The iPhone / iPad Document App, now available on iTunes

BuildTools on is now available in the iTunes app store – Click to Download

Construction management has never been easier, or more convenient!. BuildTools online suite of construction management tools is now available for the iPhone and iPad.

Using the app, you can access all your project documents on the iPhone & iPad.  You can also add photos to your project from your camera or photo library.    If you are a BuildTools user, the app is free!

Version 2.0 will be out in the next 60 days, and will allow full access to the core functions of BuildTools.

Integrate your website with Buildtools

You can now integrate your website with Buildtools using our API. In addition to her unique customer login that has become popular with our users, you can now collect client leads and automatically create prospects with in Buildtools.

Construction Project Management Software

BuildTools is the industry’s most advanced, web based management system for home builders and remodelers.  Since 2009, BuildTools has consistently added features to our construction management platform.

• Our Scheduling system is 2nd to none, allowing builders to schedule projects online, and push updates to subcontractors in real time.
• Online change orders make tracking budget, selection and specification changes simple – no more difficult closings!
• Selections are integrated into the budget and change orders.  Interior designers can enter client materials selections, color sheets, and give access to the entire team – client, staff, subcontractors.
• Punch list management system allows your field staff to create detailed lists of service items and push them out to the responsible subcontractors.  Clients can confirm work is complete, clients can request work be done, subcontractors receive reminders as ofter as you like to make sure the work gets done!
• A global dashboard allows your staff to see everything that’s under construction at a glance.
• Unlimited online document storage allows easy access to project documents in the office, in the field from mobile devices, (iphone, ipad, laptops). Clients can get to their documents 24-7.
• Much more….. Schedule a demo today to see all the features.

Canadian Contractor review or BuildTools

BY ROBERT KOCI · FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Andy Foot, partner of Dwell Design Build Inc., says he is looking forward to getting rid of red tape, piles of paperwork and endless administrative headaches as he prepares to expand his business dramatically. “DesignBuild depends heavily on the internet, smart phones and tablets to be effective,” says Foot. “It seems intimidating at first, but once you get used to it, technology saves a lot of time. This product (the BuildTools software) is a logical progression for us and the next step for technology in the construction industry.”

How the software works
BuildTools in an online tool that starts with the contract between the renovator and the client. All its components (schedule, Bill of Materials, payments, etc.) are put in categories and the categories are password protected according to the access needs of everyone involved. The amount of access for each trade, supplier or employee is determined beforehand by Foot and/or his partner in Dwell Design Build, Pete Koladich.
Once Foot gets the specs for the proposed job from the customer or architect, he sends emails through the BuildTools site to the trades and suppliers, giving them access to files appropriate to their involvement so they can submit their bids. “Once the bidder receives the email and clicks on the link, it takes him to the system and not to me. They just follow the directions and enter in their data,” Foot says. One of the advantages of conducting the bidding process through BuildTools is that Foot can see the activity around each bid on the site in real time. He can tell if a subtrade is interested in bidding by whether they are downloading the information, or asking follow up questions or confirming their attendance at the pre-bid site meeting.
Once a subcontractor works up a price, he can submit his bid online where Foot then studies the details. Questions can be sent back and forth via email and then, once a bid is accepted, the program will send an email to the trade or supplier confirming they are the successful bidder and then provide the project schedule.
“It’s not that hard to use really, and it gives us an advantage over a lot of other builders who are not as eager to accept technology-driven systems like this,“ Foot says. “My partner Pete Koladich and I come from high-tech backgrounds (in the software industry) and so we really appreciate this.
“Our main leverage in this business is our ability to incorporate high-tech solutions in our design and build process. We have gratefully embraced new technology like BuildTools and 3-D rendering. We also use job clocks on all of our smart phones to punch in and out, and use job cost codes. As well, all of us are using iPads to track everything.”

