Every building you've ever been in was designed by software built in 1997. The architecture, engineering, and construction industry is one of the largest and least digitized industries in the world. Most of its software is stuck in the 90s. The consequences: 85% of construction projects exceed their budgets and three quarters finish late. The average construction dispute in North America is worth $60.1 million and takes nearly 12.5 months to resolve. LLMs make better software possible, and datacenter buildouts make the demand to fix this $13T industry higher than ever. Full piece: https://www.a16z.news/p/every-building-youve-ever-been-in @joeschmidtiv @dhaber @CarolineGoggs @zabie_e(a16z)