Architecture and construction
How a building really gets built lives in your project files
RFIs, drawings and change orders. Owner-owned material and restricted sites get reviewed first.
See my rangeThe case for job records
You can look up codes and design guides anywhere. You cannot look up a field question, how the designers answered it, or the call made when the site contradicted the drawings.
Project by project, it is written down in your submittals, RFIs, change orders and daily logs.
Files that tend to qualify
- Drawing sets and models. Each revision of a design as it matures.
- RFIs and submittals. How field questions get answered between trades.
- Change orders and coordination logs. The reasons a plan shifted.
- Daily logs and punch lists. Site activity each day and the items still open.
The first thing owners ask: who owns the drawings?
Your contract may limit drawings and models, or they may belong to the building owner. You and your counsel read whether any of it can go in scope. We are not legal advisers. When scope is set, owner-owned material gets reviewed, and it can be left out.
You can drop any project with security limits, such as infrastructure or government work, in full. Bid and pricing history can be held back too.
What you can hold back
- Owner-owned files. Excluded unless you and your counsel choose to include them.
- Restricted projects. Left out completely.
- Estimates and bids. Any folder, tool or period can be excluded.
The process
Within minutes of your estimate form, a specialist from License Your Data calls to schedule a 15-minute call under NDA. Then License Your Data prepares a de-identified copy of the scoped records. You see and approve a sample first, and buyers license the copy after that.
Owner FAQ
- Do we need to prepare files?
- Nothing to prepare. Knowing which tools you use and roughly for how long is plenty, and no exports are requested.
- What does it cost?
- Nothing at all. It is free for you.
- Will our subs or clients appear by name?
- No. Every person and company becomes a placeholder.
- Do our files ever leave our servers?
- No. The originals remain with you, and License Your Data works from a de-identified copy.