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Salas O’Brien turns ingenuity into innovation with Project AI

This initiative sparked hundreds of ideas from team members worldwide, combining technology and creativity to shape smarter ways of working and stronger results for clients.

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Salas O’Brien has long embraced technology to deliver faster, better, higher-quality work. That spirit of innovation is accelerating today through Project AI, an initiative inviting team members across the company to share practical, AI-driven solutions.

The response from our global team has been extraordinary, with nearly 600 ideas pouring in from every corner of the organization. Each one focused on ways to streamline processes, harness data, and help teams deliver smarter, faster results. Our team’s overwhelming response proves they’re ready to embrace new ways of working and put them into action.

Advancing what’s next

After careful review by a panel of leaders from across the firm, a select group of ideas were identified to advance into development. These concepts span nearly every aspect of our work, driving internal efficiency, strengthening client delivery, and opening new opportunities for impact, including:

  • Smarter project execution with tools for design markups, commissioning, scheduling, and structural optimization.
  • Streamlined internal processes like proposal generation, contract review, and data integrity.
  • Enhanced client-facing tools such as AI-driven reporting, system selection, HVAC advising, and cost/utility analysis.
The ideas from Project AI prove that our team members are ready to embrace what’s next. AI helps us learn faster, design smarter, and deliver solutions that truly raise the bar for our company and clients, while keeping the innovation, care, and excellence that define our work. I’m proud of how our team is leading the way, breaking down barriers, and building a future where technology and expertise come together to create extraordinary results.
Darin AndersonChairman and CEO

As development begins, we are dedicating resources to turn these concepts into reality by engaging team members who submitted ideas, along with others in related areas of the company, in testing and refinement.

More than just an innovative program, Project AI reflects how we move forward as a company: by listening to our team members, clients, and partners, and by embracing new tools that help us solve complex challenges in critical industries.

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