New tech tools
Chad Mayes, director of business development at BuildTools.com, says the building industry has always lagged behind in technology. But the advent of mobile tools like the iPad and smart phones have made emerging technologies more user friendly and easier to incorporate. “This will revolutionize the way business is done. We used to have to rush to the nearest phone to answer our pager messages, then the cell phone made it so much easier to stay in touch and to communicate better and faster,” Mayes says. “And now we have BuildTools, which puts all the information you can possibly need right in front of you immediately. Now everyone has the same starting point and can always be current with the right information, within minutes,
not days.”
BuildTools provides a detailed change order history, with a view history and list of approvals and rejections. Subs can’t say they didn’t agree to a price when the record shows all. Mayes believes BuildTools will help contractors stay competitive or even give them an edge in an industry where not everyone is tech savvy. In an industry with so little profit margin, any advantage can help a business grow.
Tech clarity
“This literally takes all the ’you-said-he-said’ out of the mix and clarifies the entire estimating and building process,” Mayes says. “For example, the minute I update the plans, specs, schedule or documents, my carpenter in the field will be notified by the system and will see the changes.”
The software was developed by builder Sven Gustafson (Chad’s partner) to clear up the endless details that plague the renovation business. Within the website’s layout are tabs that include Dashboard, Messages, Tasks, Schedule, Documents, Budget, Selections, Change Orders, Financial and Service. They give the builder the ability to manage all aspects of the job. For instance, with finances he monitors his draw requirements as per the contract and his invoicing. In the project management module, he manages the punch list and warrantee issues. Schedules and completion dates are all input so he has a constant record of every task ordered and completed.

Change orders
“Each change order entered and approved automatically changes the budget so the client and contractor can see exactly where they are,” Mayes says. “Designers can interact with the system to keep the project current and people on task. Everyone gets a change order summary, which saves a lot of running around.”
There are numerous views within the software: Project Tracker, Initial Costs, Current Costs and Percent Complete. Program-generated messages broadcast the schedule and create and then assign tasks for every trade and supplier. Meanwhile documents, gantt (bar) charts and a general overview for each project are a few clicks away. Each trade can input their own relevant information to the website, too, which adjusts the schedule chart to reflect reality. And it all gets republished immediately.

Simplify systems
Every contractor knows the fastest way to promote company growth is to simplify systems and remove things that choke out growth, such as chasing approvals for change orders. “One of the bigger things in the building industry is change order management,” Foot says. “Here we can update items the customer has agreed to immediately, often right in
front of them.”
There are literally hundreds of decisions to be made regarding fixtures, paint colour, carpentry finishes, location of walls, wiring systems, HVAC issues, that could involve half a dozen trades. BuildTools tracks all of them and provides a running record of each decision by those involved.
The customer’s view
The customer can log into the client portal online and check all of the changes pending  approval, then click on them to approve them or comment if they need correction. BuildTools also lets the customer see their whole job at a glance. The most popular view being where the client can see a budget increase on change order approval as soon as they confirm them.
As part of the implementation, Dwell Design Build is using BuildTools with a client as a Beta test. So far, the client is loving it. “The more information and communication you have with a client, the happier they are,” Foot says. “BuildTools helps us improve client satisfaction and streamline communication with everyone involved. This makes it obvious that only somewhat computer savvy trades will be able to bid on our jobs from now on.”
The transition
“You have to have a fairly open mind as to how to incorporate BuildTools,” says Foot. The challenge is in the setup process since it covers every element of a renovation business. In the case of Dwell Design Build, it helped a bit that so much of their processes were already computerized, but it hurt, too. “When we started, we decided to start with our own categories but we quickly had to back up and use their system. Our original system used 16 categories, but we found we needed to segment off each trade into its own category. BuildTools’ framework is much more detailed, with 50 to 60 categories and codes, which really drills down to every detail of a project.” Foot is integrating the system slowly at first to find out what customers, managers and subs need to see. There is still fine tuning to do.

Not for the faint heart
“If you are not computer savvy, this is a big thing to bite off, and therein lies the challenge,“ Foot says. “It’s important to understand how windows-type computer models work.” So far, however, feedback from trades, suppliers and customers has been positive. “No one has to come to the office to pick up documents and they all can see how the job is progressing by going online,“ explains Foot. “The program will automatically send an email notification a week or two ahead of time to let the trades know when to start. The trades love this. BuildTools saves everyone a lot of time and they then have no excuse not to show. It allows us to be tighter on the schedule.
“Last of all, this helps pop out the punch list for us, and all the straggling items. The client could log in to report a warranty issue, which would then be sent to the appropriate trade. It can be dealt with, logged in and then signed off by the client. End of story, end of job. Neat and efficient.”

