2026全球建筑、工程和施工（AEC）行业报告：AI 与数据洞察 Al + Data Insights 2026 Global AEC Industry Report

Al+DataInsights2026:

GlobalAECIndustryReport

AI

BSTGlobal°

ExecutiveSummary

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Artificialintelligencetechnologiesarerapidlyevolving.Asaresult,opportunitiesforAlapplicationwithinthe

architecture,engineeringandenvironmentalconsulting(AEC)businessareexpanding.Asmoreadvancedand

industry-specificAltoolsenterthemarket,it'sincreasinglyapparentthatAlisnolongeroptionalbutisbecomingadefiningcapabilityrequiredtoremaincompetitive.Inanindustrythat'shistoricallyslowtoevolve,it'scrucialthatAECfirmsapproachthisdigitaltransformationstrategicallytoensuresuccess.

Tounderstandtheindustry'sAljourney,BSTGlobalsurveyedAECfirmsabouttheirexistingandplannedAI

initiatives,expectationsandobstacles.Thisreportpresentsinsightsfromthisyear'sBSTGlobalAl+DataSurvey

resultsandprovidesaperspectiveonthecurrentstateandfutureimpactofAEC-specificadvancementsinAI.Init,weexamine:

Year-over-yearshiftsinAlsentiment,readinessanduse

CurrentAladoptionlevels

StrategicbusinessimplicationsofAlintegration

DifferenttypesofAlandtheirapplicationsforAEC

Thecriticalroleofdatagovernance

AI'sfar-reachingimpactsontheworkforce

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5KeyTakeaways

TheAECindustryisatacriticaljuncture,tacklinghigherdemandwithfeweremployees,whileevolvingtechandmorecomplexprojectscollidewithtrainingandbudgetdeficits.Fromthesurveydata,weidentifiedfivemain

themesthatencompasstheindustry'ssentiments,readinessandstrategyregardingAltechnology.WewantthisreporttoserveasaresourceforfirmsjoiningtheAlconversationandworkingtobecomethedata-driven

superconsultanciesofthefuture.

AlAdoption&Usage

Werevealthereasonsunderpinningtheindustry'slimitedreadinesstointegrateAl,evenasfirmsbroadlyacknowledgeitsimportance.

01

22%feelhighlyprepared

EvolvingAlTechnology

AsnewAltoolsstepintothespotlight,wedetermineif,whenandhowAECfirmsintendtoaccessandapplythem.

02

77%expectAltoboostprofitability

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AIStrategy&BusinessFocus

Sincemajortransformationrequiresstrategicalignment,weexplorehowAECfirmsareapplyingAleffortstodrivethebusinessforward.

03

86%ofrespondentsnameprojectdesignanddeliveryasatopareaforAl-drivenrevenuegains

AIRisks

&Challenges

Inthissection,webreakdownsomeoftheindustry'sbiggestconcernsaboutAlandthedataprocessesinvolved.

04

71%citedatagovernanceasatopchallenge

AIOutcomes

Weexplorefirms'expectationsforhowAlwillaffectemployeesandtheirplanstomitigateconcerns.

05&Workforce

85%don'texpectAltoreplaceemployeesorroles

Impact

01

AIAdoption&Usage

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AdoptionReality

Whilemorethan4/5ofprofessionalsacknowledgeAI'simportancetotheirfirm'soverallsuccess,anoverwhelmingmajorityalsoindicatedalackofreadinesswhenitcomestoadoption.

Lessthan1/4ofrespondents

claimreadinessatamatureoradvancedlevel,withmost

indicatingthattheirfirmsarestillinthepilotorexplorationstage.

Only1%offirmshaveachievedwidespreadadoptionof

Al-enabledprocesses.

22%

1%

TheaptitudeforAlisgrowing,andclientsknowthatweareusingit,sothere'sanexpectationfromthemthatweuseit.

MichaelBrown

SeniorVicePresident,EnterpriseAl

Jacobs

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BusinessAreasUsingAl

LessthanhalfoffirmssurveyedbuildtheirownAlsolutions,withmostpreferringtorentorsubscribetoAlasaservice.ThemostprevalentuseofAlisinclientengagementandcommunications.

ClientEngagement&Communications

64%

Design&Modeling

47%

ProjectManagement&Scheduling

40%

Compliance&RegulatoryReview

40%

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Recommendations

01AssessAIReadinessAcrosstheOrganization

Conductaninternalaudittoexamineyourdata

infrastructure,determineyourworkforce'sdigitalliteracyandidentifyanycurrentpilotsuccesses.Usethefindingsto

modernizeyourdatafoundation,buildAlcompetencies

acrossyourorganizationandscalewhat'salreadyworking.

