James Griffith

Co-Founder @SchemeFlow.
AI for ENR500 Engineering Firms.
4000+ major projects through planning & permitting across US & UK.

[James Griffith @griff_js]

AEC firms aren’t equal in the eyes of AI

The jagged frontier means some teams are highly exposed. Others are sheltered, for now.

Understanding how the jagged frontier impacts your business is critical.

#AEC #CivilEngineering #AI

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[James Griffith @griff_js]

Most VCs we speak to don’t understand the paperwork required to build anything these days.

Permits. Planning. Technical Studies. Environmental Approvals.

This is what @SchemeFlow does.

https://t.co/ftbbJNjDVn

[James Griffith @griff_js]

Transport Statements. Transport Assessments. Flood Risk Assessments. Drainage Statements. Road Safety Audits. Corridor Studies. Travel Plans…

[James Griffith @griff_js]

4,000+ planning permissions. Delivered using AI.

Within 24 months, the entire planning industry will be unrecognisable.

We’re just getting started.

#Planning #CivilEngineering #AEC

[James Griffith @griff_js]

Every UK government since 1970 has promised to "reform planning."

Here's what actually happened:
→ Planning paperwork: 80 pages → 3,271 pages
→ Homes built per year: 362,000 → 209,000

We didn't reform the system. We fed it.

[James Griffith @griff_js]

But it is rare to see the growth in this bureaucracy laid out so clearly over the past 30 years

[James Griffith @griff_js]

Building anything in Britain now requires 3,200 pages of reports.

A new report gets added to the UK planning system every year.

When does the paperwork become the project?

[James Griffith @griff_js]

The most recent additions include:
- Biodiversity Net Gain reports (2024)
- Social Infrastructure Assessments (2024)
- Carbon Options Study (2025)
- Modern Methods of Construction Statement (2025)

None are inherently “bad”

[James Griffith @griff_js]

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[James Griffith @griff_js]

The engineering world’s first Report Battle ⚔️

We’re pitting technical reports from top US engineering companies head-to-head.

Vote for your favorite and see where your firm ranks👇

[James Griffith @griff_js]

The quiet advantage

AI is already being used by consultants to produce thousands of UK planning documents.

This is an operational shift in how buildings and infrastructure are delivered.

[James Griffith @griff_js]

$64 billion of data center projects have been blocked or delayed in the past 2 years.

For comparison, the entire initial investment tranche of Stargate is $100M.

[James Griffith @griff_js]

NIMBYs pose a real threat to American AI leadership.

We're throttling compute not because we can't built it, but because we can't PERMIT it.

The scale of this problem is bigger than we imagine.

[Abe Murray @abemurray]

Want to stop socialism? One weird trick: let America build again

Build houses, build factories, build anything

When we build, we prosper, and we win

[James Griffith @griff_js]

@Jason Accelerating American infrastructure construction with AI @SchemeFlow

https://t.co/56npDqcUKF

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

Bureaucrat mode does have a certain ring to it

[@jason @Jason]

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