Technology & Methodology
Deterministic First.
AI Second.
Most AI compliance tools run natural language processing across code documents and return probabilistic answers. BIM Pro AI does not. The platform separates two fundamentally different problems.
Problem 1
What does the code require, and does this building meet it?
Deterministic compliance engine
Not AI
Problem 2
How do we explain that result in context?
Citation-aware AI layer
Scoped and constrained
This separation is not a technical detail. It is the product architecture.
Standards Ingestion
Structured ASHRAE Content
ASHRAE 90.1 sections are ingested in a structured format — not scraped as raw text — so the AI layer can retrieve specific provisions by section reference.
Citation Architecture
Traceable to Section
Every AI-generated explanation cites the specific ASHRAE section that supports it. The system tracks citations, not just confidence scores.
AI Guardrails
Constrained by Design
Guardrails prevent the AI from making claims beyond what the calculation layer determined. The system is designed to explain — not extend or extrapolate.
Our Approach to AI
AI in a Carefully Scoped Role
We use AI to generate explanations and retrieve relevant standard citations based on calculated results.
We do not present probabilistic AI outputs as authoritative compliance conclusions. This approach is intentional. In professional compliance workflows, auditability is not optional.
AI Does Not
Questions About Our Methodology?
We're happy to talk through the technical architecture with engineers, reviewers, or potential partners.