The City of Cambridge, Ontario, Adopts AI PreCheck to Accelerate Housing
Cambridge, Ontario, launched Archistar AI PreCheck as part of its nine-initiative Housing Accelerator Fund Action Plan. The initiative supports the City’s efforts to modernize development review through digital tools, AI, and data-driven processes. AI PreCheck...
The Importance of Data Interoperability Before Implementing AI for Building Permit Review
Data interoperability is crucial to implementing AI in government. One tech executive at an industry summit said a state’s five-year AI roadmap should spend the first phase on data interoperability. County IT leaders described how data fragmentation can make it harder...
Harris County, Texas, Selects AI PreCheck to Modernize Permitting
The third-most populous county in the US, home to Houston and 5 million residents, has selected Archistar AI PreCheck for AI plan review. Harris County joins Archistar’s growing network of more than 30 municipalities in production with AI PreCheck. Production goals...
How To Address the Causes and Costs of Permitting Delays Before the “Shot Clock” Runs Out
An Oregon-commissioned study priced excessive permitting delays at up to $33,500 per unit for some projects, and a state senator admits his own legislature is partly responsible for them. Oregon’s SB 974 “shot clock” law forces faster engineering plan review, and...
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City of Kingston Goes Live: AI PreCheck Enters Production in Eastern Ontario
Kingston, Ontario moved Archistar AI PreCheck into production for building permit intake, starting...
Archistar Snaploader Gives 3D Property Visualizations a New Look with a Refreshed Website and New Milestones
Before even breaking ground on a construction project, the sales process can already begin. When...
Canada’s Capital, the City of Ottawa, to Launch AI PreCheck to Accelerate Permitting
Ottawa will launch an Archistar AI PreCheck program to streamline residential permitting workflows...
Ontario’s City of Burlington Launches AI Platform to Empower Development Review
City of Burlington launches AI-powered platform to streamline the development review process for...
Customer Stories
Using Archistar as a Teaching Tool to Achieve Better Results
“The ability to access such up-to-date information from across multiple sources has made our students' learning journey that much easier, and their results are more accurate.”“We appreciate being able to use the Archistar platform as a teaching tool in the TAFE...
How Archistar Helped One Property Developer Get Started as a Townhouse Developer
"Because of Archistar, I found the ideal site for my first proper development. I managed to purchase an appropriate site with the very likely potential of 3 townhouses, within only 2 months. It felt very exciting and was such a relief after so many months looking!"We...
Why Hemisphere Constructions Love Having Everything in One Platform
“With Archistar, I’m able to look up planning controls and show clients what we can or can’t achieve within minutes. It’s the efficiency, convenience and professionalism that makes it so great!''We recently spoke with Mariam Hamad, Architect at Hemisphere...
How Santhurie Uses Archistar To Analyse Sites Rapidly
"I can accurately find the size of the site, measure the setbacks, and get a scenario within a couple of seconds. Archistar saves me up to six hours per week.""I work for Merc Capital. We work on lots of different projects, from medium, large and major projects. Our...
How Hayden Tripled His Productivity With Archistar
"Archistar helps us speed up the process and makes it more efficient for us to determine the feasibility of development sites. The platform has doubled, or perhaps even tripled, my productivity."“I work with the Teach Me About Property Acquisitions Team as part of a...
AI for Permitting
The Importance of Data Interoperability Before Implementing AI for Building Permit Review
Data interoperability is crucial to implementing AI in government. One tech executive at an...
Harris County, Texas, Selects AI PreCheck to Modernize Permitting
The third-most populous county in the US, home to Houston and 5 million residents, has selected...
How To Address the Causes and Costs of Permitting Delays Before the “Shot Clock” Runs Out
An Oregon-commissioned study priced excessive permitting delays at up to $33,500 per unit for some...
Reducing Building Permit Delays Starts with Completeness, Not Compliance
Building permit delays often stem from incomplete plan sets, not just city capacity or compliance...
Data & Trust
AI for Building Permitting Works Best When City Data and Processes Are Ready
Lessons from building and planning conferences across North America have put forth a similar...
From Data Centers to Digital Twins: Planning AI’s Environmental Footprint
AI is not just software; its data centers, energy demand, water use, and cloud infrastructure...
How Local Governments Can Use Guardrails to Accelerate Planning and Permitting With AI
AI is already embedded across local government processes, from vendor software and GIS tools to...
The Human-AI Partnership for Building Departments: How to Find the Right Balance
This expert panel recommended that building departments use AI for repetitive tasks rather than...
Generative Design
What is Generative Design (And Why Property Developers Should Use It)
What is Generative Design (And Why Property Developers Should Use It) Generative design opens up plenty of opportunities for property developers. With it, they can push the boundaries of what’s possible in terms of design and development. One thing that is...
Dual Occupancy: Side-by-side vs Front-to-Back
Dual Occupancy: Side-by-Side vs Front-To-Back Designing a dual occupancy property comes with a few additional considerations, so before you forge ahead, you need to know what you’re in for. Without careful planning, we know that property development can present us...
How AI Is Changing the Real Estate Landscape
How AI Is Changing the Real Estate Landscape Artificial intelligence, or AI, has improved and grown to have a far-reaching impact on the world around us. AI refers to algorithms developed to allow the software to learn from and understand data collected to make...
Granny Flats and Why They’re Real Money-Makers for Property Developers
Granny Flats and Why They’re Real Money-Makers for Property Developers Many people believe they need to buy a separate property to invest in. But sometimes, granny flats can be even more profitable. The average backyard in Australia is starting to look different. ...
What Are Stages of the Land Development Process?
What Are the Stages of the Land Development Process? Land development is the process whereby a land developer finds the right piece of raw land and builds a property rather than finding an existing property and renovating it. It’s a complex process, but once you know...
Sustainability & Resilience
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Rebuilding Los Angeles: One Nonprofit, One County, One Mission [Video]
If you ask a survivor of the Eaton or Palisades fires in Los Angeles if they ever imagined having...
From Data Centers to Digital Twins: Planning AI’s Environmental Footprint
AI is not just software; its data centers, energy demand, water use, and cloud infrastructure...
Housing System Reform Can Improve Both Affordability and Disaster Recovery
The same systemic housing problems of slow permitting, fragmented policy, and limited scalability...
How Do I Know If It Floods in My Area? Flood Zone Property Development
Find out if your property is in a flood zone with a practical 5-step checklist using official...
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