Partnership with Google Cloud: How Strategic Alliances will Accerlerate Innovation in AEC/O Industry

The collaboration with Google Cloud is a step toward revolutionizing the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) industry through AI-driven innovation, global expansion, and sustainable practices.

The AEC/O industry is significantly underserved in its AI adoption and undergoing a digital transformation that demands cutting-edge solutions to address challenges like efficiency, collaboration, and above all, sustainability. Partnerships like the one with Google Cloud are vital for driving this change. By combining Nemetschek's expertise in digital solutions with Google Cloud's advanced AI and cloud technologies, we are creating synergies that empower architects, engineers, designers, and construction professionals to work smarter and more sustainably. It will enable them to tackle complex challenges in a more collaborative and efficient way whilst accelerating the adoption of new technologies. For Nemetschek and Google Cloud, this partnership represents a shared vision of transforming workflows across the AEC/O lifecycle - from design to operation - while addressing global sustainability goals.

Our collaboration with Google Cloud is built on three foundational pillars:

AI-Powered Innovation

At Nemetschek, we are embracing an AI-first strategy to simplify workflows and enhance creativity on group level and across our portfolio. As a start, brands such as ALLPLAN, Bluebeam, GoCanvas, Graphisoft, Spacewell and Vectorworks are working with Google Cloud on AI Development projects and already now we see the benefits. By integrating Google Cloud’s AI capabilities, we aim to unlock new levels of productivity for architects, designers, engineers and facility operators. For example, we are improving and developing advanced tools such as:

➡️our cloud-based collaboration platform BIMcloud by Graphisoft

➡️our launched AI Assistant, to be deployed aross the group

➡️AI based design insights

This is a leap forward in automating design processes and optimizing resource allocation, a game-changer for the AEC/O industry.

Global Expansion

Through integration with Google Workspace and Marketplace ecosystems, our solutions will become more accessible to small businesses and large enterprises alike in emerging markets such as Saudi Arabia and India, while strengthening our presence in Europe, the US, Asia, and Australia. This global reach ensures that more professionals can benefit from cutting-edge digital tools tailored to their needs. Our continuous efforts around Google Workspace integration will also make life easier for our small and medium size customers who are already using Workspace as their go-to platform and collaboration environment.

Sustainability Leadership

Sustainability is at the heart of our company. With Google Cloud’s AI-powered solutions, Nemetschek brands like Spacewell are advancing smart facility management technologies to improve energy efficiency during operations. Similarly, our BIM authoring brands ALLPLAN, Graphisoft and Vectorworks are embedding AI-driven services to facilitate sustainable design practices and ensure regulatory compliance. With the help of Google Cloud’s platform for geospatial data we will be able to build more sustainable and efficient workflows. This could for example be use cases around early design based on historical geospatial data, environmental analysis and simulations,as well as leveraging Maps API to place the BIM models directly in the 3D environment. Once entering the construction phase, geospatial data integration will be able to support our customers on for example route optimization, site management and logistics planning. Together, we aim to reduce carbon footprints across the AEC/O lifecycle, while promoting environmentally conscious construction methods.

This partnership isn’t just about technology; it’s about empowering users to make a meaningful impact on the world. Architects can design smarter cities; engineers can build more resilient infrastructure; construction managers can optimize workflows - all while minimizing environmental impact. By leveraging AI-driven insights and cloud-based solutions, we are enabling professionals in the AEC/O industry to work more efficiently while contributing to global sustainability goals.

Moreover, this collaboration underscores Nemetschek's commitment to responsible innovation guided by principles such as privacy protection, intellectual property rights safeguarding, and business integrity. These values ensure that our advancements benefit not only businesses but also society at large.

As industries evolve at an unprecedented pace, partnerships like ours with Google Cloud demonstrate how innovation thrives through collaboration. Together, we are setting new benchmarks for efficiency, sustainability, and global reach in the AEC/O industry, paving the way for a future where technology serves as a catalyst for positive change worldwide.

This is just the beginning of an exciting journey that will redefine how digital solutions transform the AEC/O landscape, and I couldn’t be prouder of our teams bringing this to life.