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ADD Inc, after 12 years of using CAD, has changed to simpler computer systems and software. It was the feeling within the firm that the use of CAD brings about a certain segregation between users and non-users, and a system in which everyone could be involved was preferable.

James Stewart Polshek and Partners began using CAD for 3-D modeling, and networked all the company's personal computers in 1990. The CAD is credited with increasing the firm's productivity. Details of the company's CAD equipment are discussed.

Use of extranets among architects remains low due to firms' reluctance to adopt advanced Internet technologies. This is due to the industry's fragmented and conservative business culture. Firms remain skeptical despite the many benefits of adopting extranet technology.

The Internet can be very helpful for architects and the construction industry. It is very useful in the coordination activities between individuals and organizations in the construction of a building. One such example is the sharing of digital documents through project extranets.

Firmwide acceptance of upgrade in information technology equipments and procedures could be effected by ensuring the adoption of technology by users by training and retraining and getting management to support such initiatives.