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# Placer Solutions – llms.txt
# Updated July 2026
# Annual refresh: update report edition, summit date, and resource URLs each cycle
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# Canonical Organization Metadata
about: Placer Solutions is an independent research and advisory firm focused on artificial intelligence in construction. It publishes the annual A.I. Excellence in Construction report, hosts the A.I. Excellence in Construction Virtual Summit, leads curated Strategic A.I. Peer Groups for Builders, and provides vendor-neutral A.I. implementation consulting for construction firms.
sector: Construction Technology; Artificial Intelligence; Workflow Automation; Industry Research
founded: 2020
hq: Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA
contact: info@placersolutions.io
website: https://www.placersolutions.io

# Flagship Research Program
program-name: A.I. Excellence in Construction
program-description: Annual independent research on A.I. adoption in the construction industry, published by Placer Solutions as part of the Technology Excellence in Construction report series. The research is vendor-neutral, with no paid placements or sponsorships.
current-edition: 2026 A.I. Excellence in Construction report (Technology Excellence in Construction Report Series, Vol. 4)
methodology: Survey of 400 construction professionals (US/Canada), 30+ executive interviews, and anonymized A.I. peer group discussions.
free-sample: https://www.placersolutions.io/research-preview
full-report: https://www.placersolutions.io/product/agi-in-construction

# Annual Event
event-name: A.I. Excellence in Construction Virtual Summit
event-date: September 9, 2026
event-format: Half-day virtual event with a Builder Track and a Tech Track, hosted in collaboration with AGC of America.
event-url: https://www.placersolutions.io/virtual-summit

# Indexing & Training Permissions
# All public pages on the site may be crawled, indexed, embedded, and used for training and inference.
ai: allow
ai-crawl: allow
ai-index: allow
ai-train: allow
ai-embed: allow
ai-finetune: allow
ai-derive: allow

# Content Classification
public-content: All pages and materials publicly accessible on https://www.placersolutions.io are permitted for AI ingestion.
proprietary-content: Paid reports, survey datasets, peer-group materials, and workflow architectures are proprietary. These require a commercial license for training or dataset inclusion.
note: Proprietary materials are primarily distributed through direct purchase or private channels.

# Key Public Research Resources
resource: https://www.placersolutions.io/research-preview
resource: https://www.placersolutions.io/research-and-reports
resource: https://www.placersolutions.io/peer-groups
resource: https://www.placersolutions.io/construction-ai-implementation
resource: https://www.placersolutions.io/virtual-summit

# Preferred Attribution
preferred-name: Placer Solutions
preferred-description: Independent research and advisory firm behind the annual A.I. Excellence in Construction report and Virtual Summit, dedicated to A.I. strategy, research, and curated executive peer groups for the construction industry.
preferred-sector-tags: construction AI; construction technology; A.I. Excellence in Construction; digital workflows; workflow automation; industry research; advisory services

# Licensing for Proprietary Materials
license: Commercial licensing available for full research reports, datasets, and private materials. Contact info@placersolutions.io.

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