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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions answered

Everything You Want to Know About LignumAI Building

Whether you're evaluating LignumAI Building for the first time or looking to understand how it fits into your existing workflows, the answers below cover the most common questions we hear from developers, building managers, and franchise operators.

The basics

General Questions

LignumAI Building is an AI-powered intelligence layer for construction and property projects. It reads, interprets, and indexes your project documents — drawings, specifications, compliance records, and more — so your team can search, query, and act on that information instantly, rather than spending hours manually cross-referencing files.

LignumAI Building is built for developers and project owners, building and facility managers, and franchise or multi-site operators. If your work involves managing large volumes of construction documentation or replicating builds across multiple locations, LignumAI Building is designed for you.

No. LignumAI Building acts as an intelligence layer over your existing documents and data — it doesn't replace your current tools. Think of it as giving your whole team instant, accurate answers from all your project documentation, without having to change how you store or manage files.

No. LignumAI Building is useful across the full building lifecycle — from design and construction through to ongoing facility management and future renovations. Every recommendation, change, and document update is stored, giving you a permanent, queryable record long after a project is complete.

Your documents

Documents & Data

LignumAI Building can process construction drawings, architectural and structural plans, mechanical and electrical specifications, compliance records, FF&E schedules, supplier documents, and more. If it's part of your project documentation, LignumAI Building can read and interpret it.

LignumAI Building tracks every revision and update automatically. You can query the full change history for any document or building element, compare revisions side by side, and understand exactly what changed, when it changed, and why — giving you a complete audit trail across the project lifecycle.

Yes. LignumAI Building automatically identifies inconsistencies, contradictions, and missing elements across your documents — for example, a dimension that conflicts between the architectural and structural drawings, or a specification item that references a superseded standard. Catching these early prevents costly problems on site.

Your data is protected

Security & Privacy

Yes. All documents processed by LignumAI Building are handled with authenticated and authorized access controls. Your project data is never shared with other organisations, and access is strictly limited to your authorised team members.

Yes. LignumAI Building is built with role-based access in mind. You can control which team members can view, query, or manage documents at a project or building level, ensuring the right people have access to the right information.

Your project data is not used to train shared AI models. LignumAI Building's company-specific learning is scoped to your organisation — it learns your conventions, templates, and practices to deliver personalised intelligence for your team only.

Getting started

Onboarding & Setup

Setup time depends on the volume of existing documents you want to import, but LignumAI Building is designed to get your team up and running quickly. During your demo, we'll walk through what onboarding looks like for your specific situation.

No. LignumAI Building is designed for project owners, building managers, and construction professionals — not software engineers. You interact with it by asking questions in plain language, the same way you'd ask a knowledgeable colleague.

The best way to get started is to request a demo. We'll walk through LignumAI Building using your own documents and use cases so you can see exactly how it works for your projects. Request a demo.

Get more from your documents

What You Can Ask LignumAI Building

LignumAI Building is built to answer the questions your team asks every day — and the ones that used to take hours to track down. Below are example prompts to help you get started. Copy them directly or use them as a starting point for your own queries.

Documents & Drawings

Understanding Your Project Files

“What are the key differences between revision 3 and revision 4 of the mechanical drawings for Building A?”

“Summarise all drawing sheets related to the electrical systems on Level 2.”

“Which drawings reference the fire exit corridor on the north side of the building?”

“List all documents that have been updated in the last 30 days for Project X.”

“Are there any contradictions between the architectural drawings and the structural specifications?”

Compliance & Standards

Staying On the Right Side of the Code

“Does the current specification for the ground floor bathroom meet accessibility requirements?”

“Identify any items in the project documents that may not comply with the current building code.”

“Which sections of the specification reference fire rating requirements, and are they consistent?”

“What energy efficiency standards are referenced across the building documents?”

Procurement & FF&E

Smarter Purchasing Decisions

“How many light fixtures are specified for the open-plan office on Level 3?”

“Which suppliers were used for flooring in our last three completed projects?”

“Generate a full FF&E schedule for Building B based on the current drawings.”

“What HVAC equipment was specified for the kitchen in previous franchise locations, and which supplier was used?”

“Compare the FF&E specifications between Location 4 and Location 7 and highlight any differences.”

Multi-Site & Replication

Scaling With Confidence

“What were the most common issues flagged during construction of our previous locations that I should watch out for in the new build?”

“Based on our existing locations, what is the standard kitchen layout we should use for the new franchise site?”

“Which of our locations had the most document revisions during construction, and why?”

“Create a checklist of everything needed to replicate Location 2's build specification for the new site.”

Project History & Changes

A Complete Audit Trail

“Show me a full change history for the plumbing specification on Project Y.”

“Who approved the last revision to the structural drawings, and when was it submitted?”

“What recommendations were made during the construction phase of Building C that are still relevant today?”

“Summarise all open items and unresolved comments across the current project.”

Ready to see it in action?

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All documents processed by LignumAI are handled securely, with authenticated and authorized access. Discover how LignumAI Building can give your team a single source of truth for every project.

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