Read more: http://www.canadiancontractor.ca/build/design-build/revolution-software#ixzz1mSvlUBFf

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Robert Koci is the editor of Canadian Contractor magazine. rkoci@canadiancontractor.ca 416 442 5600 x3203

Read more: http://www.canadiancontractor.ca/build/design-build/revolution-software#ixzz1mSaLZjLZ

Remodeling Today software review

Credit: Frank J. Borkowski

On the surface, cloud-based applications and services offerings can look similar, but the devil is always in the details. Are you a production-oriented higher-volume operation? Or a custom remodeler doing fewer but more-detailed jobs? The type of company you operate and the kind of work you do should guide your choice of these applications/services.

Two such offerings, CompuTool and BuildTools.com, are similar on the surface. Both make good use of the Internet, have a “dashboard” where a user can see what he “needs to do,” and have contact management, estimating, scheduling, and warranty-service capability. But how these features are implemented differs.

CompuTool: Originally developed for Long Island–based Alure Home Improvements, CT is a Web-based management system for home improvement contractors with multiple salespeople using a standardized price book and who may be supported by telemarketing efforts. CT includes modules for lead/pipeline management and sales automation through production and warranty-service.

It is primarily intended to be accessed by company employees and is production workflow–oriented.After qualifying a lead, an assigned salesperson can quickly build an estimate from a stock price book. That same estimate drives automatic creation of a job schedule and other controls such as quality-control checklists needed for job production. The strength of the system is an “enter once” workflow where the same data is captured and moved down the line all the way to warranty service.

BuildTools.com: Focused on the communication needs of smaller-volume contractors doing less-standardized, longer time line one-off projects that require more hands-on attention, BT, like CT, has a customer relationship management module and basic ability to build and track a sales pipeline. There’s also a scheduling module.

But, unlike CT, BT allows customers and subcontractors to log in and view or manage their projects.

Where CT’s strength is enforcing a pre-set workflow, BT’s strength is in encouraging and capturing more free-form project communication between stakeholders.

BT features document and photo libraries where project documents can be uploaded. Alerts can be set so that the necessary parties are made aware of any updates or changes, and email regarding projects can be captured in the project, creating complete end-to-end incidence reporting for the job. BT can be used equally well for custom remodeling projects or new custom homes.

Instead of a fixed-price book, BT provides a mechanism to solicit, secure, and manage subcontractor bids. Bidders can be notified with automatic reminders as the bid due date grows close.

Similarly, the BT selections module assumes the custom contractor is starting with “the universe” of available products versus CT’s standard price-book approach.

—Joe Stoddard is an industry consultant helping remodelers be successful with their technology.

http://www.remodeling.hw.net/construction-software/comparing-cloud-based-apps.aspx

Mobile site will launch very soon!

I a matter of Weeks, our new mobile site will launch to all our users! If you use an IPhone, android, blackberry, or any other smart phone you will soon have even easier access to your project data. We’ll be sending an update to all of our users when we officially launch. Stay tuned!!!

Building Moxie at the Remodeling Show in Chicago

Good to meet the folks of Building Moxie at the remodeling show in Chicago!

We’ve earned their “Seal of Approval”…

Check them out:  http://twitter.com/#!/BuildingMoxie

On the web at: http://www.buildingmoxie.com

October Upgrade / Update – Bug fixes and new features!

We’ve spent the last 45 days addressing issues that have been brought up by our users, and other items that we felt were important to make BuildTools more useful.  Following is a list of some of the major items we’ve addressed with this update.

• Additions to the image upload system – additional formats now allowed.  Fixed the image rotate feature.

• Big changes in the mobile format – added slider bars to make use on iPhone, iPad, Android devices easier.  Added double click and slow-double click for right click menu functionality.

• Added functionality to the notifications system.  Now more configurable – decide when notices are sent, and to whom.  Added the ability to send just once a day, as a compilation.

• Added features and fixed bugs in long text field entry.

• Added “all documents” view on the main dashboard – no more hunting for the right file.

• Added an embedded document viewer for most common formats.  No need to install a PDF viewer, or MS word, Excel, etc…

• Additional options for sorting throughout the system, specifically in tasks

• Added features within scheduling – now add items above or below where you are working – no need to move up from the bottom of the schedule!

• Bugs fixed throughout the system

• Redesign of the e-mail format to display better on mobile devices.

