The reason
Why AI labs want it
Buildings rarely go to plan, and the record of how a team adapts is exactly what models lack. Punch lists, RFIs and change orders show decisions made with the schedule and budget tight. That kind of history hardly ever appears in public text.
The process
Your path from here
Answer four questions to get an estimate. A License Your Data specialist phones within minutes to book a 15-minute call. If you go ahead, License Your Data prepares a de-identified copy, you approve a sample, and buyers license that copy.
Common questions from construction and architecture firms
Our owner contracts say drawings belong to the client. Are we excluded?
Not automatically. Field records like RFIs and logs are often the focus. Your counsel can tell you what your contracts allow.
What happens to subcontractor names?
Each owner, sub, supplier and project address is replaced with a placeholder.
Can we start with one finished project?
Yes. A narrow first scope, such as closed projects from a few years back, is a common way to begin.
Records to look at
Where your useful records sit
You do not need all of them. A single system kept in good order may be enough to start.
RFIs and submittals
How questions from the field are resolved between trades, builders and designers.
Change orders
What changed on a job, what caused it and how it was settled.
Estimates and bids
How scope is priced and compared between subcontractors.
Daily logs and punch lists
What went on at the site and what still needed fixing.
Drawings that belong to the owner
Your drawings and models may be owned by the building owner or restricted by contract. Whether they can be included depends on those contracts, so check with your own counsel. Owner files can be excluded completely.
How you price work
Estimates show how you price work. Leave the estimating folders out if you would rather keep that to yourself. Restricted projects, such as secure facilities, can be left out in the same way.
The same ground rules
An NDA comes before anything else. Nothing is sent until you approve a sample, and it costs you nothing.