Nemetschek announces Stanford CIFE partnership as Bluebeam outlines AI roadmap

Washington, D.C., October 11, 2025

News Summary

At the Bluebeam Unbound conference in Washington, D.C., Nemetschek founder announced a partnership between the Nemetschek Group and Stanford University’s Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE). Bluebeam, a Nemetschek brand, unveiled an AI roadmap that includes the recent Firmus AI acquisition and plans to integrate AI-REVIEW and AI-MATCH capabilities into its products. Bluebeam previewed Revu Max with features such as Stitch for merging multiple sheets into a single overhead view and expanded Magic Wand geometry tools, plus a Model Context Protocol and new Procore and DocuSign integrations to streamline construction document workflows.

Bluebeam Unbound in Washington, D.C., sees major AI push, new partnerships, and product roadmap

At the global AEC event Bluebeam Unbound in Washington, D.C., company leaders announced a new academic partnership and a series of product and integration moves that tie artificial intelligence more tightly to document‑based construction workflows. The announcement included a partnership with Stanford University’s Center for Integrated Facility Engineering, details on a recent acquisition, and a roadmap for a new AI‑enabled release of Bluebeam Revu Max.

Top lines

Georg Nemetschek, 91 and founder of the Nemetschek Group, announced a partnership between the Nemetschek Group (or its brand Bluebeam) and Stanford University’s Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE) at the conference. The Stanford CIFE partnership was announced at the Bluebeam Unbound conference in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 1.

Bluebeam Unbound took place in Washington, D.C., with sessions across Sept. 30 – Oct. 2. At the same event Bluebeam shared that it acquired Firmus AI on Sept. 4 and previewed how Firmus capabilities will be folded into Bluebeam products beginning in early 2026.

Product roadmap and timing

Bluebeam said the latest version of Bluebeam Revu Max software is set to be released in the first quarter of 2026. Bluebeam said Revu Max will integrate AI into submittals, RFIs, and other processes for construction users of the PDF‑based tool. Bluebeam said the Model Context Protocol is a file‑exchange protocol that enables interoperability between AI applications and data formats of widely used business tools (per Bluebeam).

Bluebeam planned a preview of Firmus AI technology at Bluebeam Unbound, and Bluebeam announced it would begin bringing Firmus capabilities into its products in early 2026. The Stitch feature will use Firmus technology to connect several sections of large projects made up of potentially hundreds of sheets into one 2D, overhead view.

New features and tools

The product announcements mixed document‑level AI with practical markup and measurement tools. Bluebeam said Magic Wand geometry capabilities will be included with Bluebeam Revu Max. Magic Wand capabilities included with Revu Max will allow users to: turn any markup with geometry into polygons; convert areas in a drawing to measurements of quantity or volume; and duplicate areas.

Bluebeam also described a Stitch function that binds together several sheets for large civil projects into one 2D overhead view, enabling teams to see a single, coherent plan that spans many individual sheets. Bluebeam product leads framed these additions as bringing more automation to tasks that have historically required manual translation and calculation.

Integrations and collaboration

Bluebeam announced a new Procore integration designed to remove extra logins and simplify file workflow. The Procore integration will require only a Bluebeam Revu Max login and will work similarly to Bluebeam Revu’s integration with Microsoft SharePoint. The Procore integration will be available in all Bluebeam subscription tiers at no extra cost.

The expanded partnership with Procore includes two new integrations named Procore Documents + Bluebeam and Procore Submittals + Bluebeam. Procore Documents + Bluebeam enables users to add markups directly to files stored in Procore Documents with changes automatically saved back to Procore, while Procore Submittals + Bluebeam connects the Procore Submittals workflow with Bluebeam’s markup tools and removes manual steps needed to maintain a complete audit trail for shop drawing submission, review, and approvals.

Bluebeam also announced a DocuSign integration that reduces the number of clicks required to sign and approve documents.

Firmus AI acquisition and capabilities

Bluebeam (the Nemetschek Group construction document management platform) acquired Firmus AI on Sept. 4. Firmus AI offers two main products: AI‑REVIEW and AI‑MATCH. Firmus AI was described as a pioneer in preconstruction AI design review and risk analysis. Firmus AI was described as delivering annual recurring revenue (ARR) in the mid‑single‑digit million euro range by 2026.

Firmus technologies analyze 2D PDFs and use computer vision to surface missing information, cross‑discipline inconsistencies, scope gaps, and design risks. AI‑MATCH overlays and matches drawings across disciplines, phases, and scales; AI‑REVIEW surfaces and prioritizes issues and provides dashboards and workflows to resolve them. Bluebeam and Firmus leaders framed the acquisition as a way to bring drawing‑first intelligence into the places where millions of AEC professionals already work.

Interoperability and industry context

Bluebeam emphasized interoperability with its Model Context Protocol and its growing integration strategy with both Procore and other industry tools. Bluebeam created a new Revit plugin that allows users to create spaces across a Bluebeam PDF floorplan and match them with a Revit model in 3D. Executives described these moves as part of a broader push to insert AI into document workflows rather than to re‑create browser‑based design platforms that other companies are building.

People and context

Georg Nemetschek is 91 years old and is the founder of the Nemetschek Group. Company leaders at the event included Bluebeam’s chief innovation officer and Bluebeam’s Head of Product, who framed the work as removing friction and keeping teams focused on building rather than managing documents.

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Key features at a glance

This article reports announcements made at Bluebeam Unbound, a global event for AEC professionals, and summarizes the company’s stated product plans and partnerships. No promotional language about the companies or individuals is included beyond factual descriptions of product, partnership, and event details.

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Additional Resources

• ENR: Bluebeam to release Revu Max with AI assistants, geometry capabilities
• Wikipedia: Bluebeam
• Architosh: Bluebeam expands Procore partnership with new integrations
• Google Search: Bluebeam Procore integration
• Architosh: Bluebeam acquires Firmus AI, accelerating drawing reviews
• Google Scholar: Firmus AI Bluebeam
• Engineering.com: Bluebeam acquires Firmus AI to enhance preconstruction design review
• Encyclopedia Britannica: Artificial intelligence in construction
• Nemetschek: Bluebeam expands Procore partnership — construction collaboration
• Google News: Bluebeam Unbound 2025

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