Nemetschek Group acquires Firmus AI to accelerate AI-first strategy and strengthen Bluebeam’s construction collaboration platform

Nemetschek Group acquires Firmus AI to accelerate AI-first strategy and strengthen Bluebeam’s construction collaboration platform

(IN BRIEF) The Nemetschek Group has signed an agreement to acquire Firmus AI through its subsidiary Bluebeam, reinforcing its AI-first strategy and expanding Bluebeam’s collaboration platform with advanced design review and risk detection capabilities. Firmus specializes in analyzing 2D PDF drawings to identify design risks, scope gaps, and inconsistencies early in the preconstruction process, helping teams prevent delays and reduce costly rework. By integrating Firmus into Bluebeam’s PDF workflows, Nemetschek will accelerate its AI roadmap and deliver greater automation for the $13 trillion construction industry. Executives from Nemetschek, Bluebeam, and Firmus emphasized the importance of combining global reach with AI-driven intelligence to create value for AEC professionals. Firmus is projected to generate mid-single-digit million euro ARR by 2026, positioning the acquisition as both a technological and financial growth driver for Nemetschek.

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 6-Sep-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — The Nemetschek Group (ISIN DE 0006452907), a global leader in software solutions for the construction and media industries, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Firmus AI through its subsidiary Bluebeam, Inc. Firmus is recognized as a pioneer in preconstruction design review and risk analysis, applying artificial intelligence to analyze 2D PDF drawings for design-related risks and coordination issues, transforming workflows across the construction lifecycle.

The transaction reinforces Nemetschek’s AI-first strategy, accelerating the Group’s innovation roadmap and further positioning it at the forefront of AI-driven solutions in the global architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AEC/O) sector.

Enhancing Bluebeam with AI-driven risk detection
Firmus’ cloud-first AI platform specializes in early identification of cross-discipline design risks, scope gaps, and inconsistencies, while also enabling phase-to-phase drawing set comparisons and priority-based issue reporting. By integrating these capabilities into Bluebeam’s industry-standard PDF review and markup workflows, Nemetschek and Bluebeam will deliver powerful generative AI agents that automate repetitive tasks, improve quality assurance, and compress review cycles—ensuring projects stay on time and on budget.

Yves Padrines, CEO of the Nemetschek Group, said: “The acquisition of Firmus’ groundbreaking technology underscores our commitment to AI-driven innovation in the AEC/O industry. Bluebeam is already the leading collaboration platform in North America and continues to expand in EMEA and APAC. Combining Bluebeam’s global reach with Firmus’ AI technology allows us to accelerate our roadmap, increase customer value, and unlock new synergies for growth.”

Usman Shuja, CEO of Bluebeam and CDO Build & Construct Division of the Nemetschek Group, added: “Bluebeam has always been about empowering teams to collaborate more effectively. Firmus brings an AI engine that understands 2D PDFs at a granular level—spotting gaps, inconsistencies, and changes across disciplines and revisions. Integrating this capability strengthens teams’ quality assurance and helps prevent the costly ‘stop-everything’ moments late in a project. It’s a pivotal step toward a more collaborative and informed construction future.”

Firmus’s role and growth outlook
On a stand-alone basis, Firmus is expected to generate mid-single-digit million euro annual recurring revenue (ARR) by 2026. Its platform already delivers measurable efficiency and risk reduction benefits in preconstruction, estimation, bidding, and procurement processes, while improving quality and communication across teams. The AI-powered solution enriches Bluebeam’s Overlay and Compare features, generates automated markups and dashboards, and scales checks across hundreds of documents—ultimately minimizing rework and delays.

Shir Abecasis, Co-Founder & CEO of Firmus, commented: “Drawings are the universal language of construction, and that’s where risk hides. By joining the Nemetschek Group, we’re putting Firmus’ drawing-first intelligence directly into Bluebeam, where millions of professionals already collaborate. Together, we’ll help project teams identify issues earlier, communicate more clearly, and move forward with confidence.”

The acquisition marks another strategic step in Nemetschek’s expansion of intelligent automation and customer-centric solutions, strengthening its leadership in shaping the digital future of the construction industry.

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SOURCE: Nemetschek Group