Equipment lands where it should
Vendor loads, footprints, and utility connections are checked against foundations, structure, and MEP before equipment ships.
Enterprise plan review for manufacturing plants
Plants that fit the process before equipment arrives
For Fortune 500 and enterprise manufacturers building new plants, expanding lines, and retrofitting operating facilities. Catch the foundation that misses the vendor anchor pattern, the crane that cannot clear the roof, and the tie-in planned for the wrong shutdown before they cost production time.
- New production plants
- Line expansions
- Retrofits in operating plants
- Controlled environments
- Plant warehouses
- Central utility plants
First project free. Volume pricing for 500+ projects a year.
Why teams use Groundbook
What your program gains
Shutdowns that go as planned
Demolition, tie-ins, and shutdown sequences are checked across every discipline's phasing plan, so production is not lost to a missed step.
Your standards at every plant
Corporate engineering standards for utilities, safety, and equipment are applied to every plant set, alongside the local code.
AI plan review for manufacturing plants is a first-pass check of process, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and architectural documents against each other, the specifications, your engineering standards, and the building and fire codes. Groundbook flags possible conflicts and gaps with links to the exact sheets, so plant engineering, the engineers of record, and the contractor can resolve them before steel, equipment, and utilities go in.
How it gets there
Common checks for manufacturing plants
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment and foundations | Process equipment layouts and vendor loads against foundations, slab thickness, and anchorage details | Does the press foundation on the structural sheets match the footprint and anchor pattern in the vendor drawing? |
| Cranes and runways | Crane capacity, runway beams, and hook height against steel framing, column brackets, and roof clearances | Does the hook height in the crane specification fit under the roof framing and lights shown on the building sections? |
| Process utilities | Compressed air, process water, gas, and exhaust routing against equipment connection schedules and the utility plant | Does every machine on the equipment schedule have the compressed air and process water connections it lists? |
| Hazardous materials and occupancy | Hazardous material quantities, control areas, and occupancy classification against the code analysis and fire protection | Do the flammable liquid quantities in the process room exceed the maximum allowed per control area in the code analysis? |
| High-bay fire protection | Sprinkler design, storage and process areas, and special hazards against the architectural and process layouts | Is the sprinkler design for the finishing area based on the hazard classification its materials and process call for? |
| Phasing in operating plants | Demolition, tie-ins, and shutdown sequences against the phasing plans of every discipline | Does the electrical tie-in on the phasing plan happen during the same shutdown the mechanical sheets assume? |
In the program
Where Groundbook fits
Load your engineering standards
Upload your corporate engineering standards, safety requirements, and equipment data. They become references for every plant project.
Review as packages issue
Run a review on each design package, with vendor drawings and equipment schedules as references. Findings arrive in 20 minutes to 24 hours, each linked to the sheet.
Compare layout revisions
When a line layout changes, overlay the new plan on the last one with Smart Overlay to see which equipment moved.
Route to the right engineer
Assign findings to process, structural, or utility engineers, comment, and export a report for the design review 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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Built for owners who build at scale
Questions, answered
What program teams ask
Can Groundbook check vendor equipment drawings against the building design?
Yes. Upload vendor drawings and equipment data as references with the design set. The review compares loads, footprints, and utility connections with the structural, mechanical, and electrical drawings and flags where they disagree.
Does it work for retrofits in an operating plant?
Yes. Upload existing-conditions drawings and phasing plans with the new work. The review flags where demolition, tie-ins, or new equipment disagree with the existing conditions or with each other. Plant engineering and the engineers of record decide how to sequence the work.
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 plant project to the same standard
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.