https://www.bryanboyer.com/chaindrain/notes/ Notes from the Chain Drain research project. https://www.bryanboyer.com/chaindrain/notes/what-if-we-never-built-another-new-building/ https://www.bryanboyer.com/chaindrain/notes/what-if-we-never-built-another-new-building/ 2026-08-24 Great example of the Pause scenario today from Reasons to be Cheerful: If architect Barbara Buser were in charge, “I would stop every project,” she says emphatically, “then review them all through the lens of sustainability. If a project cannot… https://www.bryanboyer.com/chaindrain/notes/procore-invests-in-reality-capture-to-the-tune-of-845m/ https://www.bryanboyer.com/chaindrain/notes/procore-invests-in-reality-capture-to-the-tune-of-845m/ 2026-07-30 AEC heavyweight ProCore PCOR dropped serious coin on a drone-based reality capture company in a cash transaction. The data DroneDeploy comes with includes 20 trillion (!!!) square feet of site imagery alone, giving the parent company more fuel for training… https://www.bryanboyer.com/chaindrain/notes/mckinsey-is-betting-on-fast-forward/ https://www.bryanboyer.com/chaindrain/notes/mckinsey-is-betting-on-fast-forward/ 2026-07-16 McKinsey dropped a new report titled “How AI is reshaping the future of the AEC industry” that lines up pretty nicely with our Fast Forward thesis. Included in their recommendations is a suggestion to focus on workflows or domains rather…