FAQs
1. Fit & Value
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vBrief constrains its AEC optimised AI to defined workflow steps, including addressing omission risks which cannot be achieved with traditional AI applications alone. Users verify every critical output and each decision is logged in a tamper-proof Golden Thread for PI traceability. Generic copilots don’t provide any of this functionality, or level of user input, making them potentially highly risky for professional use.
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vBrief is not a design professional and does not replace design judgement, contract admin or cost management.
vBrief instead accelerates review and capturing of key project requirements, and helps make your decisions easily traceable, so you can spend more time focussing on tasks that add value.
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Yes, vBrief doesn’t replace responsible BIM or CDE usage. vBrief operates for you, right from the beginning of a project, keeping requirements verified, live, linked to actions, and exportable to Word/Excel/PDF without extensive manual work.
Integrations with leading CDE and BIM workflows, prioritised by popular demnd. Please contact us to discuss priorities and current options.
2. Workflow & Features
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AI flags potential updates or contradictions based on a combined database of previously-reviewed information and project background data; humans approve changes within context through a streamlined interface before they become live requirements.
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Much like the schedules in popular BIM software, schedules display live data filtered by your latest approvals. The moment you confirm a change, every linked schedule, view, and export reflects it.
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We have identified 4 categories which allow users to cleanly categorise key design items in a project, and allow a wide range of managerial decisions or contractual routes. Each is pre-tagged in a first pass by vBrief’s AI for speed, and can be adjusted by the user with 1 click if required.
Risk - Identified when a risk has been highlighted, but no solution or action to solve is provided. Users can also easily flag new risks they spot with professional understanding during the review process.
Requirement - A fixed, live design item. Something where the item in isolation is clear, can be actioned, and pre-requisite changes or conflicts have been resolved.
Suggestion - Anything where further input, research, action or exploration is necessary to determine if an item could or should be carried out as a requirement. These can be thought of as studies, or pending confirmation.
Ask - A simple request, usually administrative, which doesn’t lead to direct material change on a project.
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Document Input → Document Review → Approval via Decision Centre → Live & Continuous Monitoring
All changes to the project are logged and fully traceable.
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When any new requirement, risk or ask item is added to vBrief, a simple task is created to ensure nothing goes unnoticed. Progress is visible in the Action & Risk Centre, and can be completed in-app.
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Yes - PDF or Excel copies of our verified live schedules can be downloaded on demand. Custom schedules can be created to surface information in any configuration you need, and will be updated automatically when you verify information in the review process.
3. Safety & Compliance
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No digital system is 100% safe, we take reasonable efforts across multiple dimensions to keep your information as safe as we can. All information is stored in a fully encrypted database, accessible only to the users authorised to access it. Our AI systems are hosted in private instances, away from the companies developing the models, so you can rest assured the data won’t be used for training without your explicit permission.
(Data is AES‑256‑encrypted, stored on secure ISO 27001 certified EU-hosted Microsoft Azure servers, and never used to train external models. Access is limited by permissions and SSO).
We also undertake frequent vulnerability checks across all our vital systems with a mixture of periodic and automatic monitoring. -
vBrief's security posture covers infrastructure, operations, data handling, and insurance. Key measures include: EU-hosted Azure (Sweden) with AES-256 encryption and TLS 1.3; OIDC SSO with MFA; row-level permissions; weekly automated vulnerability scanning; Microsoft Defender across infrastructure; a tested incident response plan with GDPR notification timelines; and DPIA screening completed with a designated privacy lead.
No customer data is used for AI training — this is a contractual provision, not just a policy. We are working towards Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 certification. For a full security overview or interim procurement documentation, contact security@vbrief.ai. -
All our systems run on EU servers; and data never trains external models. On-premises models are not currently available, though if this, or bring your own key (BYOK), is a major decision factor for your business, please speak to vBrief and we can discuss how we can accomodate this.
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vBrief’s AI is contained to key areas of the workflow, accelerating the user but not making decisions on their behalf. Users verify information before it is converted into output by the AI making it much more traceable. Crucially, it also ensures users can easily review to spot if our AI has missed out any key information, one of the largest potential PI insurance risks when using end-to-end AI applications (commonly known as the omission risk).
Each decision is stored using a tamper‑proof log as a continuous Golden-Thread, helping towards typical PI‑insurer requirements for traceability and auditability.
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Yes - AI will show you all its understanding in the original context. The AI instance is completely detached from the systems used to commit user-review decisions.
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Complex design decisions require professional judgement. Most AI agents who complete nuanced tasks for users are still very immature, and have a very high error rate due to hallucinations or major misunderstandings. If the AI makes a mistake, the professional using the system is ultimately liable for any harm that comes from it.
At vBrief, we understand your project communications are mission critical and your professional liability is not to be taken lightly. Omission risks are difficult to spot and an unlucky event could leave your insurance in question. Our software uses AI where major efficiency gains are possible, while ensuring major checks and decisions lie with the professionals where the legal liability lies.
Features and timelines are indicative and subject to change, and features delivered will be defined through contractual agreements with vBrief Ltd. Please contact us for additional queries or information.