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Data
SBA averages five years of receipts, subcontractor costs included, to decide if a contractor is small. This example tracks a GC near the $45 million line.
AI
Bobyard's new submittals tool matches takeoff materials to catalog cut sheets and exports a GC-ready product data package as one PDF.
AI
Origin's OG-1 robot applies joint compound, sands and primes interior walls up to 14 feet high, while the crew maps the site and refills material.
Feature AI
SketchDeck 3.0 reads structural steel PDF drawings, counts and sizes members, adds connection material and exports a bill of materials for review.
AI
Punch turns a superintendent's spoken jobsite updates and photos into a daily report, follow-up tasks and purchase orders under the contractor's own rules.
AI
RealityBench scores 26 AI models on 1,378 rendered proof-of-work photos from rooftop solar installs and vehicle repair intake.
| Date | Trend | Category | Title | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data | How to compute average annual receipts for the SBA size standard, with a $45 million general contractor example | SBA averages five years of receipts, subcontractor costs included, to decide if a contractor is small. This example tracks a GC near the $45 million line. | ||
| AI | Bobyard adds AI submittals that build product data packages from a trade contractor's takeoff | Bobyard's new submittals tool matches takeoff materials to catalog cut sheets and exports a GC-ready product data package as one PDF. | ||
| AI | Origin raises $20 million for OG-1, a robot that applies joint compound, sands and primes drywall | Origin's OG-1 robot applies joint compound, sands and primes interior walls up to 14 feet high, while the crew maps the site and refills material. | ||
| AI | SketchDeck 3.0 adds connection material and revision matching to the AI steel takeoff that more than 500 estimators use Feature | SketchDeck 3.0 reads structural steel PDF drawings, counts and sizes members, adds connection material and exports a bill of materials for review. | ||
| AI | Punch raises $2 million for spoken daily reports that one drywall superintendent says take 3 minutes instead of 30 | Punch turns a superintendent's spoken jobsite updates and photos into a daily report, follow-up tasks and purchase orders under the contractor's own rules. | ||
| AI | Relantic's RealityBench finds the best AI model reads a tape measure in a solar install photo within 1/8 inch 36% of the time | RealityBench scores 26 AI models on 1,378 rendered proof-of-work photos from rooftop solar installs and vehicle repair intake. | ||
| AI | ServiceTitan opens its Max AI pilot to commercial contractors with daily log and invoice agents | ServiceTitan's Max pilot gives commercial and roofing contractors AI agents that draft foremen's daily logs and review invoices. | ||
| AI | ServiceTitan survey finds 62% of commercial service contractors have tried AI and 15% of users report clear ROI Feature | ServiceTitan polled 1,020 commercial MEP service firms. 62% have tried AI, and ServiceTitan says 15% of AI users report clear ROI. |