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Construction document review basics
New to document review, or to AI review? These guides cover what a review looks for, the terms teams use, and how to get a set ready.
Drawing register templateDownload a free drawing register CSV for construction review. Track sheets, revisions, issue purpose, package inclusion, and unresolved baseline decisions. Is there a website that checks drawings for discrepancies?Yes. Groundbook AI compares construction drawings sheet by sheet and flags discrepancies, with the sheets and sections linked for your team to verify. Construction documentation, explained for reviewWhat construction documentation means, what a complete set contains, how drawings, specifications, and schedules depend on each other, and common errors. How to review construction documentsRun a construction document review from scope and register to source-backed comments, designer responses, and verified closure. Includes a free review log. What is AI plan review?Learn how AI plan review works, what a useful finding includes, where human judgment matters, and how to evaluate it on your own construction documents. Plan check vs. plan reviewUnderstand plan check, design QA/QC, pre-permit review, and constructability review. Define the scope, reviewer, evidence, and decision each process needs. Prepare a set the reviewer can followPrepare a coherent drawing package for AI review: current revisions, readable PDFs, complete references, file roles, and clear project-specific instructions. Construction drawing abbreviations and symbolsCommon construction drawing abbreviations and symbols such as NIC, TYP, VIF, and O.C., explained in plain English with where each typically appears. Construction plan review glossaryPlain-English definitions of the terms used in construction document review: QA/QC, coordination, RFIs, submittals, governing documents, plan check, and more.
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Drawing review checklists by disciplineSheet-by-sheet checklists for a single discipline, most with an editable CSV. Cross-discipline coordination guidesWhere consultant documents disagree with each other, and the checks that surface it. Specifications vs. drawings guidesTrace a specification section into the drawings, schedules, and details that have to match it. Comparing drawing revisions and toolsWhat each vendor's own compare feature checks, and the question none of them answer. California permitting and state plan reviewState agency review for schools and healthcare, and private plan review under AB 253. Building codes, permitting, and calculatorsAdopted codes, plan check responses, and free calculators that show their math. Project delivery and program guidesHow the delivery arrangement decides who reviews what, and at which milestone. Review evidence and evaluationPublished findings, accuracy pilots, and how to prioritise what a review returns.
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