Design assets
How design assets are reshaped as AGI capability advances.
The bottom line
Roughly 75% of the work in Design assets is information-shaped — already within reach of AI delivery. The question here is not whether it shifts, but which tasks go first and who staffs the residual.
Why: While the top-level PCF category prior for 'Design and construct productive assets' heavily skews physical (≈ 0.20), the specific process of 'Design assets' isolates the upfront knowledge-work phase of this lifecycle. Because designing to meet 'construction codes' consists almost entirely of information transformation, CAD modeling, and regulatory research rather than direct physical labor, the scalar shifts significantly upward into the digital band.
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How the work flows
Trigger: An organizational requirement or strategic capital plan dictates the need for a new or modified physical asset.
- Gather functional and operational requirements
- Draft initial design schematics and specifications
- Review designs against national and local construction codes
- Refine schematics based on engineering and compliance feedback
- Finalize blueprints and material requirements
- Secure formal approval from stakeholders and regulatory bodies
Outcome: The asset design is fully detailed, code-compliant, approved by stakeholders, and ready for construction or procurement.