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AI prompt library for architects, engineers and contractors
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This library collects copy-ready prompts for everyday work in architecture, engineering and construction. They work in any general AI assistant, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Microsoft 365 Copilot. Each prompt tells the AI what not to invent, and every output still needs checking by a qualified person before it is used.
Prompts for architects
Draft a design report section
You are helping an architect in India. Using the project brief below, draft the 'Design approach' section of a design report in plain Indian English, under 300 words, with headings. Do not invent areas, costs or regulations — write [CHECK] wherever a fact is needed. Brief: …
Use case: Design reports and specifications →Check a specification clause against a data sheet
Compare this specification clause with the product data sheet below. List any mismatches in a table (item, specification, data sheet, comment). Do not judge compliance — flag differences for the architect to decide. Clause: … Data sheet: …
Use case: Design reports and specifications →Explain a design decision to a client
Explain to a residential client, in under 150 words and without jargon, why we recommend the option below over the alternatives. Be balanced and mention the trade-offs. Option and alternatives: …
Turn a room schedule into an area statement
Using the room schedule below, prepare an area statement table with columns: floor, room, carpet area, built-up area. Total each floor and the building. Do not change any figure; flag any room with a missing or zero area. Schedule: …
Use case: Area statements →Compare a scheme with bye-law limits
Here are the plot area, permissible FAR, ground coverage limit and setbacks from our authority's bye-laws, and our current scheme's areas and dimensions. Compare them in a table and flag every value that exceeds a limit. Do not assume any rule I haven't given you. Rules: … Scheme: …
Use case: Bye-law compliance checks →Generate concept directions for images
Describe three distinct facade directions for the building below, each in under 60 words, covering materials, shading and window rhythm suited to the climate. These are prompts for concept images, not a design. Building and context: …
Use case: Concept visualisation →
Prompts for engineers
Format calculation notes into a report
Turn the calculation notes below into a design report section with headings: Basis of design, Loads, Method, Results, Assumptions. Keep every number, unit and reference exactly as written; do not calculate anything or add values. Mark unclear items with [CHECK]. Notes: …
Use case: Design reports and specifications →Summarise consultant comments into actions
Summarise the comments below into a table with columns: comment number, drawing or document, issue, action required, owner. Keep the reviewer's wording for technical points; do not resolve any comment. Comments: …
Prepare a coordination meeting agenda
Create a 45-minute design coordination meeting agenda for the architect, structural engineer and MEP consultant, based on the open issues below. Give each item an owner and a time. Open issues: …
Prompts for contractors
Turn site notes into a progress report
Turn these site notes into a client progress report with sections: Work completed, Work planned next week, Issues and decisions needed. Keep the contractor's wording for quantities and dates; do not add any facts. Notes: …
Use case: Progress reports →Draft an RFI
Draft a request for information to the design team about the issue below. State the drawing number, the question, why it matters for site work, and the date a response is needed. Keep it under 120 words. Issue: …
Use case: RFIs and submittals →Format quantities as BOQ items
Turn the quantities below into BOQ line items with item number, description, unit and quantity, following the format of the sample items. Keep every quantity exactly as given and do not add rates. Sample items: … Quantities: …
Use case: BOQ and quantity takeoff →List tender requirements and deadlines
From the tender document below, list every submission requirement, deadline and mandatory form in a table with the clause number for each. Do not add anything that isn't in the document. Tender: …
Use case: Proposals and tenders →
Prompts for developers
Summarise an approval or agreement
Summarise the document below for a project director: purpose, key obligations and conditions, dates and deadlines, and anything that needs a decision. Quote the clause number for each point and do not add anything that isn't in the document. Document: …
Draft buyer FAQs from project facts
Using only the approved project facts below, draft eight frequently asked questions and answers for home buyers in plain English. Do not add amenities, dates, prices or approvals that aren't in the facts. Mark anything that needs legal review with [CHECK]. Facts: …
Prompts for everyone
Turn meeting notes into minutes and actions
Turn these meeting notes into minutes with sections: attendees, decisions, actions (owner and date), open questions. Keep names, dates and figures exactly as written and do not add decisions that weren't recorded. Notes: …
Draft a clear email reply
Draft a reply to the email below in polite, plain Indian English, under 150 words. Answer each question in order, say what we will do next and by when, and do not commit to anything I haven't said. My points: … Email: …
Explain a technical point in plain language
Explain the technical point below to a client with no design or engineering background, in under 120 words, without jargon. Keep it accurate and say what it means for their project. Point: …
How do you get better results?
- Give the AI your own material, such as notes, schedules or documents, rather than asking it to recall facts.
- Tell it what not to invent, and ask it to mark gaps with [CHECK].
- Keep client personal data and confidential drawings out of tools your firm hasn’t approved.
- Save prompts that work, with an example of good output, so the whole team uses them.
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