Construction AI Implementation Workbook
Catha Practical AI for ConstructionA gate-by-gate workbook for taking one construction AI workflow from idea to production, with an owner and a decision recorded at every step.
Published by Catha Construction Services · Updated October 2026
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A workflow is not production-ready because a demo looked good. Advance only when acceptance criteria are met on representative construction work and operational ownership is clear.
| CATHA PRACTICAL AI FOR CONSTRUCTION LIBRARY The Construction AI Implementation Workbook From Construction Workflow Idea to Production Guide 15 |
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| Best use Complete each gate in order. A blank field is a signal that the project is not yet ready to advance. |
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| Item | Owner | Status / decision |
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| Business problem | | |
| Process owner | | |
| Baseline KPI | | |
| Target KPI | | |
| Non-AI alternative considered | | |
| Item | Owner | Status / decision |
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| Current process map | | |
| Inputs | | |
| Outputs | | |
| Exceptions | | |
| Human decisions | | |
| Systems involved | | |
| Item | Owner | Status / decision |
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| Authoritative sources | | |
| Data owner | | |
| Access rules | | |
| Data quality issues | | |
| Freshness requirement | | |
| Item | Owner | Status / decision |
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| Delivery model | | |
| Model/tool choices | | |
| Integration approach | | |
| Human review design | | |
| Authority level | | |
| Item | Owner | Status / decision |
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| Failure modes | | |
| Sensitive data | | |
| Security controls | | |
| Approval gates | | |
| Logs | | |
| Rollback/kill mechanism | | |
| Item | Owner | Status / decision |
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| Ground-truth test set | | |
| Quality metrics | | |
| Safety tests | | |
| Operational tests | | |
| Release thresholds | | |
| Item | Owner | Status / decision |
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| Pilot users | | |
| Pilot duration | | |
| Training | | |
| Support channel | | |
| Success/failure criteria | | |
| Item | Owner | Status / decision |
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| Owner on call | | |
| Monitoring | | |
| Incident runbook | | |
| Change control | | |
| Cost dashboard | | |
| Review cadence | | |
| Check | Item | Notes |
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| ☐ | Business owner approves the outcome and baseline | ____________________________ |
| ☐ | Security/data owner approves access | ____________________________ |
| ☐ | Evaluation thresholds are met | ____________________________ |
| ☐ | No critical control failures remain | ____________________________ |
| ☐ | Human users are trained | ____________________________ |
| ☐ | Incident/rollback path is tested | ____________________________ |
| ☐ | Full operating cost is understood | ____________________________ |
| ☐ | Production owner accepts ongoing responsibility | ____________________________ |
| Review | Questions |
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| 30 days | Is adoption real? Are exceptions higher than expected? Any control failures? |
| 60 days | Is measured value tracking to the business case? What needs redesign? |
| 90 days | Scale, hold, change or stop? What evidence supports the decision? |
Frequently asked questionsPractical questions construction owners ask.
When is an AI workflow ready for production?
Not because a demo looked good. Advance only when acceptance criteria are met on representative construction work and operational ownership is clear.
How should the workbook be used?
Complete each gate in order. A blank field is a signal that the project is not yet ready to advance.
What does the first gate ask for?
The business problem, the process owner, the baseline KPI, the target KPI and whether a non-AI alternative was considered.
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