How AI & data management are transforming science & engineering facility projects

AEC firms accumulate decades of design data from science and engineering facility projects, yet much of this institutional knowledge remains locked in tribal expertise and disconnected files. This session explores how Affiliated Engineers (AEI) has formalized a data management program that unlocks nearly 50 years of project history to improve decision-making across the entire facility lifecycle, from programming through post-occupancy. Presenters demonstrate how AI and machine learning tools are being integrated into design, construction, and building automation workflows to reduce costs, optimize performance, improve resource utilization, and advance decarbonization goals for high-performance science, engineering, robotics, and applied research facilities.