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March 18, 2026

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Mistakes avoided thanks to Argile's AI assistant

On a job site, mistakes don't forgive. A gap in a quote, poorly checked information about a grant, and you lose time, or even end up with an unhappy client. With an AI assistant built for energy-renovation professionals, you secure your answers, your technical choices and your deliverables, without drowning in paperwork.

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Mistakes avoided thanks to Argile's AI assistant from project qualification onward

Mistakes avoided thanks to Argile's AI assistant start from the very first exchange. By guiding your questions, the assistant clarifies the real need. Objectives, budget, timeline, constraints of the home and target grants. As a result, you start with a readable file and limit the misunderstandings that weigh down quotes. It also helps you spot faster which homes have strong potential for a comprehensive renovation, by cross-referencing useful signals such as the DPE rating, the heating type and the work history. You focus your energy on the projects that can genuinely move forward. Finally, you filter out requests that are premature or poorly framed. A non-decision-making tenant, unrealistic expectations, incompatible work. You reset expectations right away, without losing a week.

You limit omissions before the technical visit

With Mistakes avoided thanks to Argile's AI assistant, you start from data already available to identify constraints before travelling. Building type, surface area, year of construction, DPE when it exists, exposure, altitude, local risks, everything helps detect sensitive points. Hard-to-access loft, walls difficult to insulate, space for an outdoor unit, condensate drainage, cable/pipe routing, condition of the air inlets. You then prepare the visit with a simple, useful checklist, focused on the measurements and photos that secure the quote and the grants. As a result, you arrive on site with a more coherent work scenario and questions already prepared.

  • Ventilation. Identifying humid rooms, existing vents, air inlets.
  • Heating. Location, electrical supply, hydraulics, flue if needed.
  • Insulation. Possible thicknesses, thermal bridges, continuity and airtightness.

You reduce measurement and comprehension errors on site

During the visit, you gather photos, measurements, wall references, window types, ventilation, heating, and critical points all in one place. Argile's AI assistant helps you structure these notes as you go, to limit omissions and haphazard interpretations. The result is fewer back-and-forths and, above all, fewer grey areas when you're back at the office. This is where mistakes avoided thanks to Argile's AI assistant really come into their own. You avoid losing information between the field and the pricing stage, because every element is linked to the right space and the right work item. This makes the working basis for the pre-quote, the variants, and the preparation of the grant file more reliable. Measurements follow the same path: Argile extracts surfaces, heights and dimensions from the readings taken on site.

You avoid inconsistent work scenarios

With Argile, you quickly identify the work that really matters, without being distracted by a single measure that "looks nice on paper". The assistant highlights the priority items based on the home, the constraints and the expected gains. You then compare several scenarios, from the most modest to the most ambitious, keeping a clear thread between budget, comfort and performance. The result is better decisions, and better explanations. When a comprehensive renovation is relevant, you can make the case for it more easily. You show a logical trajectory, anticipate side effects, and secure technical consistency. That's exactly what your clients are looking for in successful energy renovations.

You secure your pre-quotes and quotes in 2026

With Argile, you reduce omissions in pricing, item by item. The assistant guides you on the key work items, insulation, ventilation, heating, controls, and pushes you to check the points that throw a budget off track: surfaces, thicknesses, accessories, drainage, commissioning. You more easily incorporate the grants available in 2026, by cross-referencing your work with MaPrimeRénov' rules and standardised CEE operations, which change regularly and require precise supporting documents. As a result, mistakes avoided thanks to Argile's AI assistant also show up on the client side, with a more readable quote, grouped items, stated assumptions and a clear remaining cost. Signature follows more easily (see also how to automate your quotes and CEE grants). The document is built straight after: Argile assembles the quote from the work plan, with VAT line by line and the mandatory wording included.

  • Detailed items and consistency checks before sending.
  • Grants included without unnecessary re-entry, with the expected documents.
  • Simplified reading for the client, fewer back-and-forths, more trust.

You avoid administrative errors that slow down files

With Mistakes avoided thanks to Argile's AI assistant, you gather the useful documents at the right time, without chasing after a forgotten one. RGE quote, household contact details, bank details, invoices, end-of-work certificates. Everything is grouped, checked and delivered in a clean format to limit "non-compliant document" returns. You track the progress of applications with more peace of mind, because the assistant reminds you what's missing, what's approved and what needs to be signed, step by step. And you save time on repetitive, low-value tasks, such as renaming files, checking fields, following up for a signature, or reconstructing a history. The result is a file that keeps moving forward, without wasting energy.

Why Argile's AI assistant becomes a real support for RGE tradespeople

With Argile's AI assistant, you save time on repetitive tasks without losing control of what matters. The tool prepares your scenarios, spots inconsistencies in documents, and helps you secure the MaPrimeRénov' and CEE rules, but the decision remains yours. As a result, your files are cleaner from the start, meaning fewer back-and-forths and less stress. You also improve your signing rate because your clients see a project that's clear, priced, and consistent with the audit and the technical visit. Finally, you develop more profitable renovations thanks to a consistent method. You standardise your approach, avoid costly omissions, and build on your quote signing rate.

Key figures

-30%

Unnecessary visits

10h

Preparation time

+20%

More reliable quotes

Frequently asked questions

At a minimum, you need to check MaPrimeRénov', the CEE, the reduced 5.5% VAT rate and, depending on the area, local grants. In 2026, combining schemes and the caps depend on the type of work, the household's income and the use of RGE-certified companies.

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Pierre-Louis Guhur

Pierre-Louis is CEO and co-founder of Argile. He holds a PhD in machine learning, written at Inria, and renovated a house with his own hands in 2017 before founding the company. On the blog he writes about what he implements in the software: the 3CL-DPE 2021 method, NF EN 12831 and building physics as a calculation engine has to handle them, assumption by assumption.

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Description

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Unit

Unit price excl.

Total excl.

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Price incl.

1

Installing an air-to-water heat pump

Technical specifications of the heat pump (mandatory)

3 STILL TO FILL IN

Area heated by the heat pump (m²)

e.g. 120

Seasonal energy efficiency ηs (%)

e.g. 126

Controller class

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VII

VIII

1.1

Installing an air-to-water heat pump

10 600,00 €

11 183,00 €

1.1.1

Air-to-water heat pump 14 kW

1,00

U

3600,00

3 600,00 €

5,5%

3798,00

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I

U

Heat output +7 °C / +35 °C: 13.00 kW. Heat output -7 °C / +60 °C: 10.10 kW. Seasonal space heating efficiency (35 °C / 55 °C): 150 % / 117 %.

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Heat pump fitting and commissioning

1,00

U

7000,00

7 000,00 €

5,5%

7385,00

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2

External wall insulation (EWI)

2.1

External wall insulation (EWI)

22 500,00 €

23 737,50 €

2.1.1

Polystyrene insulation, R of 3.7 m².K/W or above

120,00

M2

120,00

14 400,00 €

5,5%

15192,00

2.1.2

Insulation labour package

120,00

M2

75,00

9 000,00 €

5,5%

9495,00

Discount

-900,00 €

8 545,50 €

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Flawless quotes, straight from the works plan

Equipment, labour and accessories come from the works plan, VAT applies line by line, grants are deducted from the amount due and the mandatory wording is already written: the quote goes out for signature without a proofread.

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The take-off software that goes from the survey to the quantities and the quote

Your technicians survey the home on a phone, Argile reads the walls end to end, pulls out the wall lengths, the ceiling heights and the floor areas, turns them into quantities per work item and carries them over to the 2D plan, the sizing and the quote, with no double entry.

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