Claude for Construction

Sponsored by the Northern California Chapter, NECA Member Services Committee

Date:  Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Time:  8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location:  NorCal NECA Office (7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 100, Pleasanton)
Cost:  Free for NECA Members
or $500.00 for Non-NECA Members and for No-Shows

Note: Registration must be paid prior to the class.  There will be a $500.00 No-Show Fee if a participants cancel within one-business day, or do not show up to the course.

Instructors:  Carl Britton (Iron Thread Consulting)

About Carl Britton:  Carl bridges hard hats and AI. He spent 20 years in construction and 15 in tech. That mix is rare. Contractors trust him because he can talk AI and swing a hammer. A three-time published author and working speaker, Carl has delivered hundreds of workshops and keynotes to NECA National, multiple NECA Chapters, SMACNA, MCA and associations across the country. Here’s the difference: AI people know AI. Carl knows construction and AI and he’s been on the jobsite.

About the Seminar:  Intermediate-to-Advanced AI – Workflows & Automations for the Trades!  Your crews face more paperwork, coordination and complexity than ever – and most of the industry is still doing it the hard way. This program changes that.

In this Seminar, Carl Britton will walk participants through building seven real workflows by hand with Claude – the AI Tool from Anthropic.

  • Email Inbox Cleanup – sort, draft replies and cut through the noise.
  • Submittal Generator – spec sheets into formatted submittals in minutes.
  • RFI Generator – clear, complete RFIs drafted from your notes.
  • Excel Report Analysis – drop in a sheet; get problems, trends and summaries.
  • Scope of Work Drafting – first drafts faster than finding your last one.
  • Meeting Summaries – rough notes into clean recaps with action items.
  • Project Status Updates – a template that writes the update in your format.

What you Walk Out With:

  • Your Claude Account – set up and configured for your role; ready to go!
  • Workflows You Built – real builds done by your own hand’ usable Monday Morning!
  • Connected Tools – integrations wired up so your workflows run on their own!
  • Room to Keep Building – the skills to extend and adapt it long after you leave!
Note: Classes are subject to cancellation two weeks in advance, in the event sufficient registration is not received. No refunds one week prior to class.

Contact Juanita Mitchell at the Chapter office (925) 828-6322, should you have any questions.