Applied AI for Urban Development Professionals

Date: 03/07/2026|Time: 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM |Course Format: In-Person|Duration: Half day|Venue: UDIA WA

Learning Outcomes

Attendees will learn how to:

  • Understand what AI can and cannot do in an urban development context
  • Apply AI to real tasks (reports, feasibility review, planning summaries, marketing content)
  • Use AI responsibly with “human-in-the-loop” judgement
  • Identify AI opportunities within their own role and workflows
  • Avoid common AI misuse, over-reliance, and data leakage risks

Course Summary

This half day in person Applied AI training program is designed specifically for urban development professionals to gain a grounded understanding of modern AI tools and how it can be applied through the development lifecycle and daily tasks. The course is delivered by industry experts through practical demonstrations, hands-on activities, and guidance to help participants confidently apply AI within professional environments.

Discover how AI is transforming workflows, decision-making, and service delivery, and why it is becoming increasingly important for improving productivity, efficiency, and innovation across the industry.

Delivered by industry experts, this course is designed to increase the understanding of:

  • How AI can support the full property development lifecycle — from early feasibility and planning through to marketing and project delivery
  • Learn how AI can act as a digital assistant to streamline reporting, feasibility reviews, planning assessments, documentation, communication, and marketing tasks
  • The differences between leading AI platforms and tools, and how to use them responsibly, effectively, and ethically
  • Identify practical AI opportunities within your own role, team, and business workflows to save time and improve productivity
  • Recognise common AI risks, including over-reliance, inaccurate outputs, privacy concerns, and data security considerations
  • Gain practical strategies for integrating AI into day-to-day operations while maintaining professional judgement and compliance standards

Who Should Attend?

  • Industry professionals looking to broaden their understanding and application of AI
  • Assistant development mangers and development managers
  • Administration, sales and Marketing professionals
  • Professionals involved in planning, feasibility, designing and due diligence

Course Outline

 Introduction to AI

Understand the fundamentals of modern AI, including how it differs from automation and rules-based systems. Learn the basics of machine learning, generative AI, and emerging agentic AI in simple terms.

Awareness of key risks including intellectual property leakage, confidentiality breaches, hallucinations, and misinformation. Understand essential governance considerations to support safe, responsible, and compliant AI use within organisations.

 AI Application in the Property Development Lifecycle

Workshop session on how AI is being applied across live development projects in WA rnow. Drawing on real life project examples across the full development lifecycle — feasibility, due diligence, planning, communications, document review, and construction.


Applied and Agentic AI

Learn repeatable prompt frameworks that can be used across your business, with real-world workflow examples spanning consultants, contractors, clients, and stakeholders. Understand how AI agents can automate repetitive admin and reporting tasks while reinforcing that commercial judgement and industry expertise remain essential.

Develop skills in drafting balanced responses for sensitive or high-pressure situations and tailoring tone for councils, communities, purchasers, and consultants.

CPD Points

UDIA WA is an approved CPD training provider. Attendance to this course attracts 4 REBA CPD Points (Professional Skills-4). To claim these points please send your license type and number to events@udiawa.com.au no later than 2 weeks post course.

Pricing

To obtain member rates please use your company email when registering. All prices are inclusive of GST.

Member: $550 pp 

Non-Member: $715 pp

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