What advisory services does AEC Hub offer?

Four services. A free 30-minute AI strategy session to talk through your firm. An AI strategy discovery and definition sprint, $5,000 fixed over one month, that assesses where the firm stands and delivers a ranked roadmap. An AI strategy retainer from $1,000 a month for a standing advisor. And implementation and enterprise applications from $5,000, with a $1,000 proof of concept to validate an idea before a full build. AI evaluation and testing on your own documents is included in the retainer or available on its own.

AEC Hub: AEC Tool Directory & AI Consulting

AEC Hub Overview

AEC Hub is an independent AEC technology resource and AI consulting partner for architecture and engineering firms. It helps firms find the right technology, understand where AI can create value, and implement practical AI systems and workflows. AEC Hub provides free resources for researching and evaluating technology across architecture, engineering, and construction: a database of 500+ AEC software and AI tools, task-based recommendations, technology comparisons, buyer's guides, curated tech stacks, and research on AI adoption and emerging AEC technology. Rather than starting with a specific product, AEC Hub starts with the firm's problem, workflow, and existing tech stack to determine whether an existing tool, a new product, an AI workflow, or a custom build is the right fit. AEC Hub also offers AI strategy and implementation consulting for architecture and engineering firms, working with firm leaders, technology teams, operations teams, and digital practice groups to identify AI opportunities, prioritize use cases, evaluate vendors, build roadmaps, and move ideas into production. Implementation work includes configuring tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot around firm-specific knowledge, connecting project and business data, automating repetitive workflows, and building AI assistants and custom applications for pursuits, proposals, firm knowledge search, and operations. AEC Hub is primarily built for small and mid-sized architecture and engineering firms seeking a practical path from researching AI and AEC technology to implementing systems their teams will actually use.

AEC Hub Pricing

PRICING PLANS

AI strategy retainer|1,000/mo|A standing advisor for AI decisions: the firm's roadmap, build or buy calls, vendor second opinions, and a monthly leadership session. Scaled to the involvement your firm needs.

AI Strategy Discovery & Definition |5,000/one-time|One-month assessment of the firm’s workflows, tools, data, and AI opportunities, resulting in a prioritized roadmap and implementation recommendations.

Implementation and enterprise applications|5,000/one-time|We configure, build, and put into production the tools and automations that follow from the strategy. Scoped and priced per project after the strategy session.

Small Firms — Custom Pricing|Hourly or fixed-price engagements for firms of 1–10 people, typically focused on one specific workflow or problem.

Free AI strategy session|A 30-minute conversation about your firm: what you run today, where AI might apply, and what to do first. No obligation.

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AEC Hub helps architecture, engineering, and construction firms adopt AI. Free tools including an AI workflow audit, readiness score, and proposal generator, plus buyer's guides, industry data, and implementation advisory - the resources firms need to move from evaluating AI to actually putting it to work.

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AEC Hub: AEC Tool Directory & AI Consulting

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AEC Hub is an independent data intelligence and technology advisory platform for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. We track 500+ AEC software tools with in-depth reviews, 7 live data dashboards powered by federal data sources (BLS, FRED, Census Bureau, FHWA, USAspending.gov), and advisory services for firms adopting AI and data strategy. We are not affiliated with any tool vendor.

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