Perspectives
Every decision should have a receipt.
Construction knowledge deserves a durable place in the building's story.
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Respect professional judgement
Buildings are made through thousands of decisions. LITHIC exists to preserve the evidence and reasoning behind those choices, so the next person can understand what was decided and why.
AI interprets. Engine decides.
AI can help people find information, interpret language and understand results. Authoritative outcomes belong to explicit rules, governed evidence and accountable human decisions.
Unresolved is a useful answer
When evidence is missing or contradictory, say so. A visible gap gives the team something to resolve. A silent assumption moves the uncertainty downstream.
Keep the building in context
A decision belongs to a project, an element and a particular model version. Context must travel with the result so that similar names do not become mistaken identities.
Make change understandable
New information should lead to a reviewable new decision. The earlier record should still explain the evidence, requirements and versions that governed it.