Equipment fits the building
Racking, conveyors, and robotics are checked against the slab, structure, sprinklers, and power before steel and equipment are released.
Enterprise plan review for fulfillment and distribution centers
Buildings ready for racking, robots, and go-live
For Fortune 500 retailers, e-commerce operators, and enterprise logistics networks building very large distribution buildings on tight schedules. Catch a slab too rough for robots, racking above the sprinkler design, and chargers with no capacity before the slab is poured and equipment arrives.
- E-commerce fulfillment centers
- Retail distribution centers
- Robotics mezzanine buildings
- Sortation centers
- Returns centers
- Building expansions
First project free. Volume pricing for 500+ projects a year.
Why teams use Groundbook
What your program gains
Every site to your standard
Each building is checked against your design standard, so site adaptations do not drift in ways nobody tracks.
Packages that agree
Shell, interior, fire protection, and material-handling packages are checked against each other as each one issues, not after they meet in the field.
AI plan review for fulfillment and distribution centers is a first-pass check of the building, site, fire protection, and material-handling documents against each other, the specifications, your design standard, and the building code. Groundbook flags possible conflicts and gaps with links to the exact sheets, so your development team, the engineers of record, and the general contractor can settle them before the slab is poured and the racking arrives.
How it gets there
Common checks for fulfillment and distribution centers
Each row is a place where the documents for one site often disagree. The review compares them and returns each possible conflict with the sheets it came from.
| Area | What is compared | A question a finding raises |
|---|---|---|
| Storage and sprinkler design | Rack plan, storage heights, and commodity classes against the sprinkler design basis and hydraulic notes | Does the top of storage on the rack elevations leave the clearance below the ESFR sprinklers that the design basis assumes? |
| Slab and floor flatness | Slab details, joint layout, and flatness specifications against the robotics and racking layouts | Does the slab specification call for the floor flatness the robotics area needs, or only the general warehouse value? |
| Mezzanines and conveyors | Mezzanine framing, conveyor supports, and hung equipment against the structural drawings and roof framing | Are the conveyor hanger loads from the equipment drawings included in the roof joist design loads? |
| Smoke and heat removal | Roof vents, draft curtains, and mechanical smoke removal against the sprinkler design and the fire code | Where roof vents sit over ESFR areas, are they manual or rated to open after the sprinklers, as the fire protection design assumes? |
| Power for material handling | Conveyor, sortation, robotics, and charger layouts against panel schedules, feeders, and the one-line diagram | Do the forklift and robot charging stations on the equipment plan have circuits in the panel schedules and capacity in the service? |
| Docks and truck courts | Dock door schedule, levelers, and trailer positions against the truck court, grading, and canopy details | Does the dock door count on the floor plan match the trailer positions on the civil sheets and the dock equipment schedule? |
Distribution center project review · Fire sprinkler drawing review
In the program
Where Groundbook fits
Start from your building standard
Upload your design standard or criteria manual and the current reference building set. Each new site is checked against them.
Review each package as it issues
Shell, site, fire protection, and material-handling packages often issue on different dates. Review each one with the others loaded as references.
See what moved
When the racking or conveyor layout changes, lay the new drawing over the old one with Smart Overlay and every shift shows in color.
Assign and close
Send each finding to the engineer or vendor responsible, track comments, and export a report or marked-up drawings for the next coordination meeting.
Enterprise
Built to roll out across a program
The review is the same on every plan. Enterprise changes how you buy it, sign in, connect it, and get help.
Predictable cost at any volume
Volume pricing for programs reviewing 500 or more projects a year, or prepaid credits for up to 15% off. Every review shows its price before you pay.
A fast yes from IT and legal
SSO and MFA, an audit trail, granular access levels, and on-prem or US hosting. Encrypted, never used to train models, and an NDA on request.
Findings where your teams already work
Import from Autodesk Construction Cloud (including Revit sheets), SharePoint, Egnyte, ProjectWise, Box, and more, and send findings into your own systems with the REST API, CLI, or a custom integration.
A team that knows your program
A direct line to our team for onboarding, your review checklists and standards, code sources, and questions about findings.
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Other enterprise programs
Built for owners who build at scale
Questions, answered
What program teams ask
Can Groundbook check sprinkler drawings against the racking layout?
Yes. Upload the fire protection drawings and the rack or storage plan together with the specifications. The review flags where storage heights, commodity, or aisle widths disagree with the sprinkler design basis shown on the drawings. The fire protection engineer of record decides what changes.
Can our engineers and equipment vendors use it?
Yes. Invite the engineers of record, the general contractor, and racking or material-handling vendors to the project. Everyone sees the same findings with links to the sheets, and there is no per-seat fee.
How is pricing set for a program with many sites?
Programs reviewing 500 or more projects a year get volume pricing. Smaller programs can buy prepaid credits for up to 15% off. Every review shows its exact price before you pay, and the first project is free.
Does Groundbook replace the architect of record or plan check?
No. Groundbook surfaces possible issues with links to their sources. The architects and engineers of record, your own team, and the authority having jurisdiction remain responsible for every decision.
Where is our project data stored?
On AWS in the United States by default, or on-prem for programs that need it, encrypted at rest and in transit. Project data is never used to train models and is visible only to the people you invite. SSO and MFA, an NDA, and security questionnaires are available on request.
Review every building in the network the same way
Tell us how many sites you build or remodel a year and which systems you use. Or try a set yourself: the first project is free.