The construction industry is characterized by the production of massive number of documents in different formats. Successful completion of projects is highly dependent on efficient communication of essential information conveyed by these documents. Furthermore, the majority of decision making processes involve assimilating previously gained experiences from similar projects with newly introduced information. Being highly reliant on human intervention, such processes are time demanding and prone to error. Consequently, effective knowledge management systems are essential for guaranteeing thriving future of this industry. A number of researchers have created automated and semi-automated tools in an attempt to facilitate knowledge management. Although these endeavors have achieved progress, their integration into the profession has not yet reached its full potential. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of these researches, and identify parameters hindering their integration into the construction practice. The adopted research methodology developed a comprehensive corpus of peer-reviewed publications; identified the capabilities of the developed tools and systems; and highlighted the main factors delaying their incorporation into the practice. The outcomes of the current research task recognized three main factors contributing to the resistance of integration, namely access to large databases, interoperability, and the need of a cultural change.

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