{"id":34562,"date":"2026-03-06T14:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/aecs-single-source-of-truth-reality-or-pipe-dream\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:30:24","slug":"aecs-single-source-of-truth-reality-or-pipe-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/aecs-single-source-of-truth-reality-or-pipe-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"AEC\u2019s Single Source of Truth: Reality or Pipe Dream?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Construction projects generate enormous amounts of information. Emails, BIM models, documents, RFIs, and collaboration tools all produce data that teams need to manage and access quickly. But with so many platforms involved, is a true \u201csingle source of truth\u201d even possible?<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of the AEC Business Podcast, <strong>Aarni Heiskanen<\/strong> is joined by <strong>Dave Wagner<\/strong>, Head of Product Marketing at Newforma, <strong>Carl Veillette<\/strong>, Chief Product Officer at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newforma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Newforma<\/a>, and <strong>Terry Jones<\/strong>, BIM Manager at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cesoinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CESO<\/a>. Together, they explore the realities of project information management in today\u2019s AECO environment.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation covers why a single platform for everything may not be realistic, how firms can create a unified view of project data across multiple tools, and why professionals often spend much of their day simply searching for information.<\/p>\n<p>The guests also discuss the growing role of AI in managing project information and how better data visibility can reduce risk, improve decision-making, and help teams work more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>If you are dealing with fragmented project data, this episode offers valuable insights into how the industry may move forward.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the interview <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/n2wrnhc3GB8\" target=\"_blank\">on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-listen-to-the-interview-and-subscribe-on-your-podcast-platform\">Listen to the interview and subscribe on your podcast platform<\/h2>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/aecbusiness\/aec-business.s3.amazonaws.com\/Newforma-interview.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw(&#039;https:\/\/aec-business.com\/?powerpress_pinw=4018113-podcast&#039;);\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/aecbusiness\/aec-business.s3.amazonaws.com\/Newforma-interview.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" download=\"Newforma-interview.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/aecs-single-source-of-truth-reality-or-pipe-dream\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Construction projects generate enormous amounts of information. Emails, BIM models, documents, RFIs, and collaboration tools all produce data that &#8230; <a title=\"AEC\u2019s Single Source of Truth: Reality or Pipe Dream?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/aecs-single-source-of-truth-reality-or-pipe-dream\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about AEC\u2019s Single Source of Truth: Reality or Pipe Dream?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1062,1066],"tags":[1162],"class_list":["post-34562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aec-business","category-all-posts","tag-smart-construction","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34562\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}