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Electrical contractors are usually the last trade in to the project design phase, and by then, are competing with mechanical and plumbing systems for space in crowded pathways.
NewsTechConstruction technology Construction Technology Augmenta AI Helps Organize Electrical Work on School Jobs By Jeff Yoders Photo courtesy C&R Electric All electrical conduit routing and coordination were designed and planned by Augmenta’s AI. January 29, 2026 Electrical contractors are usually the last trade in to the project design phase, and by then, are competing with mechanical and plumbing systems for space in crowded pathways. Endless change orders and delayed coordination meetings can also further threaten installation timelines for electrical systems. With all of this in mind, electrical contractor C&R Electric decided to try something different for an upgrade of Mt. Hope Elementary School in Lansing, Mich. The project design “had a Revit model and it was fairly simple to start with, being K-12. It had a lot of pipe in it, and a simple corridor system,” says Kyle Sponseller, president of C&R Electric, Shepherd, Mich. “It was a good candidate to test an artificial intelligence system on.” The company used the AI engine in Augmenta software that can automate detailed design and routing of electrical systems—generating designs from initial prompts such as square footage and volumetric dimensions. The tool can generate designs in minutes rather than days, with relatively few corrections needed. Sponseller says the firm was able to cut 100 hours from the design process, the equivalent of an entire month’s worth of “prefabrication getting-drawings-ready time” for t...