Challenge: managing changes across complex interior works 

AF Bygg Østfold was responsible for interior works at the new Drammen Hospital, a highly complex project involving a wide range of trades. The scope included everything from carpentry and flooring to tiling and painting, creating a dense network of dependencies and communication flows. 

As Project Controller Serina Espergues explains: 

“In the interior works contract, there is high complexity with a huge number of trades.” 

Managing change orders in this environment quickly becomes demanding: 

“Communicating each change order from the client down the line can become very extensive and demanding, and it can easily create misunderstandings.” 

In addition to coordination challenges, another major bottleneck was contract documentation: 

• Large volumes of contractual material  

• Time-consuming manual searches  

• Difficulty verifying the basis for claims and notifications  

• Risk of inconsistent interpretation across stakeholders  

Without a structured system, both communication and documentation handling became increasingly inefficient and risk-prone. 

Solution: structured change management powered by Endre AI 

AF Bygg Østfold started using Endre as a pilot project on Drammen Hospital to bring structure and control to change management. 

“We started as a pilot project on the Drammen Hospital project.” 

Endre provided a centralized platform for managing all change orders across stakeholders, ensuring: 

• Clear communication flows from client to subcontractors  

• Structured handling of all changes  

• Shared overview across the project organization  

However, the real step-change came with the introduction of Endre AI. This was designed to unlock value from one of the most underutilized assets in construction projects: contract documentation. 

As Endre CEO Marius Kongsfjell Fekene explains: 

“Large language models are very good at reading and interpreting text. And there is an enormous amount of contract documentation in projects, so we felt there must be value we could create for the projects.” 

With Endre AI, AF Bygg Østfold could: 

• Upload and structure all contract documents in one place 

• Use AI to interpret and analyze contractual content  

• Quickly verify the basis for notifications and claims  

• Reduce manual document review and searching  

Instead of navigating hundreds of files manually: 

“Instead of spending lots of time searching through hundreds of documents, you can now just upload all these contract elements into Endre—and have the chatbot verify the basis for notifications and claims.” 

Impact: faster decisions, stronger documentation, and reduced risk 

By combining structured workflows with AI-powered insights, AF Bygg Østfold significantly improved how change management was handled. 

Reduced time spent on documentation 

Manual searching through large volumes of contract documents was replaced by instant AI-assisted lookup. This allowed project teams to: 

• Work faster  

• Spend less time on administrative tasks  

• Focus more on execution and decision-making  

Stronger basis for claims and notifications 

With Endre AI, teams can quickly validate contractual grounds, leading to: 

• More accurate and consistent documentation  

• Increased confidence in claims and notifications  

• Reduced risk of disputes  

Improved communication across trades

With many trades involved, clarity is critical. Endre ensured: 

• Structured communication flows  

• Fewer misunderstandings  

• Better alignment across all stakeholders  

A solution that becomes standard 

The impact was strong enough to change expectations for future projects: 

“My experience with Endre is so positive that it is very hard to imagine a project where the solution won’t be carried forward.” 

Serina Espergues, Project Controller, AF Bygg Østfold 

Conclusion 

AF Bygg Østfold’s experience highlights two key challenges in modern construction projects: managing complexity across stakeholders and navigating vast amounts of contract documentation. By combining structured change management with Endre AI, they were able to address both. 

The result is not just improved efficiency, but a fundamentally better way of working: 

• Faster access to critical information  

• Stronger contractual foundation for decisions  

• Reduced risk of errors and misunderstandings  

As construction projects grow in complexity, the ability to leverage both structured workflows and AI-driven insights will be essential. With Endre, AF Bygg Østfold has taken a significant step in that direction.