Construction glossary

Construction terms, in plain language

Definitions for the project knowledge, document control, and field-answer terms that show up when construction teams start using AI against real job records.

A drawing's legend keys each symbol to what it means. This glossary does the same for the words, with the definition on the right and the source, where it applies, cited.

What is a construction project brain?
A connected, queryable record of the documents and decisions that run a project.
What is construction document intelligence?
A way to read and connect plans, specs, contracts, change orders, and project records.
What is construction document control?
The discipline of keeping project documents current, organized, distributed, and auditable.
What is plan and spec search?
Finding a dependable answer across drawings, specifications, revisions, and linked records.
What is a construction decision log?
A durable record of what was decided, why, who approved it, and what it changed.
What is AI document management for construction?
Document management that can read, connect, and answer from construction records.
What is construction project memory?
The job's accumulated knowledge, preserved so it can be searched and reused later.
What is a cited project answer?
An answer that includes the source document or record a person can verify.