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A futurist keynote argued that command-and-control org charts are a railroad-era artifact, and that a better method pushes decisions from the center to the edge, where the people deeply understand the problems. One county shows the cost and the payoff: 15 separate IT...
Shadow AI (staff using unapproved tools on public data) is already happening in councils and municipalities, and the Medicare/OpenAI breach illustrates the consequences. Uploading applications into personal AI accounts sends data offshore, risks it training the model,...
The largest city in York Region has integrated Archistar AI PreCheck with its existing ePLAN permit portal, giving applicants a seamless experience. Applicants for New Single Detached House building permits can choose to check their drawings against Markham’s zoning...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Building permit delays often stem from incomplete plan sets, not just city capacity or compliance issues—triggering costly back-and-forth between applicants and reviewers. AI PreCheck’s Completeness Check verifies that required documents, drawings, and metadata are...
Kingston, Ontario moved Archistar AI PreCheck into production for building permit intake, starting with low-density residential applications and expanding to mid-rise housing later this year. Completeness Check and Compliance Analysis give applicants clearer feedback...
Lessons from building and planning conferences across North America have put forth a similar message recently: For building departments wanting to increase efficiency with AI tools, the results are only as good as the quality of data and processes going into them....
Ottawa will launch an Archistar AI PreCheck program to streamline residential permitting workflows and reduce unnecessary review cycles. The City of Ottawa will use Completeness Check for low-rise residential permit types. AI-powered Compliance Analysis will assess...
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If you ask a survivor of the Eaton or Palisades fires in Los Angeles if they ever imagined having to one day design and build their own home from scratch, most of them would say no. But that’s what 12,000 homeowners faced after the fires ignited on January 7, 2025....
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