• Added options for publishing the schedule – now notify only those that need to see the updates, those doing work in the next 2 weeks, etc…

• Added features to the automated reports.

• Many other minor changes throughout the system.

And – in the next week, we’ll be moving to our new servers – more horsepower, faster response for our users!  Keep an eye out for this change – you’ll know when it’s happened!

Chad Mayes joins the BuildTools team

Chad Mayes has joined the BuildTools team as Director of Business Development.  Chad will be responsible for overseeing sales and business growth in the coming years.   We’re excited to have him aboard and know his involvement will lead to great things for BuildTools.

BuildTools will be at the Chicago Remodeling Show!

Look for BuildTools at the Chicago remodeling show in October!

Remodeling Show is a full-service event, complete with the latest and greatest products, one-to-one discussions with manufacturers’ technical experts and shop talk with other remodeling professionals.  Hosted side-by-side with DeckExpo, it Remodeling Show is the only national event exclusively serving the residential remodeling segment of the construction industry.  Knowledge is power, and in this economy, you need every advantage you can get. Make plans to attend today – it’s the one event you can’t afford to miss!

http://www.remodelingshow.com/

BuildTools is optimized for google chrome!

BuildTools is optimized to work with the Google Chrome web browser. Use Chrome and you will see significant increases in speed. Download Chrome here: http://www.google.com/chrome

Outlook integration! Hell yeah.

By the end of the week you will be able to plan meetings directly from BuildTools and have the appointment synced into outlook and gmail calendars. Nice.

Setup the meeting. Email is sent to the client or contractor. Recipient accepts or rejects the meeting and it’s added to their corporate calendar program. Just another feature requested by a user and added in record time…..

Request for Information – RFI

Ever need to request further information on a plan, engineering, product, etc…? BuildTools makes the management of these requests simple, and creates accountability. Send a request to a group of contractors, keep everyone in the loop as new documents or details are provided. Assign a due date and send an automatic reminder if the request goes unanswered.

Instant Messages

You can now send instant messages to any other user that is currently online. Just click the right menu, and then click “IM.” You’ll see the other users that are online, and can quickly send them messages.

Quick Lookup Menu

The addition of the quick loopup menu is just another way the folks at BuildTools are working to make your workflow quicker, and easier. Pull up information about a contractor without leaving the module you are working within. See schedule, contact, PO, Bid, RFI’s and other related information.

Training videos are going online!

We’re working to develop in depth training videos to make using our online tool even easier.  As we add features, we’ll publish videos showing our users how to use the features.  Check out one of the first – How to create a change order:

Assign PO’s to multiple cost codes

Speed? We got your speed right here…

Wow, that was fast.

All of our Cloud Storage Units are powered by 48 hard drives drives in RAID10 and then replicated real time via Multipath I/O to give you a total of 96 drives of full redundancy (think backup). Snapshot, Rsync and R1Soft backups are integrated with each server setup.  Huh?  What? Well it essentially means really frigging fast access to your data.  Don’t worry if you don’t speak Geek.  We’ve got guys in the back office to translate (Tim speaks 5 languages) and keep BuildTools working at top speed.

Cutting edge back office technology – step out of 1990…

The other guys’ servers have a finite amount of resources but sites that can attract infinite amounts of traffic. BuildTools’s Cloud Brain is able to dynamically assign RAM and CPU as a server needs. Think, Elastic.  As our Builders request more information, our servers expand to a nearly infinite bank of servers to keep things moving quickly.  Bank grade encryption keeps your date secure.  Ask the other guys about their technology – you’ll hear a pretty different story.

Our Servers exist in Multiple Locations

Multiple clouds throughout the USA, Europe and Asia.  All Backed up, replicated and deployed to up to 100 servers in minutes, wherever we need them.  Your data is backed up daily to our remote servers, as well as our secure data center in Minneapolis.  No chance that your date can be lost.  Redundancy is a good thing – we probably take it a bit too far…

Online Demos of our Online Construction Management System are Available Daily

Don’t hesitate!

Sign up now for an online demo of the industry’s most advanced project management system.

Find out why homebuilders all over the world are saying that they “can’t live without BuildTools.”

Punch List & Warranty Management

Manage end of job “punch-lists” and post-construction service work. Automatically notify contractors of work to be done & schedule. Clients can request service work & upload photos of the proposed issue for your review. Reports allowing you to see all service work, across all of your projects. Automatic reminders can be sent to contractors for incomplete items.

