Construction drawings are code
Why subcontractors are becoming engineering firms: declining design quality forces multiple estimates per project, BIM upgrades from Level 300 to 400, and manual verification—shadow work that kills productivity.
Insights on AI, construction technology, and building better tools for subcontractors.
Why subcontractors are becoming engineering firms: declining design quality forces multiple estimates per project, BIM upgrades from Level 300 to 400, and manual verification—shadow work that kills productivity.
Analysis of U.S. construction data reveals 54% of residential firms have under 5 employees, 7-11% annual firm churn, and declining efficiency as companies scale—exposing fragmentation challenges in the trades.