LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / February 18, 2026 / Zutec, a leading provider of ConTech and PropTech SaaS solutions across the UK and Ireland, today announced the launch of “Building AI – Powered by Zutec“, a secure, purpose-built AI solution developed by embedding an intelligence layer directly into its Building Document Management (BDM) solution.
Building AI – Powered by Zutec enables asset owners to unlock instant, reliable insights and accurate answers from the information they already hold in BDM, helping make informed decisions fast.
For years, asset owners have invested heavily in capturing building documentation such as O&M Manuals, drawings, certificates, asset registers, and compliance records, yet much of this information remains unused in static folders, making it difficult to access, interpret, or trust.
Currently in beta, Building AI – Powered by Zutec is an evolution of Zutec’s Building Document Management solution, transforming static building documentation into real-time, operational intelligence.
Asset owners can now instantly surface accurate, cited answers using query-based artificial intelligence, by simply asking questions, finding critical information fast, and acting with more confidence, without data ever leaving Zutec’s secure, governed environment.
Emily Hopson-Hill, Managing Director and Chief Operating and Strategy Officer at Zutec, said: “Building AI – Powered by Zutec, delivers practical, usable intelligence where it matters most – from the building information our asset owner customers already rely on within their current Building Document Management solution. With this solution we’ve focused on immediate, practical value, providing AI specifically built and trained on building data to support decision-making, maintenance, compliance, safety and overall day-to-day operations. By providing instant access to information normally buried deep within documents, we can help asset owners manage complex property portfolios while significantly increasing productivity and reducing risk.”
Unlike general-purpose AI tools, Zutec’s first AI-enabled solution is designed specifically for the realities of building data and asset management, allowing users to search for documents, search within a document or search for information across an asset register/building. Every response is:
Grounded in validated documents, unique to each customer’s building.
Fully cited and audit-ready.
Generated entirely within Zutec’s secure platform, with data never leaving the governed environment.
Building AI alpha tester, Steve Holtum, Head of Maintenance at Keble College, University of Oxford, stated: “Managing a large, college estate is simpler with Zutec’s Building AI. It delivers fast, accurate access to drawings, manufacturer information, and commissioning data quickly and with confidence.”
By asking “what is the warranty on the lift in Building B” or “list all architectural drawings”, users get answers in seconds, alongside the source and document where the information is held. Existing BDM Zutec customers can unlock value immediately from their validated building data, with no disruption to existing processes.
This makes Building AI – Powered by Zutec particularly well suited to compliance-critical use cases, including asset and maintenance queries, regulatory and safety information retrieval, handover validation, and portfolio-wide insight across buildings. It also ensures information is accessible and can be updated as part of a golden thread of information, for Higher Risk Residential Buildings (HRRBs).
As asset owners expand their portfolios, they can specify Zutec digital handover to contractors for new developments so building information is added to Building AI from the outset of operation, or migrate existing buildings into the solution, enabling a single source of truth to support the golden thread.
Building AI is the first intelligence solution launched by Zutec, marking the company’s evolution from managing building information to providing immediate and trusted operational intelligence. Over time, Zutec will grow its portfolio of AI-powered solutions spanning compliance and risk management, building safety, and operational insight, built securely, responsibly, and at enterprise scale.
“Ultimately, this is about operational intelligence you can trust,” added Emily Hopson-Hill. “This new solution sets the foundation for long-term innovation, while ensuring our asset owner customers benefit today in a secure, scalable way.”
About Zutec
Zutec is a provider of cloud-based and AI-enabled construction and property management software with more than two decades of experience in transforming the way contractors, housebuilders, developers and asset owners manage and access building data.
Its solutions sit under four solutions families for document management, quality management, handover management and asset management, providing one digital ecosystem to connect the dots in building digitisation across the building lifecycle. To find out more, please visit the new Zutec website: http://www.zutec.com.
For more information, please contact: Maria Hudson, CMO at [email protected]
SOURCE: Zutec
