Make AI Truly Understand Civil EngineeringAn AI practice community for civil engineers, by civil engineers
One edition a month, streamed live online — or meet us at our office; each edition covers one hands-on topic
Engineers from design, construction, cost, and real estate put AI to work in real jobs here
A practice ground where AI truly takes hold
The Civils&work AI Community is an open community devoted to the deep integration of AI with real industries — starting from civil engineering, but not limited to it. We skip the buzzwords and talk only about what works: AI is more than a general-purpose tool — it can be a professional partner for engineers and practitioners, from structural calculation and scheme design to construction management. It only counts when it runs in real projects.
Deep in civil engineering, and beyond
Every topic comes from real business — drawings, codes, quantities, bid documents, knowledge bases. Rooted in civil engineering scenarios, yet covering many more industries where AI lands.
Meet your professional circle
Live streams and on-site sessions connect you with industry peers who are using AI just like you — from civil engineering to other fields, turning scattered self-study into steady accumulation.
Take-home results
One hands-on topic per edition, demoed live and reused on the spot — when the session ends, your laptop holds one more working prompt or tool.
Five Event Themes
From drawings and codes to quantity takeoff, checking, and delivery, each edition digs deep into one real-world scenario where AI meets civil engineering, turning industry experience into reusable AI capabilities.
Drawing Intelligence
Let AI read drawings: from extracting on-sheet information and comparing versions to batch archiving, hand the most time-consuming "read the drawing, hunt for the number" work over to machines.
Code Knowledge Base
Load codes, standards, and company documents into a knowledge base you can interrogate: precise clause search with sources pinned to clause numbers — even newcomers can ask their way to a veteran’s experience.
Data Automation
Use AI coding to kill the most tedious data chores: bill-of-quantities rollups, calculation-note cleanup, and report generation done in batch — you can pick it up on the spot even without writing code.
Intelligent Checking
AI-assisted structural calculation review and code verification: leafing through codes clause by clause becomes an auto-generated checking list, catching issues before drawings go out.
Engineering AI Agents
Let AI agents chain the full business workflow: bid document preparation, report generation, task handoffs — what you deliver is the result, not just an answer.
One Edition a Month, As Promised
From How Large AI Models Work to Enterprise AI Adoption Case Studies, the first 4 editions were delivered as promised — Since the community was founded, every edition has arrived on time.
How Large AI Models Work
June 22, 2026The community’s first edition explained large models from 0 to 1: how they understand and generate content, where their capabilities end — laying the cognitive groundwork for the hands-on topics to come.
AI-Assisted Office Work
July 21, 2026Focused on AI-assisted office scenarios: two talks moved from real use cases to advanced practice, putting WorkBuddy to work in daily workflows.
AI Coding Session
August 31, 2026All about AI coding: live demos of AI writing code for you — batch-processing drawing tables, auto-organizing calculation notes and reports, and handing repetitive work to scripts. No coding background needed to follow along on the spot.
Enterprise AI Adoption Case Studies
September 29, 2026Focused on enterprise AI adoption: invited guest speaker Ma Chi, CEO of Suzhou Jijiyuanliu, dissected real delivery cases in an interview format — from needs diagnosis and solution design to system integration, showing how AI connects into enterprise systems step by step and delivers measurable business value.
Edition 5 Event Preview
Free to join, online and offline: follow our WeChat Channel "AI创业进行时" for the livestream; any schedule changes will be announced in the community group.
Grok Bot: A Personal AI Assistant
Hands-on digital employees · Multi-Bot teamwork · Long-lasting quota · Copy-ready practical tips
This session looks at how people actually use Grok Bot: building your own digital employee, and how everyday users can save quota and keep a Bot team running for the long haul — nothing but real trial-and-error lessons, all directly actionable.
Tiezhu
Guest SpeakerAuthor of the open-source Grok App · "铁柱AGI" on WeChat and X
Runs a 20+ Bot collaboration team built on Grok Bot, covering content, X operations, knowledge bases and email — sharing only real-world lessons learned.
Ou Sheng · Community Founder
Formerly General Manager of the South China Geotechnical Division at MIDAS IT, now an AI entrepreneur focused on bringing AI to life in civil engineering scenarios.
Ou Sheng
Founder & CEO, Civils&work
Professional Background
Formerly General Manager of the South China Geotechnical Division at MIDAS IT (a top-three global civil engineering software company), he built deep industry connections and hands-on experience. He has since pivoted to being an AI entrepreneur / developer, exploring how AI technology lands in civil engineering scenarios.
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