AEC Magazine workstation survey

We’re gathering insights from AEC professionals to help shape future AEC Magazine Workstation Special Reports. Your answers will inform our editorial direction and help ensure we’re covering the topics that matter most.

The survey only takes a few minutes — thanks for your time!
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1.How would you rate your knowledge of workstation technology?(Required.)
2.What type of workstation do you primarily use?(Required.)
3.When purchasing a workstation, which factors matter most? (tick all that apply)(Required.)
4.How important is energy efficiency in workstation use?(Required.)
5.Are you aware of how much power your workstation consumes?(Required.)
6.Would you sacrifice a little bit of performance for lower energy use?(Required.)
7.Do you ever access your desktop workstation remotely to run CAD, BIM, viz, simulation, or reality modelling applications?(Required.)
8.Do you use cloud-based workstation services (e.g. Azure, AWS)?(Required.)
9.What’s your biggest concern with cloud workstations?(Required.)
10.Are you currently using any AI-powered tools in your AEC workflows? (e.g. CAD, BIM, visualisation, simulation, project management, surveying, reality modelling)(Required.)
11.Do you believe AI will significantly change your workstation hardware requirements in the next two years?(Required.)
12.Do you use text to image or video tools (e.g. Stable Diffusion)?(Required.)
13.What processor do you have in your workstation?(Required.)
14.How many CPU cores does your workstation have?(Required.)
15.How much system RAM does your workstation have?(Required.)
16.What GPU are you currently using?(Required.)
17.How many monitors do you use?(Required.)
18.What resolution is your primary monitor?(Required.)
19.What are the biggest performance bottlenecks you face? (tick all that apply)(Required.)
20.What types of applications do you use regularly? (tick all that apply)(Required.)
21.Which visualization tools do you use?(Required.)
22.What would you like to see covered in AEC Magazine’s annual workstation special report?