02DevelopanAlRoadmapThatFacilitatesSuccessEngagerepresentativesfromseniorleadership,operations,anddigitalteamsanddeterminewhereAltechnologywillbestsupporttheorganization'sbroadermissionandgrowthobjectives.FocusAlinitiativesintheseareasandset

measurable,business-centricKPlsthatwillhelpjustifyinvestmentandguidefuturephases.

03ChooseAlToolsThatIntegrateWithExistingWorkflows

ReducefrictionandincreasetrustacrossyourorganizationbyselectingAltoolsthatalignwithyouroperationalmodel.Insteadofaddingmoreapps,exploreAloptionsthatembedintoexistingbusinesssystems,automateestablished

workflows,andworkacrossdevicesandfieldenvironments.

NasrineTomasi

HeadofAI&InformationManagement

M

MOTT

M

MACDONALD

AnAlsolutionisnotnecessarilythe

agentthatyou'regoingtomakein

isolation.It'salsotheworkflows,the

existingsystem-understandingall

ofitandbringingthattogether.One

smallthingcanactuallylinkto

multiplethingsintheend,andyou

needallthatworkingtogetherfor

betteroutcomes.

02

EvolvingAlTechnology

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AsnewAltoolsandimprovedcapabilitiescontinuallyenterthemarket,availableusecasesarealsoexpanding.Evolvingtechnologiessuchasgenerativetools,predictiveanalyticsandautonomousagentsarecreatinga

landscapewhereautomation,intelligenceandvaluecreationaredeeplyintertwined.Tonavigatesucha

landscape,AECfirmsmustshifttheirAlfocusfromhurried,surface-levelexperimentationtotruevalue-drivenintegration.

JosephJoseph

Partner&ChiefDigitalOfficer

Gensler

It'smorethanjustprompting

andsyntheticdata.It'sreally

understandingwhoyou'redesigning

forandwith,andwhatthefuture

communitylookslike.Andthen,

throughthetrainedAlmodels,you

bringtheprojecttolife.

GenerativeAl

70%MostrespondentsuseGenAltoolsforwork.

"MyfirmhasalreadyimplementedGenAltoolsorplanstowithin12months."

202672%

202585%

100%oflargefirms(>500employees)and62%of

small/mediumfirms(≤500employees)surveyedhavealreadyimplementedGenAltoolsorplantointhe

nextyear.

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Recommendations

01UnleashGenAlasaProcessAccelerator

IdentifyopportunitiestouseGenAlformorethanjustdraftingemailsandsummarizingdocuments.EmbedGenAltoolsintoyouroperationalprocessessotheycanbeusedtoauto-

draftproposals,assistPMswithprojectsetup,helpdesignersgenerateearly-stageconceptsandmore.

02AutomateWorkflowsWithAgenticAl

LeverageagenticAltoreducetime-consumingadminworkandunlockrealoperationalbenefits.ApplyagenticAlto

multi-step,cross-systemworkflowssuchasmonitoring

projecthealthandnotifyingPMswhenissuesarise,

managingdocumentroutingandapprovals,andpreparingdraftinvoicesbasedontimesheets,expensesand

contractterms.

03ImproveDecision-MakingWithPredictiveAnalytics

Leveragepredictiveanalyticstohelpshiftfromreactivetoproactiveoperations.Enablepredictivetoolsthatidentifytheproposalsmostlikelytowin,forecastprojectoverrunsbeforetheyhappen,predictresourcebottlenecksandrecommendstaffingadjustments,scoreprojectriskandmore.

TembiHommes

GlobalChiefDataOfficer

ARUP

Thisspaceisevolving.Letitevolve.

Automateeverythingyoucan.Make

money,savemoney,managerisk.

Automatingthewaysofworkingis

tablestakes.Itisnotanoption.

Companiesthatcandothatwill

becomemoreagile.Theycan

pivotfaster.

03

AIStrategy&

BusinessFocus

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Alislessabouttechnologyandmoreaboutbusiness-helping

thetruevaluepropositionmoneyandnotgetting

ourleadersandourteamsunderstandofAIsowe'renotjustinvestingalotofanythingback.

LalithaKrishnamoorthy

VicePresident,Al&Digital

Stantec

Al-DrivenValueExpectations

Thisyear,fewerrespondentsexpectAltechnologytoimproveemployeeproductivityand/orcreatecostsavings.

202680%

202595%

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Recommendations

01ViewAlasaBusinessStrategy,NotaTechProjectGraduatefromadoptingAl“forAI'ssake”byreframingAlintegrationasakeycomponentinyourfirm'soverall

operationalsuccess.Engagebothexecutiveleadershipandtechnology/dataexpertsinownershipofAlinitiativestoforceclarity,acceleratebuy-inandensureAluse

casessupporttheorganization'sbusinessobjectives.

