# Knowledge management in construction | Explicio https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/construction/ Last updated: 2026-11-02 > Construction: Site management, trades, change orders — Explicio captures the knowledge that lives in people and conversations here, asks when something is missing, and makes it searchable. The page shows three typical knowledge islands, a self-check and the formats of this industry; it describes platform capabilities, not customer cases. WZ F # Knowledge management in construction ## The site diary knows the date. Only the site manager knows the reason. Site management, trades, change orders On a construction site knowledge arises in conversation: with the subcontractor, the client, the structural engineer. When the site manager changes, it leaves too. Explicio accepts voice messages and photos from the site and links both to trade and construction phase — the answer names who said what and when. Construction: Site management, trades, change orders — Explicio captures the knowledge that lives in people and conversations here, asks when something is missing, and makes it searchable. The page shows three typical knowledge islands, a self-check and the formats of this industry; it describes platform capabilities, not customer cases. [Request trial access](https://explicio.cloud/registrieren?weg=test) [What would it cost us?](https://www.explicio.com/en/pricing/#rechner) THREE KNOWLEDGE ISLANDS ## Three knowledge islands we see in this sector. No figure, no promise — three situations that keep coming up in conversations with businesses in this sector. CHANGE ORDERS Verbal agreements with consequences The change order comes weeks later. Whether the change was discussed back then, the site manager knows — if he is still there. A voice message on the same day, assigned to the construction phase, is the evidence. INTERFACES Who released what, and when? Between the trades, sequence decides. Releases and commitments happen in passing; Explicio records them and shows what is known about a component. PHOTOS Site photos without assignment Thousands of photos on the phone, none assigned. With Explicio, the photo plus one sentence becomes knowledge with a source — years later, at the defect claim, that is exactly what counts. APPLICABLE PILLARS ## Which pillars this page comes from. Explicio is one platform with six areas. For this sector, three of them are the entry point — every card leads to the description on the start page. [PILLAR 03IT, Engineering & Projects→Project handover and the “why” behind decisions — the core of site management.](https://www.explicio.com/en/#bereiche) [PILLAR 02Onboarding & Induction→Cover during illness or change finds the state of the site.](https://www.explicio.com/en/#bereiche) [PILLAR 05Compliance, Legal & QM→Chain of evidence towards clients and inspectors.](https://www.explicio.com/en/#bereiche) Self-check — loads when it comes into view. SUITABLE FORMATS ## Knowledge arrives the way it arises in this sector. KNOWLEDGE IN Smartphone video Voice message Photo · image understanding PDF manual (400 p.) Mailbox (.eml/.mbox) Plain text Smartphone video Voice message Photo · image understanding PDF manual (400 p.) Mailbox (.eml/.mbox) Plain text Smartphone video Voice message Photo · image understanding PDF manual (400 p.) Mailbox (.eml/.mbox) Plain text Through the channel your team already uses — around 20 channels, one assistant. The answer comes back with its source. CASE STUDIES IN THIS INDUSTRY ## Case studies by area Step 1 · Your industry by sector [WZ CManufacturing](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/manufacturing/) [WZ FConstruction](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/construction/) [WZ DEnergy supply](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/energy-supply/) [WZ HTransport & logistics](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/transport-and-logistics/) [WZ JInformation & communication](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/information-and-communication/) [WZ MProfessional/technical services](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/professional-and-technical-services/) [WZ OPublic administration](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/public-administration/) [WZ QHealth & social care](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/health-and-social-care/) [WZ GTrade & vehicle repair](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/trade-and-vehicle-repair/) [WZ KFinance & insurance](https://www.explicio.com/en/solutions/finance-and-insurance/) Step 2 · Your business area [WZ F · CONSTRUCTIONPILLAR #5 · COMPLIANCE, LEGAL & QMWhen site management is absent, knowledge of verbal agreements and client decisions is lostSite Management Representation: Who knows what was agreed verbally? We document client decisions and subcontractor commitments comprehensively for quality management.Open case study & solution path →](https://www.explicio.com/en/cases/construction-compliance-qm/) [WZ F · CONSTRUCTIONPILLAR #2 · ONBOARDING & INDUCTIONWho covers site management when oral agreements are missing?Oral agreements and subcontractor commitments are often not recorded in the site diary. How do you preserve this knowledge for site management deputies?Open case study & solution path →](https://www.explicio.com/en/cases/construction-onboarding-cover/) [WZ F · CONSTRUCTIONPILLAR #6 · CHANGE & TRANSFORMATIONWho stands in for site management when the knowledge is only in someone's head?Secure the tacit knowledge of site management. Deputies rely on oral agreements, subcontractor commitments, and client decisions. Without the need for additional documentation.Open case study & solution path →](https://www.explicio.com/en/cases/construction-transformation/) TECHNICAL DIAGNOSIS · DEMO WITHOUT A CALL ## Contribute knowledge first. Then decide. After a short conversation we set up your trial space. Then contribute a voice message or a file from your business — and see where the first knowledge island lies. The 30 days only start after that. [Request a quote](https://explicio.cloud/registrieren?weg=angebot) [What would it cost us?](https://www.explicio.com/en/pricing/#rechner) [Guide: capture knowledge before retirement →](https://www.explicio.com/en/retirement/) - **Duration**: 30 days from the first knowledge - **Cost**: €0 - **Licence**: none — you pay for knowledge, not for seats - **Data location**: EU cloud on hardware operated by Explicio in Germany; Explicio Box in your own building on request