Burlington, Wanneroo, and Burnaby Demonstrate Award-Winning Planning Innovation and Service
Burlington, Ontario, earned a 2026 PlanON Vision Award of Excellence for its eCheck (aka AI PreCheck), which uses AI plan review to show applicants zoning and building-code issues before formal submission. Wanneroo, Western Australia won UDIA WA’s 2026 Local...
What is the Archistar Digital AI Permitting Transformation (ADAPT) Framework?
Despite two decades of governments working to digitize permitting processes, most of them are not up to speed with what advanced technology could do for them. Understandably, what’s holding them back is trust. Digital and AI-assisted tools are powerful enough now to...
Why Building Departments Should Push AI Adoption Decisions “To the Edge”
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: Why Uploading Submission Documents into ChatGPT Is a Bad Idea
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,...
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Burlington, Wanneroo, and Burnaby Demonstrate Award-Winning Planning Innovation and Service
Burlington, Ontario, earned a 2026 PlanON Vision Award of Excellence for its eCheck (aka AI...
Already Zoned: Australia’s “Middle-Ring” Suburbs Can Take 3.6 Million More Housing Units
Archistar has identified 1,991,452 established residential sites across Australia where zoning...
The City of Markham, Ontario, Launches AI-Powered Zoning Review for Building Permits
The largest city in York Region has integrated Archistar AI PreCheck with its existing ePLAN...
The City of Cambridge, Ontario, Adopts AI PreCheck to Accelerate Housing
Cambridge, Ontario, launched Archistar AI PreCheck as part of its nine-initiative Housing...
Customer Stories
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Rebuilding Los Angeles: One Nonprofit, One County, One Mission [Video]
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....
Digital Transformation of Building Codes, One Step at a Time
ICC Innovation’s modular ecosystem supports municipalities with permitting transparency, workflow efficiency, and data security. Archistar AI PreCheck ensures code compliance and accelerates application submission before plans reach final human review. Trusted,...
New BIM and AI Building Permit Automation Tool Sparks Hope in Canada’s Housing Crisis
Arno Matis Architecture + Urbanism is leading innovation in AI building permit automation through the Multi-AR system, which accelerates multi-residential project approvals. Based on BIM data and AI-powered analysis, Multi-AR transforms slow, PDF-based permit reviews...
AI Master Planning and Zaha Hadid Architects’ Modular Components Transform the Malahat Nation
The Malahat Nation is adopting advanced AI-powered master planning to create sustainable, community-led housing rooted in cultural values and environmental stewardship. In partnership with Zaha Hadid Architects and Archistar, the project uses generative design to...
5 Reasons Why AI for Building Code Compliance Is a City Planner’s Best Friend
AI simplifies and accelerates permit approvals: AI permitting tools analyze zoning and building code data to catch compliance issues early, significantly reducing resubmissions, saving time, and improving submission quality. Efficiency empowers planners and applicants...
AI for Permitting
Burlington, Wanneroo, and Burnaby Demonstrate Award-Winning Planning Innovation and Service
Burlington, Ontario, earned a 2026 PlanON Vision Award of Excellence for its eCheck (aka AI...
What is the Archistar Digital AI Permitting Transformation (ADAPT) Framework?
Despite two decades of governments working to digitize permitting processes, most of them are not...
Why Building Departments Should Push AI Adoption Decisions “To the Edge”
A futurist keynote argued that command-and-control org charts are a railroad-era artifact, and...
Shadow AI: Why Uploading Submission Documents into ChatGPT Is a Bad Idea
Shadow AI (staff using unapproved tools on public data) is already happening in councils and...
Data & Trust
What is the Archistar Digital AI Permitting Transformation (ADAPT) Framework?
Despite two decades of governments working to digitize permitting processes, most of them are not...
Why Building Departments Should Push AI Adoption Decisions “To the Edge”
A futurist keynote argued that command-and-control org charts are a railroad-era artifact, and...
Shadow AI: Why Uploading Submission Documents into ChatGPT Is a Bad Idea
Shadow AI (staff using unapproved tools on public data) is already happening in councils and...
The Importance of Data Interoperability Before Implementing AI for Building Permit Review
Data interoperability is crucial to implementing AI in government. One tech executive at an...
Generative Design
Archistar Snaploader Gives 3D Property Visualizations a New Look with a Refreshed Website and New Milestones
Before even breaking ground on a construction project, the sales process can already begin. When all you have are design files on 2D monitors, the immersive experience of Archistar Snaploader’s 3D visualization tools can bring projects to life with photorealistic...
AI Master Planning and Zaha Hadid Architects’ Modular Components Transform the Malahat Nation
The Malahat Nation is adopting advanced AI-powered master planning to create sustainable, community-led housing rooted in cultural values and environmental stewardship. In partnership with Zaha Hadid Architects and Archistar, the project uses generative design to...
Creating Winning Building Designs: Tips for Success
Some buildings inspire awe, while others fade into the background. But successful building design goes further than great looks. To create developments that potential buyers are drawn you must balance intuitive design with practical needs. Whether you are planning a...
Why You Should Use Parametric Design in Your Next Project
Why You Should Use Parametric Design in Your Next Project What is parametric design and why is it becoming more popular among designers and architects? Discover more about this new trend. As with many other industries, smart machines have started taking over...
Top 5 Generative Design Tools of 2022
Top 5 Generative Design Tools of 2022 For architects and property developers, generative design has become the name of the game. Check out the top generative design tools of 2022. Generative design has been a game-changer in architecture and project development over...
Sustainability & Resilience
Already Zoned: Australia’s “Middle-Ring” Suburbs Can Take 3.6 Million More Housing Units
Archistar has identified 1,991,452 established residential sites across Australia where zoning...
Reducing Building Permit Delays Starts with Completeness, Not Compliance
Building permit delays often stem from incomplete plan sets, not just city capacity or compliance...
When Housing Density Mandates Create a Missing Middle Infrastructure Gap
In various places across North America, state or provincial governments, in an effort to do...
Why Fixing Parking Minimums Might Be the Fastest Path to Affordable Housing
The numbers around housing affordability in North America don’t lie. For example, from 2019–2024,...
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