AlignAlUseCasestoRoles&Workflows

ImplementAlinitiativesthatstreamlineexistingworkflowsanddriverole-specificvalueforthoseengagingwiththetech.EducateteamsonhowadoptingAldirectlybenefitsthem:automationsavestimeonadministrativetasks,

schedulevariancealertspreventdelays,financialforecastingkeepsprojectsonbudget,etc.

03ExploreAlternativePricingModels

Planforaneventualshiftfromatime-and-materials

businessmodelthatpunishesefficiencytoan

outcomes-basedmodelthatcapturesthevalueof

speedandexpertise.Testfixed-feeorshared-riskpricingonAl-driventasksthatarepredictableenoughtopriceconfidently,forcingthebusinessandtheclienttofocusonvalueinsteadofhours.

JosephJoseph

Partner&ChiefDigitalOfficer

Gensler

Whetherit'sthegeneralcounselor

complianceteam,principals,practice

arealeadersorclientrelationships...

we'reallspeakingwithonevoice.

We'reonthesamepage,andwe're

leveragingalltheresourcesthatwe

needtocomeupwithawritten

strategyforallAlinitiatives.Thereis

focus,andeveryoneisspeakingwith

onevoiceinternally.

04

AIRisks&

Challenges

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OrganizationalBarriers

RespondentsciteadoptionandscalingasthebiggestchallengesincapturingvaluefromAl,specificallyintheseareas:

①ChoosingtheRightAITechnologies

Workflows

①UpskillingEmployeeTechnicalKnowledge&Abilities①IntegratingWithExistingBusinessSystems&

PaulMurphy

ChiefInformationOfficer

AsAlanddigitalplatforms

expand,addressingethical

concernsandbiasand

ensuringtransparencyand

responsibledeploymentreally

becomecritical.

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Recommendations

01EstablishAISafetyProtocols

DefineclearacceptableusepoliciesanddatasecurityprotocolsforteamstoapplywhendeployingAltools.

Adoptazero-trustposture,encryptsensitiveprojectdataatrestandintransit,monitorforAl-specificattack

strategies,andreviewusagelogstoguardagainstunauthorizeduseortheft.

02ProvideOngoingAITraining&RelevantResourcesOffertrainingmodulesthatdemonstrateAluseinthe

contextofrealAECandrole-specifictaskstoencourageadoption.Equipnewuserswithpromptlibrariesand

workflowguidestoensureearlysuccess,trackadoptionmetricsandprovidetargetedcoachingwhereusage

islow.

03RequireHuman-in-the-LoopValidation

Maintainhuman-engineeringoversightofAloutputsbyenforcingQAprocessesthatensureaccuracyand

relevance.UseversioncontrolforAlmodels,setaccuracythresholds,andemphasizehumanoversighttoensure

reliability,buildclienttrustandenablethesafescalingofAlinitiatives.

RicardoLorenzo

ChiefTechnologyOfficer

Understandingthechallenges,

gettingcomfortablewithand

sheddinglightonthoseunknowns

iscriticaltomovingforwardinthis

journey.Beingprepared-having

therightgovernance,considering

whatyourorganizationcaresabout

andknowingwhat'swithinyourrisk

profile-ithelpsyouinnovateand

adoptAIacrossyourorganization.

05

AIOutcomes&Workforce

Impact

Al+DataInsights2026:GlobalAECIndustryReport

TopWorkforcePriorities

UpskillingEmployeestoUseAlinTheirRoles

202659%

202577%

HiringNewEmployeesWithAl-RelatedSkills

202651%

202550%

ReskillingEmployeesforMoreValuableRoles

202642%

202538%

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LalithaKrishnamoorthy

VicePresident,Al&Digital

Stantec

Upskillingandreskillingareabig

dealinthisfieldtokeepupwiththe

momentumoftheengineerswho

arecominginstraightfromschool

withallthelatestAltechnologies

alreadylearned.

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Recommendations

01InvestinChangeManagement

Demonstrateyourcommitmenttoempoweringyour

workforce(ratherthanreplacingthem)byengagingathirdpartytofacilitateachangemanagementprogram.Communicatethe"why"behindAladoption,express

what'sinitforthem,andaddressconcernsearlyandopenlytoencouragegenuineparticipation.

02DevelopAILiteracy

MakeAlpartofongoingprofessionaldevelopmentwithgeneralandrole-specifictrainingprogramsand

targetedsessionsforadvancedroles.Providesecuresandboxenvironmentsandhands-onlabswhere

employeescansafelyexperimentwithnewtools,testemergingmethodsandbuildconfidence.

03ShowcaseQuickWins&EmpowerAIChampions

Engagemanagersacrossthebusinesstoreportteam

winsandhighlightimprovements,reinforcingthatAl

benefitsmult