Evaluating Newforma Alternatives: A Guide for Architecture and Engineering Firms in 2026
The leading alternatives to Newforma in 2026 are TonicDM, Autodesk Construction Cloud (now renamed Autodesk Forma), and Cogram.
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Build Week 6: AI Assistant for AEC; Webex, Procore Integrations; Global Search
Between September 15 and October 17, 2025, Cogram released 123 improvements including SharePoint integration and web browsing for the AI Assistant, Webex meeting minutes support, Procore RFI/Submittal sync, and unified global search.
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Build Week 5: Outlook Plugin, RFIs & Submittals, Faster App
Between August 5 and September 10, 2025, Cogram delivered 114 improvements including an Outlook plugin for automatic email filing, a prototype RFI and Submittal management system, and significant performance upgrades.
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Build Week 4: AI Assistant, Drawings, Deltek Integration, and More
Build Week 4 introduced Cogram's AI Assistant, now called Agent, alongside drawing-based field reporting and a Deltek Vantagepoint integration.
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Build Week 3: AI Email Management and Discovery, Faster Field Reports, and Agentic Proposals
Between April 23 and June 10, Cogram released over 200 improvements including AI-powered email management with automatic filing, structured field reports with offline dictation, and faster RFP responses with agentic AI.
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Introducing Multiple Templates, Improved Projects, and AI-Assisted Bidding
Cogram expands its Templates feature to support multiple custom templates for different meeting types, improves the Projects interface, and is developing AI-powered tools for RFP processing and proposal drafting.
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Introducing Projects, Templates, and Recording Upload
Cogram's new Projects feature organizes meetings and emails by project or client, while Templates generate meeting minutes matching your firm's format and style in your custom Word document template.
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The 2024 Guide to Construction Document Management and AI
Large building projects generate millions of documents. This guide covers core document management principles and how AI is transforming construction documentation, from automated data entry to compliance monitoring.
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How AI Is Changing the Role of the Minute-Taker
The practice of recording meeting minutes has evolved from ancient scribes to modern AI systems capable of transcribing and automatically drafting professional meeting minutes.
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The OAC Meeting - A Complete Guide and Agenda Template
OAC stands for Owner, Architect, Contractor. An OAC meeting is a recurring construction project meeting where these three parties review progress against schedule and budget, resolve open issues, and record decisions in meeting minutes.
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