Best AI tools by job

A good site diary is boring, consistent and written on the day. That is what wins delay and disruption arguments months later: weather, labour and plant numbers, deliveries, instructions received, visitors and what actually got built.

Takeoff is where AI earns its keep fastest. Recognising rooms, walls and symbols on a PDF is exactly the kind of pattern-matching it does well.

NEC rewards the team with the best records and the discipline to issue notices on time. Missing the 8-week compensation event notification window (NEC4 ECC cl. 61.3) can cost a contractor entitlement.

AI in site safety falls into two groups. One is computer vision: viAct, Protex AI and Intenseye watch camera feeds for unsafe acts and conditions. The other is digital paperwork: inspections, permits, RAMS and toolbox talks, which Mitti (formerly SafetyCulture), Novade and HandsHQ cover.