Architecture and construction
How a building really gets built lives in your project files
Your drawings, RFIs and change orders, with restricted projects and owner-owned material checked up front.
See my rangeWhy project records matter
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.
Your RFIs, submittals, change orders and daily logs hold that record, project after project.
Where the value usually is
- Drawing sets and models. The way a design evolves revision by revision.
- RFIs and submittals. The back and forth that answers field questions.
- Change orders and coordination logs. Every change and the reason behind it.
- Daily logs and punch lists. Site activity each day and the items still open.
The first thing owners ask: who owns the drawings?
Drawings and models may belong to the building owner or be limited by your contract. It is up to you and your counsel to judge whether any of it fits in scope. We are not legal advisers. Any owner-owned material is checked during scoping and can be excluded.
Government, infrastructure and other projects with security limits can be removed completely. The same goes for pricing and bid history.
Files you may exclude
- Owner-owned files. Left out by default, unless you and your counsel say otherwise.
- Restricted projects. Left out completely.
- Estimates and bids. Hold back any folder, tool or period.
Steps after the form
Submit the estimate form and a License Your Data specialist phones within minutes to book a 15-minute call under NDA. License Your Data then prepares a de-identified copy of what you put in scope. Buyers license the copy only after you sign off on a sample.
Owner FAQ
- Do our files ever leave our servers?
- No. Your originals stay put. License Your Data prepares a de-identified copy.
- Is there anything to prepare?
- No. It is enough to know which tools your team uses and roughly since when. Nobody asks you to export anything.
- Will owners or subs be named?
- No. Every person and company becomes a placeholder.
- What do we pay?
- Nothing at all. It is free for you.