AI pre-construction layout & cost planner for industrial buildings.
Days of architect iteration compressed into a single browser session.
Balanced, Budget, Premium, and Modular variants generated in parallel.
AI quantity surveyor delivers a BOM before the architect is engaged.
Concept-stage facility planning normally requires an architect, a quantity surveyor, and several revision cycles before a client sees something credible. The Facility Layout Planner runs the entire concept pipeline — footprint, zoning, layout, visualization, cost — in one session.
Facility Layout Planner is composed from ConTech Production Library — 150+ pre-built modules deployed in 2–6 weeks. The 13 below are the ones doing the work on this demo.
Footprint, zoning, layout variants, 3D visualization, and an AI cost estimate — all in one browser session. No CAD, no quantity surveyor, no two-week wait.
Pick a footprint shape (rectangle, L, U, T, square, irregular) or drag corners to match a real site constraint. Live calculation of area and dimensions. Choose the use-case preset — industrial, office, retail, apartment — and the relevant zones load automatically. For industrial: Warehouse, Manufacturing, Loading Bay, Office, Restrooms, each with manual sizing, manual dimensions, or auto-size mode.
Balanced (A), Budget/Compact (B), Premium/Spacious (C), and Modular/Grid-Aligned (D) — produced side by side with zone placement, area, dimensions, and an estimated cost. Functional rules are baked in: loading and warehouse at the rear or with side access, manufacturing as a large zone adjacent to loading, lobby and reception at the front, utilities and server rooms in less exposed locations.
Pick the preferred variant and the AI quantity surveyor produces a full BOM and cost breakdown: foundations, structure, cladding, windows, doors, roof, insulation, floors, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, earthworks, paving — plus industrial-specific items like roller doors and optional solar PV. Export as a PDF concept report or share link; the client receives a credible pre-construction package the same morning.
Pre-construction layout platforms create a defensible engagement layer for industrial developers and design-build contractors: every concept run through the planner generates footprint patterns, zoning preferences, and cost baselines that become a proprietary dataset of how clients actually plan facilities — a moat that compounds with usage.
Pre-construction concepting tools cut early-stage architect iteration cycles by more than 90%, with developers reporting client-ready facility concepts produced in a single morning versus a typical 2–4 week back-and-forth. Variant comparison at the concept stage reduces late-project rework by capturing zoning and cost trade-offs before any drawings are committed.
Concept-stage facility planning for industrial, manufacturing, and mixed-use buildings is fragmented: an architect drafts footprints, a quantity surveyor builds a cost estimate, and the client sees a credible package only after several iteration cycles spanning 2–4 weeks. The Facility Layout Planner compresses that into a single browser session — define the footprint, set zones (Warehouse, Manufacturing, Loading Bay, Office, Restrooms for industrial; or office/retail/apartment presets), and the AI generates four layout variants side by side, each with area, dimensions, and a pre-construction cost estimate. The result is a client-ready concept package — 2D and 3D views, BOM, and budget — the same morning the brief is received.
Layouts export to DXF and DWG for handoff into AutoCAD or downstream architectural workflows, and to IFC for Revit and BIM coordination. The BOM and cost breakdown export as structured CSV or Excel, ready to feed into your ERP or procurement system without re-entry. PDF concept reports are formatted for direct client use — board packs, investor decks, or pre-construction submittals. For teams running Procore or other project management platforms, the share link and PDF flow attach to project records as concept-stage documentation.
For a developer or design-build contractor with standard use cases (industrial, warehouse, office, mixed-use), implementation is 2–3 weeks. Week one covers calibration of zone presets and cost benchmarks to your geography and project type — using 3–5 of your recent projects to validate AI output against actual delivered costs. Week two is workflow setup: CAD/BIM export templates and PDF report branding. Week three is live deployment with your concept team. The AI improves accuracy with each project run, building a firm-specific cost and layout dataset over time.
The planner needs three inputs to go live: (1) your standard cost benchmarks — per-square-foot rates for foundations, structure, cladding, MEP systems, and finishes by geography and project type; (2) your zone preset configuration — what counts as Warehouse, Manufacturing, Loading Bay etc. for your use cases, with default sizing assumptions; (3) site-specific constraints entered at the start of each session — footprint shape, target area, building height, openings, and any access or zoning rules. The AI handles the rest: shape optimization, zone placement against functional rules, layout variant generation, and BOM compilation.
Industrial developers and design-build contractors using AI concept planning tools report client-ready facility concepts produced in a single working session versus typical 2–4 week architect iteration cycles — a 90%+ reduction in concept-to-layout time. Variant comparison at the concept stage (4 layouts side by side rather than 1) shortens client decision cycles by 40–60% and reduces late-stage redesign requests. Pre-construction cost clarity moves from a 3–5 day quantity surveyor pass to under 10 minutes, allowing developers to qualify or disqualify projects faster and respond to RFPs with credible numbers same-day.
Industrial developers and real-estate investment teams use it at the inquiry stage to qualify sites and produce credible concept packages for investor committees before architects are engaged. Design-build contractors use it during the bid phase to produce variant comparisons under tight deadlines, and to align with end-clients on zone allocation before drawings are committed. Pre-construction managers and concept architects use it as a fast first-pass tool — generating four variants in minutes, then taking the preferred one into full architectural design. Manufacturing and warehouse operators use it to test internal expansion scenarios against operational requirements (loading bay placement, manufacturing footprint, office adjacency) before commissioning external design work.
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