire project portfolio.

Productivity

Cross-Project Search

Find any document in seconds — not minutes. Our unified search connects Procore, SharePoint, email, and local drives into one searchable index. Trace the full history of any design decision across RFIs, submittals, and change orders.

Risk Reduction

RFI & Submittal Tracking

Automatic deadline alerts, response tracking, and escalation workflows. The system flags items approaching their due date before they become costly rework.

Compliance

Contract Intelligence

Extract key terms, obligations, and conditions from contracts automatically. Flag deviations from standard terms. Track compliance requirements across the project lifecycle.

Quality

Specification Analysis

AI reads specs the way your best PM does — identifying cross-references, flagging conflicts between documents, and tracking revisions to ensure every team member works from the latest version.

Integration

Procore & BIM Integration

Seamless integration with the tools you already use. No rip-and-replace. The AI layer sits on top of your existing technology stack and makes it smarter.

Case study

Results from Real AEC Engagements

Document Intelligence

Multi-Office AEC Design Firm

200 employees | 30+ concurrent projects | 4-month engagement

A 200-employee architecture and engineering firm was losing thousands of hours annually to manual document handling. Project managers spent 15+ hours per week searching for specs, cross-referencing RFIs, and tracking submittals across Procore, SharePoint, email, and local drives.

We deployed an AI document intelligence platform that ingests documents from all sources, automatically classifies them by type and project phase, extracts key data points, and creates a searchable knowledge graph across the entire project portfolio. Project managers now find any document in seconds and get automatic alerts for expiring deadlines.

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74%

Faster document retrieval across all project systems

$480K

Annual time savings from automated classification and search

92%

Extraction accuracy on real AEC documents including scanned markups

15 hrs/wk

Saved per project manager — redirected to higher-value work

Compliance Automation

Regional Engineering & Environmental Services Firm

85 employees | Federal & state projects | 3-month engagement

An engineering firm specializing in environmental compliance was spending 30% of their project budget on documentation — generating environmental impact reports, tracking regulatory requirements across jurisdictions, and ensuring deliverables met agency-specific formatting standards.

We built an AI-powered compliance document assistant that auto-generates report sections from field data, cross-references regulatory databases for jurisdiction-specific requirements, and validates deliverables against agency standards before submission. The system handles 23 different federal and state formatting templates.

60%

Reduction in compliance documentation time per project

$340K

Annual savings from automated report generation

23

Federal and state formatting templates handled automatically

0

Regulatory submission rejections since deployment

Why Ryshe

We Understand AEC Because
We Come from Engineering

Wiley|Wilson Heritage

Our parent company has delivered engineering projects for 125+ years. We understand how AEC firms operate because we grew up inside one.

Real AEC Documents

We train our AI on actual project documents — scanned markups, hand-annotated drawings, email chains buried in forwards. Not clean corporate templates.

Procore & BIM Fluent

We integrate with the tools AEC firms actually use. Procore, Revit, Bluebeam, SharePoint, AutoCAD — our systems speak your language.

We Don't Disrupt Workflows

Your teams are delivering projects on deadlines. Our AI layers on top of existing processes instead of requiring new ones.

Measurable ROI

Every engagement starts with a baseline measurement and ends with quantified results. No vague promises about "digital transformation."

Knowledge Transfer

We train your team to own the system. When we leave, you're more capable — not more dependent.

Ready to Transform How Your Firm Handles Documents?

Let's discuss what AI can do for your specific project workflows and document challenges.