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Case studies, news, and press from the FireDesign.ai team.
FireDesign.ai Secures Landmark AI Patent to Advance the Future of Building Systems Engineering
Yahoo Finance featured FireDesign.ai's U.S. patent announcement, highlighting foundational AI technology for multi-trade engineering design and the company's vision for an AI-native platform spanning the built environment.
Jason Tielve and Omar Hafez on How FireDesign.ai Is Using AI to Automate Fire Sprinkler Design
Fire sprinkler design is slow, manual, and bottlenecked by a shortage of experienced engineers. In a JustAINews interview, founder Jason Tielve and Chief AI Officer Omar Hafez break down how AI reads architectural plans, generates code-compliant layouts, and where human oversight remains non-negotiable.
What We Took Away From the 2026 NFPA Conference & Expo
The biggest lesson from the NFPA Conference & Expo wasn't showcasing our platform — it was listening. Here's what a week of conversations with contractors, engineers, and industry leaders confirmed about building trustworthy AI for fire protection.
AI for Fire Protection: Inside the Automated Design Revolution
FireDesign.ai joins the conversation on how automated design can help fire protection teams move faster while preserving the engineering judgment, code compliance, and review standards required for life-safety systems.
We are HIRING!
We're hiring engineers to build the software that auto-places fire sprinklers directly in CAD — turning hours of manual design into minutes. Join us if you're excited about CAD automation, computational geometry, and applied AI.
Jason Tielve and Omar Hafez Discuss the Future of AI in Fire Protection at the New York Stock Exchange
Firedesign.ai CEO Jason Tielve and Think Big Technology CEO & Founder Omar Hafez joined Jane King on NYSE Floor Talk to discuss how artificial intelligence is transforming fire protection engineering, helping solve industry labor shortages, accelerate sprinkler system design, and modernize one of construction's most critical life-safety disciplines.
Jason Tielve and Omar Hafez featured on MSN.com
MSN featured Firedesign.ai CEO Jason Tielve and Think Big Technology CEO & Founder Omar Hafez discussing how AI is transforming the $25 billion fire protection engineering industry. The interview explores how Firedesign.ai is helping solve labor shortages, accelerate sprinkler system design, and modernize decades-old workflows through AI-powered automation while maintaining the safety, compliance, and engineering standards required for life-safety systems.
Meet FireDesign.ai at the 2026 NFPA Conference & Expo in Las Vegas
We're heading to Las Vegas for the 2026 NFPA Conference & Expo to demo automated fire protection design alongside the engineers, contractors, and AHJs shaping the next decade of life-safety work.
Jason Tielve on Using AI to Disrupt Fire Protection Design
ValiantCEO sat down with FireDesign.ai founder Jason Tielve to talk Army discipline, a stalled industry, and what NFPA-grade automation actually looks like.
Welcome to FireDesign.ai
Why we're building automated fire sprinkler design — and what it means for engineers, contractors, and AHJs.