AI in Construction: Builder Beware, Published in Multi-Housing News

Multi-Housing News published an article authored by Richard Glucksman, Managing Shareholder of the firm’s Los Angeles Office, and Daniel Cribbs, Shareholder in Los Angeles, on November 20, 2025, highlighting the risks and best practices for using artificial intelligence in multi-housing construction projects. With more than 500,000 new units expected to be delivered before the end of the year, the authors examine how owners, builders, and industry professionals are increasingly using AI to accelerate projects but warn that AI "hallucinations" can lead to construction defects and legal problems when tasks are automated without proper human oversight.

The article emphasizes that while AI tools can analyze information and create proposals, estimates, blueprints, and designs, they rely entirely on the data they source. If that information is incomplete, outdated, or biased, the results will be inaccurate and often fail to reflect actual field conditions. Companies are advised to establish compliance check teams, implement AI usage protocols, maintain logs of AI work product, and ensure adequate training for personnel to spot errors and misguided assumptions before deliverables are presented externally.

"Companies should clearly define which AI tools are approved platforms, specify the tasks they can be used for, and establish policies for safety and quality assurance before deliverables are presented externally," write Glucksman and Cribbs.

Further, the authors note, "AI is not inherently bad, but those who fail to manage it properly put themselves and their companies at elevated risk. With AI poised to grow in market size in the construction industry to $24.3 billion by 2030, now is the time for industry pros and their legal counsel to have proactive conversations."

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