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AI Project Archive Retrieval for AEC Firms

Years of completed project files sit in storage systems that are impossible to navigate without knowing where to look. Nomic turns AEC project archives into a searchable library so teams can retrieve past work, precedents, and institutional knowledge without tribal knowledge or folder archaeology.

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Nomic firm-wide search interface showing AI-assisted retrieval of details, specifications, and past project knowledge across an architecture firm's full document library
Make years of completed project files searchable
01 / Archive access

Make years of completed project files searchable

Archive folders organized by project and date are nearly useless for finding specific technical content. Nomic indexes past project files by their content — drawings, specs, reports, and correspondence — and makes them retrievable through natural-language queries.

  • Index completed project files from any connected storage platform
  • Search past projects by building type, system, material, or requirement
  • Retrieve results with project context, sheet citations, and document references
Find comparable completed projects for new proposals and design decisions
02 / Precedent discovery

Find comparable completed projects for new proposals and design decisions

When starting a new project, knowing which past projects are most comparable — in building type, scale, systems, or client requirements — helps teams apply proven approaches faster. Nomic surfaces relevant precedents so designers can start from knowledge, not from blank sheets.

  • Search archives by project type, scope, or technical criteria
  • Find similar building systems, envelope assemblies, or structural approaches
  • Surface relevant past work for RFP responses and proposal development
Preserve firm knowledge through staff changes
03 / Knowledge continuity

Preserve firm knowledge through staff changes

When key team members leave, access to their project knowledge often leaves with them. Nomic makes the knowledge embedded in past drawings and documents retrievable regardless of who is still at the firm, protecting the investment of every delivered project.

  • Reduce dependency on individual memory for historical project information
  • Onboard new staff with access to full firm project knowledge from day one
  • Surface relevant past work automatically as context for current projects
Outcomes

What teams get from this workflow

Institutional knowledge on demand

Access the technical knowledge embedded in every completed project without relying on colleagues who remember where files are.

Faster project starts

Begin new projects with relevant precedents and proven approaches already surfaced from the firm's archive.

Better onboarding for new staff

Give new team members access to the firm's full project knowledge base from their first day.

Questions about this firm-wide detail search workflow

Answers to common questions about this workflow.

Can Nomic index old or archived project files?

Yes. Nomic can index archived project files stored in SharePoint, Egnyte, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bentley ProjectWise, Google Drive, or Box, regardless of how old the projects are.

How do teams query project archives?

Teams can ask natural-language questions or search for specific content — such as a curtain wall detail for a healthcare project or a roofing specification for a cold climate — and Nomic returns relevant results from the indexed archive with citations.

Does searching the archive change or move any files?

No. Nomic reads and indexes files in place without changing, moving, or overwriting original project files.

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