TUROTURO — Construction Project Coordination Platform with AI-Powered Document Search

Why TURO Was Built

TURO was developed to solve a fundamental problem in construction management: the disconnect between technical documentation and on-site execution. In large-scale construction projects, teams work across dozens of floors, hundreds of rooms, and thousands of documents — drawings, finishing schemes, fire protection plans — that change with every revision. Finding the right document for the right location at the right stage was costing teams hours of wasted time.

Our team built TURO as an end-to-end platform that combines hierarchical site structure management (construction sites → storeys → interactive layers), automated DWG-to-SVG conversion via CloudConvert, intelligent document indexing with OpenAI embeddings, and real-time collaboration with threaded annotations — all accessible through an interactive floor plan interface.

From Folder-Based to Map-Based Document Navigation

The primary goal was to create a centralized construction documentation platform that eliminates the traditional folder-based approach to document management. Instead of searching through directory trees, users navigate an interactive building map — clicking on a room, floor, or system to instantly see all relevant documents, their current versions, and revision history.

We aimed to build a coordination mode that allows project managers to navigate the building by element type — façade, rooms, systems — providing a structured overview of documentation status across the entire project. This gives teams real-time visibility into which areas have up-to-date documentation and which need attention.

A key objective was implementing AI-powered document intelligence — not just search, but automatic metadata extraction and similarity matching. When a user uploads a new document, the system automatically indexes it with OpenAI embeddings, extracts relevant metadata (document type, building elements, materials), and can suggest related documents across the entire project. This transforms document discovery from manual browsing to intelligent retrieval.

The platform needed robust collaboration features — document annotations anchored to specific positions and pages, threaded replies, @mentions with email notifications, and role-based access control (User, Client Admin, Super Admin) across multiple organizations. Every comment and annotation had to be traceable to support the accountability requirements of construction projects.

Transforming Construction Document Management

TURO transforms construction project coordination by replacing traditional folder-based document management with an interactive, AI-powered platform. Teams navigate building maps instead of directory trees, access current document versions with full revision history, and discover related documents through semantic search — all from a single unified interface.

The technical architecture — React 18 frontend with SVG floor plan rendering, NestJS/GraphQL backend, PostgreSQL with hierarchical extensions, and a comprehensive AWS infrastructure including Lambda, SQS, and CloudFront — delivers the performance and reliability required for construction-scale document management.

By integrating OpenAI embeddings for intelligent document indexing and search, CloudConvert for automated DWG conversion, and Apryse for professional PDF viewing, TURO provides construction teams with tools that were previously only available through enterprise-grade solutions — packaged in a modern, accessible platform that any project team can adopt immediately.