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[ Posted May 14, 2026 · 2 min read ]
Kestrel Labs is heading to AIA '26 in San Diego next month. Marissa Ritchen, Austin Pulford, Brian Farber, and Marian Pulford will be demoing Kestrel live throughout the conference in the Innovation Zone.
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Short notes, longer essays, and product releases — in reverse chronological order.
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May 18, 2026
Sponsoring the archi+tech Social Night at AIA '26
Friday, June 12 at Carrier Johnson + Culture in San Diego, alongside the AIA 2026 Conference on Architecture & Design. Co-sponsored with Slantis.
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Apr 30, 2026
Notes from the Autodesk AECO Technology Partner Summit
A short read on what we heard from the AECO ecosystem in San Francisco — and where the partner landscape around AI and BIM-native workflows is heading next.
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Apr 21, 2026
Kestrel is sponsoring AECTechCon 2026 in St. Louis
Booth + team on the floor at AECTechCon 2026 this May. Co-sponsoring alongside KAI. Come find us if you're working on AI, BIM, or building code compliance.
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Apr 10, 2026
Brian Farber joins as strategic communications consultant
Brian led global PR for Autodesk's AEC business for nearly seven years — and was a White House appointee at the US DOT. He brings deep AEC ecosystem fluency to the team.
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Mar 27, 2026
Marissa Ritchen joins Kestrel as Chief Industry Officer
A licensed architect (AIA, RA, NCARB) with 15+ years across residential, commercial, and landmark work joins Kestrel to lead industry engagement.
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Dec 9, 2025
That's a wrap on Techstars Boston Accelerator 2025
Three months that compressed years of progress into a single quarter — paid design partners, demand from 60+ firms and jurisdictions, ecosystem partnerships with Autodesk and Trimble.
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Sep 8, 2025
Kestrel named a finalist in the Trimble 0–60 Challenge
A signal that model-based building code compliance is gaining industry adoption. Notes on the selection, the broader shift, and what it means for design teams.
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May 16, 2025
ArchiCheck AI is now Kestrel Labs
Our first news post. We updated our name to better reflect what we're building: software that brings building code compliance directly into the design process. The product, team, and direction remain the same.
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