Builders and architects
Job files capture the real work behind every building
RFIs, drawings and change orders. Owner-owned material and restricted sites get reviewed first.
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Building codes and design guides are easy to find online. What is missing is the actual work: a field question, the design team's reply, and the decision when site and drawings did not match.
Project by project, it is written down in your submittals, RFIs, change orders and daily logs.
What typically makes the cut
- Drawing sets and models. The way a design evolves revision by revision.
- RFIs and submittals. Questions from the field and how the trades resolve them.
- Change orders and coordination logs. What changed and why.
- Daily logs and punch lists. The record of each site day and the last fixes.
What owners ask first: whose drawings are these?
The building owner may own some drawings and models, or your contract may restrict them. It is up to you and your counsel to judge whether any of it fits in scope. Legal advice is not something we give. 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. Left out by default, unless you and your counsel say otherwise.
- Restricted projects. Excluded entirely.
- Estimates and bids. Leave out any folder, tool or time frame.
The process
You fill in the estimate form, and a specialist from License Your Data calls 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 questions
- Do owners or subcontractors get named?
- No. Every person and company becomes a placeholder.
- 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?
- Nothing to prepare. Knowing which tools you use and roughly for how long is plenty, and no exports are requested.
- Is there a fee?
- Nothing. There is no cost to you.