• Management of pre-closing punch-lists.
• Homeowner access to the punch-list & schedule.
• Online management – approval & rejection of punch-list & warranty items.
• Subcontractor notification & scheduling through email, fax, and the BuildTools Dashboard.

Change Order Management Online

Change Orders made easy – Online approval!

Online client approval & rejection of change orders. No more excuses for not getting the paperwork done. Clients can log in at any time and manage their own change orders. Integration with Selections – when a change order is approved, selections are automatically updated to reflect the client’s revised selections.

• Keep homeowners informed of project costs at all times.
• Online change order management – approval & rejection.
• Customizable change order reports.
• Eliminate homeowner cost disputes
• Integration with project selections – Selections are driven by change order approval & rejection.

Construction Specifications Management

Selections & Specifications Management

This module was an inspiration for development – needing to manage selections in one place accessible to the client, designer & the construction team. Online client approval of selections, integration with change orders… View selections by room, or by category. Flexible enough for the needs of the truly custom builder.Selection Management

• Project selections are managed online & available to the entire project team.
• Eliminates paperwork & duplication through online management, including approval & rejection of selections.
• Customizable reports:
  • Room-by-room report for designers & homeowners.
  • Category report tailored to the needs of subcontractors & suppliers.
• Integration with change orders:
  • Lock selections once the client has signed off.
  • Require change orders for any selection changes.
  • Automatic changes to selections with approved change orders.
• Automatic rejection of change orders once materials have been ordered or work has been done.
• Simplify communication with interior designers & architects.

Online Construction Budget

Forget excel.  Stop struggling with quickbooks.  Manage your project budgets in one place, tied to change orders and purchase orders.  Fees can be calculated automatically.

Whether you are a cost plus builder or fixed budget, BuildTools will work great.

• Charge a fee as a percentage of the budget
• Include items that automatically calculate as a percentage – general conditions, insurance, etc…
• Markup or Margin – your choice.
• Disclose your fee as a line item, or blend into the budget categories….

• Central online budget management provides the whole team access in real time
• Change orders adjust the budget as they are approved.
• Pending change orders are listed so that the team can see where changes may be made to the budget.
• Fees, insurance, and other line items are automatically calculated.
• Issue purchase orders right form the budget. Track costs as they are incurred.

Online Construction Bidding Software

Gone are the days of sending faxes, printing plans, mailing…   With BuildTools, you can assemble a bid package and distribute to all of your subcontractors in minutes.  No printing or mailing involved.

Plans are e-mailed to your contractors.  Their printing is tracked, so you know when they’ve begun working on their bid.  Bids are collected electronically, through our tracking system.

Life just got easier for whoever is preparing your budgets!

• Distribute plans to dozens of subcontractors with a click.
• Track who’s downloaded the documents
• Automatically send reminders of bid due date to those who have not responded.
• Subcontractors submit their bids by e-mail or through the web based forms.

Home Builder Scheduling System

• Project scheduling – simplicity & features that are unmatched. Unlike other solutions that are cumbersome and never get used, our solution is simple, fast, and focused on the needs of custom builders & remodelers.
• Schedule all phases of construction projects, meetings, deadlines for selections…
• Email notifications to subcontractors, homeowners, and anyone involved in the project.
• Online access for homeowners & subcontractors.
• Management of subcontractors across all or your projects. See where all of your subs & resources need to be at a glance.
• Access from anywhere – any internet connected computer or device. iPhone compatible.

Online Document Storage

• Allow subcontractors, homeowners & anyone involved in the project to access project documents.
• Weekly project reports are automatically sent to homeowners, keeping them up to date on project developments – schedule, deadlines, recent photos, change orders, etc…
• All project documents are managed & later archived in one place. All bid documents, selections, project photos, e-mail attachments, etc… are available in one place. View the history of each document – when it was viewed and by whom.

Custom Builder and Remodeler Management system

Rather than creating a one-size-fits-all product, BuildTools is focused on the unique needs of Custom builders & remodelers. We’re built for the management of custom projects & the immense amount of communication that is required.

