Protect routes and clearances
Surface possible conflicts between distribution, equipment, structure, ceilings, walls, access zones, and other building systems.
Coordinate systems before the ceiling fills up
Cross-check mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire-protection documents with architecture, structure, specifications, schedules, and code sources. Find possible conflicts while there is still room to solve them.
Traceable findings across the complete project set.
Groundbook AI for MEP engineers is an AI plan review that checks mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire-protection documents against each other, the architectural and structural sets, equipment schedules, specifications, and building codes, including those governments publish online. It flags possible routing conflicts, clearance issues, and schedule mismatches with the exact sheet and location for the engineer to verify.
Review congested interfacesFollow ducts, pipes, conduit, equipment, structure, rooms, and clearances across files.
Connect plans to requirementsCompare drawings and schedules with specifications, checklists, and building codes.
Resolve earlierMove coordination questions upstream of fabrication, installation, and commissioning.
More than clash detection. Document coordination with context
Groundbook AI looks at the requirements around a system—not only whether two lines overlap.
Align plans, schedules, and specs
Find equipment, capacity, rating, control, and material information that may disagree across the document set.
Catch missing coordination
Review connections between disciplines where power, controls, drainage, ventilation, fire protection, and architectural intent meet.
A connected review for connected building systems
Choose a single discipline or upload the complete consultant set for broader coordination coverage.
System routing and clearance
Review possible conflicts among ducts, pipes, equipment, electrical distribution, access zones, ceilings, walls, and structure.
Plans, schedules, and diagrams
Compare equipment tags, capacities, ratings, quantities, connections, and design information where it repeats across sheets.
Drawings against specifications
Look for mismatched equipment, materials, controls, testing, performance, and installation requirements.
Checklist and code-source review
Apply discipline QA/QC, owner, permit, commissioning, or code checklists against the uploaded project documents.
Trace system changes from one issue to the next
Organize changes to equipment, routes, capacities, connections, controls, clearances, schedules, and notes, then draft a source-linked milestone narrative for the responsible engineers to verify.
Available to beta users upon request- Compare design milestonesReview DD, CD, permit, addendum, and bulletin drawing versions.
- Focus on constructabilityCall attention to revised routes, access, service zones, and coordination interfaces.
- Prepare a verified handoffCreate a draft change narrative with before-and-after sources, not an engineering conclusion.
One upload. A coordinated first pass
Add the system documents
Upload MEP and fire-protection drawings, specifications, architecture, structure, checklists, and references.
Choose review relationships
Select the disciplines, document comparisons, checklists, and building codes to include.
Resolve with source context
Verify findings against the cited pages and route confirmed items to the appropriate engineer or consultant.
Broader coverage. The same professional accountability
Groundbook AI supports the first review pass and organizes possible issues. Responsible engineers make all final design, code, and coordination decisions.
- Exact file, page, location, and supporting sources
- Structured severity, discipline, impact, and action
- Results typically ready in 20 minutes to 24 hours, depending on project size
Continue across adjacent teams
What MEP teams ask
Use the MEP coordination checklist to review equipment, connections, openings, and access across the set.
Which MEP disciplines can Groundbook AI review?
Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire-protection, controls, and related project documents can be included, along with architectural, structural, civil, specification, and checklist files. We read the building codes and amendments that governments publish online. Licensed codes and standards, such as NFPA and ASHRAE, are used only where a license allows it, and you can upload a copy you’re licensed to use.
Is this the same as model clash detection?
No. Groundbook AI reviews construction documents and their requirements, including plans, schedules, specifications, checklists, and building codes. It can surface spatial coordination questions, but the review is broader than geometric model clashes.
Does it replace engineering review or commissioning?
No. It assists qualified teams with a systematic first pass. Engineering design, code decisions, commissioning, and final verification remain with the responsible professionals.
Find the conflict while it is still on the page
See an anonymized mixed-use residential review, try the current workflow, or talk with us about source-linked drawing comparisons.