Cognitive CDE
Asite's AI-enhanced Common Data Environment featuring intelligent search, automated workflow agents, and governance-first design for AEC document management.
Definition
Asite's Cognitive CDE transforms a passive document repository into an active AI-powered intelligence layer. The system integrates AI-powered search that understands context and intent rather than requiring exact keywords, enabling teams to find drawings, RFIs, specifications, and correspondence by describing what they need. Automated workflow agents handle routine processes like document routing, review assignment, and approval tracking without manual intervention. A core design principle is security and governance: the CDE maintains granular access controls within ISO 19650 information management standards, ensuring AI capabilities operate strictly within user permission boundaries. For large infrastructure programs where document volumes reach millions of files, the Cognitive CDE provides coordination capabilities that manual systems cannot deliver at scale.
Examples
Searching 'all HVAC coordination drawings with open clashes from last 30 days' without knowing exact file names
Workflow agent automatically routing a 92-page shop drawing to MEP coordinator and structural reviewer in parallel
CDE flagging that a specification section was revised but 14 related submittals haven't been updated
Nomic Use Cases
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Frequently Asked Questions
Asite's Cognitive CDE transforms a passive document repository into an active AI-powered intelligence layer. The system integrates AI-powered search that understands context and intent rather than requiring exact keywords, enabling teams to find drawings, RFIs, specifications, and correspondence by describing what they need. Automated workflow agents handle routine processes like document routing, review assignment, and approval tracking without manual intervention. A core design principle is security and governance: the CDE maintains granular access controls within ISO 19650 information management standards, ensuring AI capabilities operate strictly within user permission boundaries. For large infrastructure programs where document volumes reach millions of files, the Cognitive CDE provides coordination capabilities that manual systems cannot deliver at scale.
Searching 'all HVAC coordination drawings with open clashes from last 30 days' without knowing exact file names. Workflow agent automatically routing a 92-page shop drawing to MEP coordinator and structural reviewer in parallel. CDE flagging that a specification section was revised but 14 related submittals haven't been updated.
Project Research: Instantly access all project-critical information from a single search interface. Automated Drawing Review: Automatically review drawings against building codes, internal standards, and client requirements.