124: ‘Interoperability is a Trap’, with Dimitrie Stefanescu and Matteo Cominetti

Aug 8, 2023

Dimitrie Stefanescu and Matteo Cominetti, co-founders of Speckle, talk about their open-source data platform for the AEC industry. They discuss the platform's community-built connectors, integrating machine learning models, the importance of open-source infrastructure, and starting design projects with existing knowledge and resources.

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

The Challenge of Interoperability in AEC Tech

02:44 • 10min

Realigning People for Better Communication and Collaboration

12:59 • 5min

Streaming Data and the Benefits of Collaboration

18:18 • 13min

Working with Data and Tracking Changes

31:00 • 5min

The Power of Data and AI in the AEC Industry

35:31 • 10min

The Importance of Open Source Infrastructure in the AC Industry

45:30 • 4min

Starting Design Projects with Existing Knowledge and Resources

49:02 • 8min

Challenges, Community, and Gratitude

56:58 • 3min

Dimitrie Stefanescu and Matteo Cominetti of Speckle join the podcast to talk about Speckle: an open-source data platform for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, which aims to make it easier for people to connect their tools and share data. We also discuss how the platform's community-built connectors enable users to connect to Rhino, Revit, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Excel, and many more applications via the cloud.

The conversation also covers how Dimitrie, Matteo and the team are exploring the integration of machine learning models and automation workflows into the platform, their belief that open-source infrastructure is necessary for equitable distribution of value within the AEC industry, and how the industry should compete on the designs produced, not on the tools used to produce them.

To learn more about Dimitrie Stefanescu, see the full show notes with links, find more episodes, and find the past guests on the TRXL podcast please visit https://trxl.co

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