A rigorous, vendor-neutral certificate program built on the AI Construction University reference library: 3 courses, 15 lessons, graded exams, and a verifiable credential. Free to take.
Register with your name, work email, and company, then work through the courses in order — a quiz after every lesson, a final for each course, and a comprehensive capstone. Everything is graded server-side at 80%.
The three courses
ACU 100 — AI Foundations for Construction
What AI actually is, how it fails, and how to use it responsibly on a jobsite and in the back office.
Foundation · 5 lessons
Explain in plain language what a language model is and why it hallucinates, so you can judge when to trust an answer.
Distinguish the four modes of AI use — conversational, generative, orchestrated, autonomous — and pick the right one for a task.
Write a construction prompt that supplies context, constraints, and a checkable output instead of a vague request.
Recognize why clean, connected project data is the precondition for any reliable AI result.
Apply a human-in-the-loop and governance discipline so AI never makes an unattended decision it should not.
ACU 200 — AI in Preconstruction, Contracts & the Field
Applying the four modes to the documents that win work, define obligation, and run the jobsite.
Practitioner · 5 lessons
Apply AI to preconstruction so bids are comparable and scope gaps are closed before award.
Use AI to check that prime-contract obligations flow down and compliance never lapses.
Run the RFI, submittal, and documentation loop with AI screening, drafting, and impact analysis.
Protect the schedule and the change funnel so notice is never missed and entitlement is never lost.
ACU 300 — AI in Cost, Billing & Reporting
Applying the four modes to the financial spine of a job — from budget to billing to the reports leadership reads.
Practitioner · 5 lessons
Use AI to keep a budget reconciled to commitments, changes, and the forecast so profit fade is visible early.
Run the billing chain — SOV, pay application, lien waivers — so cash is collected and title stays clean.
Read WIP, over/under-billing, and revenue recognition to tell what a job's real margin is.
Turn cost and field data into forecasts and reports leadership can act on, and catch trouble at the code level.
Exams and the passing bar
Lesson quizzes — 5 questions each; unlock the next lesson.
Course finals — 20 questions; clear the course.
Capstone — 30 questions across the whole program; earns the credential.
Passing bar — 80% on every assessment, with three attempts before a 24-hour cooldown.
The credential
Pass the capstone and you're issued the ACU Certificate — Expert in Construction AI, with a unique, verifiable credential code you can add to LinkedIn, share with clients, or include in proposals.