Transform the way your firm handles takeoffs — live, in just 60 minutes.
📅 Date: 16 April 2026
⏰ Time: 3:00 PM SAST
🌐 Platform: Zoom Webinar
About This Webinar
Still tracing floor areas by hand from printed drawings? Still double-checking measurements line by line before you can even begin estimating? Spending hours on takeoffs that should take minutes?
South Africa’s built environment is moving fast — government infrastructure programmes, private residential developments, commercial fit-outs, and public-sector upgrades are all demanding faster turnarounds and tighter margins. Yet most architecture, construction, and interior design firms across Gauteng, Cape Town, Durban, and beyond are still doing takeoffs the same way they did a decade ago.
There’s a smarter way — and we’re here to show you exactly how.
Join us for a focused, demo-driven webinar designed specifically for AEC professionals across South Africa and the wider African region. In this session, you’ll see live how IntoAEC’s AI-powered 2D Takeoff tool eliminates the manual effort from your measurement and estimation workflow — so your team can focus on delivering great work, not grinding through drawings.
What You’ll Learn
- How to automatically detect floor areas directly from your 2D drawings — no tracing, no guesswork
- How to generate accurate measurements and estimates in minutes, not hours
- How to eliminate re-checking and rework from your takeoff process
- How South African AEC professionals are using IntoAEC to win more tenders and deliver faster
- Live Q&A — get your specific workflow questions answered on the spot
Who Should Attend
This session is built for decision-makers and on-ground teams across South Africa and the African continent:
- Architects & Architectural Technologists — managing floor area calculations and documentation across residential, commercial, and public-sector projects
- Quantity Surveyors & Estimators — looking to speed up measurement and reduce manual rework on Bills of Quantities
- Construction Companies & Main Contractors — coordinating takeoffs across multiple sites and project types
- Interior Designers — handling space planning and area calculations for fit-out and refurbishment projects
- Civil & Structural Engineers — needing accurate area data quickly for large-scale infrastructure and housing projects
- Principals & Practice Owners — wanting full control, faster proposals, and a more competitive practice
Whether you’re working on RDP housing developments, mixed-use commercial schemes, school infrastructure, or high-end residential projects — this session is built to help you work faster, reduce manual effort, and improve accuracy across the board.
About the Speakers
Shashank — Co-founder, IntoAEC
Shashank is the co-founder of IntoAEC, an AI-powered project management platform built by architects for the global AEC industry. He leads product development and has worked with architecture and construction firms across Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and Africa to help them digitise and streamline their workflows.
Mayan Gopaul Pillay — Founder & Principal, MIMP Designs Architects | Head, IntoAEC South Africa
Mayan is the founder and principal of MIMP Designs Architects, a Gauteng-based studio known for technical precision and dependable delivery across residential, commercial, educational, and public-sector projects. With over a decade of experience in South Africa’s built environment, he has led large-scale housing initiatives, government infrastructure upgrades, and commercial developments for private developers, educational institutions, and government agencies across the country.
Recognising the urgent need for digital transformation in the South African AEC sector, Mayan partnered with IntoAEC to establish IntoAEC South Africa — bringing AI-powered proposal automation and takeoff technology to architects, engineers, contractors, and developers nationwide. Through IntoAEC SA, Mayan champions a single mission: to help South African AEC professionals work faster, smarter, and more competitively with world-class tools built for the realities of the local industry.
Why This Matters for South African AEC Professionals
South Africa’s construction and built environment sector faces a unique set of pressures. Government-led infrastructure programmes — from social housing to school builds to public health facilities — demand rapid turnaround on proposals and estimates. Private sector clients are increasingly cost-sensitive. And firms of all sizes are under pressure to submit more competitive tenders in less time.
Manual takeoffs are one of the biggest hidden costs in any AEC practice. Every hour spent tracing drawings, double-checking measurements, and reconciling estimates manually is an hour not spent on design, client relationships, or business development. One wrong measurement can cost you an entire project margin.
IntoAEC’s AI 2D Takeoff tool was built to solve exactly this problem — and on 16 April, you’ll see it working live on real construction drawings.
No slides. No theory. Just the tool, doing what it was built to do.
Can’t Make It Live?
No problem. All registrants receive a full session replay within 24 hours — so you can watch at your own pace and share with your team.