Broomfield Construction GEFIE 1: The AI Accelerator Day - Building Practical AI Literacy Across Construction Teams

Client: Broomfield Construction

Event: GEFIE 1: The AI Accelerator Day

Industry: Construction Date: 15 January 2026

Consultant: Rufus Curnow, Rob Dixon

On 15 January 2026, the team from Broomfield Construction gathered in Monaghan, Ireland for GEFIE 1: The AI Accelerator Day. The focus was straightforward: building a shared, practical understanding of what AI is, how it behaves, and where it can realistically support work in a construction environment.

From AI concepts to usable understanding

The day centred on foundational AI literacy. Participants worked through the different types of AI now in use and how they differ in practice. This grounding helped remove early uncertainty and allowed the group to move quickly from abstract discussion to applied thinking.

Prompting was a core area of hands-on work. Participants experimented with giving AI clear roles and instructions, learning how structure and context shape outputs. These exercises were anchored in construction scenarios, which helped make results immediately relevant rather than theoretical.

Making AI tangible through building

Every participant built their own AI bot during the session. This shifted AI from something to talk about into something people could actively shape and test. As bots were refined, confidence increased and discussion became more specific.

Construction-focused use cases featured heavily, particularly around tendering. The group explored how AI could support drafting, structuring information, and reducing time spent on repetitive preparation tasks.

A clearer view of what is already possible

Exposure to a wide range of current AI tools broadened awareness of how much capability is already available. For many, this changed assumptions about how far AI has progressed and how accessible it has become.

As Managing Director Jason Reilly noted, “AI is only going to help the construction industry - it frees up management time and lets people focus where they’re really needed.”

The session closed with a more grounded, confident understanding of how AI can support construction teams when it is treated as a practical working tool, not an abstract technology.

For organisations facing similar questions, Dixon AI runs practical AI Accelerator sessions focused on building real AI literacy and confidence before scaling adoption.