BuildEng V8 3B — LoRA
BuildEng V8 3B LoRA contains the adapter release used to specialize Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct for the BuildEng project, a domain-focused language model for civil engineering, structural reasoning, construction workflows, and conservative engineering-assistant behavior.
The adapter is trained against:
Qwen/Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct
Training dataset:
Irfanuruchi/buildeng-v8-3b
Improved using Qwen.
Model Information
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Model | BuildEng V8 3B LoRA |
| Release type | LoRA adapter |
| Base model | Qwen/Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct |
| Training dataset | Irfanuruchi/buildeng-v8-3b |
| Domain | Civil and structural engineering |
| Primary use | BuildEng adapter-based inference and model development |
This repository contains the BuildEng LoRA adapter rather than the complete standalone base-model weights.
To use this release, the adapter must be loaded with the compatible Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct base model.
Focus Areas
BuildEng is specialized around civil, structural, and construction-engineering workflows including:
- reinforced concrete and masonry
- foundations and settlement
- retaining walls
- slabs, beams, and columns
- structural diagnostics
- building defects and pathology
- renovation and existing-structure uncertainty
- temporary works
- construction sequencing
- structural inspection guidance
- inspection-first reasoning
- conservative engineering recommendations
BuildEng is designed to function as an engineering assistant and to avoid presenting uncertain conclusions as established facts when important project information is missing.
BuildEng Model Family
| Release | Repository |
|---|---|
| Flagship 3B | Irfanuruchi/qwen2.5-3b-buildeng |
| LoRA adapter | Irfanuruchi/qwen2.5-3b-buildeng-lora |
| GGUF Q4_K_M | Irfanuruchi/qwen2.5-3b-buildeng-GGUF-Q4_K_M |
| GGUF Q8_0 | Irfanuruchi/qwen2.5-3b-buildeng-GGUF-Q8_0 |
| GGUF F16 | Irfanuruchi/qwen2.5-3b-buildeng-GGUF-F16 |
| MLX 4-bit | Irfanuruchi/qwen2.5-3b-buildeng-mlx-4bit |
| MLX 8-bit | Irfanuruchi/qwen2.5-3b-buildeng-mlx-8bit |
| OpenVINO INT8 | Irfanuruchi/qwen2.5-3b-buildeng-openvino-int8 |
| OpenVINO FP16 | Irfanuruchi/qwen2.5-3b-buildeng-openvino-fp16 |
Training Dataset
Irfanuruchi/buildeng-v8-3b
License and Commercial Use
This BuildEng adapter was developed using Qwen/Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct.
Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct is distributed under the Qwen Research License Agreement, and users of this adapter must also satisfy the licensing requirements applicable to the upstream Qwen base model.
Under the Qwen Research License Agreement, the default license grant covering use, reproduction, distribution, modification, and creation of derivative works from the Qwen materials is limited to non-commercial research and evaluation purposes.
Commercial use of the upstream Qwen materials requires requesting the appropriate license from Alibaba Cloud.
This adapter repository therefore must not be interpreted as providing Apache-2.0 rights over Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct or otherwise overriding the upstream Qwen licensing terms.
A copy of the Qwen Research License Agreement is included in this repository as:
LICENSE
The Qwen attribution and information concerning the BuildEng modifications are included in:
NOTICE
Qwen Attribution
Qwen is licensed under the Qwen RESEARCH LICENSE AGREEMENT, Copyright (c) Alibaba Cloud. All Rights Reserved.
Improved using Qwen.
Commercial BuildEng Alternatives
For deployments requiring a BuildEng model derived from an upstream Apache-2.0-licensed model, separate BuildEng variants based on Qwen2.5-1.5B and Qwen2.5-32B are available.
Users should review the applicable license files and ensure that their intended use and redistribution comply with those terms.
Engineering Use Notice
BuildEng is an engineering-assistant model and is not a substitute for professional engineering judgment.
Model output should not be treated as:
- final structural approval
- construction authorization
- engineering certification or sign-off
- a substitute for calculations required by applicable codes or standards
- a substitute for inspection of actual site conditions
- a replacement for review by a qualified or licensed engineer where required
Engineering decisions should be independently verified using appropriate calculations, standards, drawings, site information, project-specific constraints, and professional review.
Modifications and Model Lineage
This repository contains the BuildEng V8 3B LoRA adapter trained against Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct.
Model lineage:
Qwen/Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct
↓
BuildEng V8 3B LoRA
The adapter represents BuildEng-specific domain specialization for civil and structural engineering.
BuildEng-specific training, engineering specialization, dataset development, evaluation, documentation, and related project contributions were produced by Irfan Uruchi.
Author
Irfan Uruchi BuildEng Project