Home Builder Communication System

Communication: The core of any successful construction project. This module captures every e-mail, document & photo that is related to the project with no need for changes in your current processes or e-mail client.
Communication Management

• Central collection of all project related communications.
• Send & receive project related messages from your current e-mail system. Nothing new to learn – no changes in your clients’ normal use of e-mail.
• All e-mails & document attachments are collected & organized within BuildTools – archived indefinitely.
• Project notifications are sent to all involved in the project & logged within the system.
• Weekly project reports are automatically sent to homeowners, keeping them up to date on project developments – schedule, deadlines, recent photos, change orders, etc…

Ever wish you could just comment…?

Well one of our users made the suggestion – “I wish I could just comment on a change order if I had a question…”  Less than a week later, he could do just that.  Right click, and comment on a change order, selection, budget item, scheduled task, or anything else.  Create a conversation with anyone on the team, linked to the item that inspired the comment.  Brilliant idea!

Some of our best ideas come from our BuildTools builders.  We reward their innovation by quickly implementing their thoughts into the product.  Tim was so impressed with the speed with which we developed his idea, he told a fellow builder in another state (who signed on within a couple of days…)

Sign up for a demo and see the power of BuildTools today!

www.BuildTools.com

www.BuildTools.com is updated & better than ever!

We’ve been so busy working on product development and adding new features that our public face, our website has been neglected…  Well today we fixed that!

Our site has that familiar “new website smell” & it’s all shiny and new!

Easy to access news about new features, link to our facebook page, client testimonials, screenshots, etc…

Please be sure to comment on our blog or on our facebook page.  We love hearing from our clients and prospective users.

It’s all in the “Right Click”!

One of our loyal users suggested that we could do a lot more with the right click menu. Never to disappoint, our developers have been hard at work implementing this great idea. We’ve now added it throughout our system!
BuildTools is all about speed and ease of use. The right click is just one more way we’ve made BuildTools lightning fast!

Right click to: print reports, create a linked message, create a change order from selections, export data, add an item, delete an item, edit an item, and so much more….

Schedule a demo to see the full power of the “Right Click”.

We’re Cloud Based, and SECURE.

If you are a BuildTools builder, you’ll come top depend on our service as a critical part of your workflow. We understand this, and take our commitment to you very seriously. So – here are some things we do to make sure BuildTools is always available to you and your team:

Our servers feature Self-Healing Hardware. Unlike our competitors, our whole infrastructure is cloud-based. Every server is self-healing: if any hardware fails, that server will fall out of the cloud and your site will come back online within seconds on new hardware. Automatically.

The other guy’s have a finite amount of resources. BuildTools’ Cloud Brain is able to dynamically assign Memory and CPU as your server needs. Think, Elastic.

Your data is safe. All of our Cloud Storage Units are powered by 48 drives in RAID10 and then replicated real time via Multipath I/O to give you a total of 96 drives of full redundancy. That’s a lot of geek talk, so here it is again in plain english – your data is safe. Additionally, we backup your data daily to 2 remote locations. Your data is safe.

BuildTools incorporates bank grade security and separate databases. Unlike our competitors, BuildTools has implemented 128 bit bank grade SSL encryption. When you use BuildTools, you are using a secure connection to our servers. Believe it or not, some of the bigger name products (you know the names) are not encrypted at all! Worst, your data resides within the same databases as other builders (your competitors). A bug in their code, and your data may be available to another builder… Not the case with BuildTools. All of your date resides in separate, fully encrypted databases. No chance that anyone but you and your team can access your data, period.

The best software for custom home builders

BuildTools is web-based, accessible from anywhere, and provides a foundation for all builder / client / subcontractor / architect communication – anyone that is involved in the construction of a home. BuildTools manages all e-mail, site photos, weekly & daily reports, change orders, material selections, payment requests, project documents, punch-lists & warranty tracking… BuildTools is more than a piece of software, it’s a business management system – aiding in all aspects of managing a custom home building or remodeling company.

Refer a friend, get 3 months BuildTools service free!

That’s right! Just tell a homebuilder or remodelers friend to try BuildTools, and well give you 3 months free service when they sign up!

Buildtools gets a major facelift

After years with the old look and feel, our cutting edge home builder management system gets a fresh look.
New, easier to navigate icons, crisp & clean color scheme and rounded elements make BuildTools fun to use. One user called to comment “it’s just so pretty!”

The best construction scheduling software, hands down

We’ve added enhanced scheduling to the ever growing list of BuildTools modules!

Most scheduling products don’t get used due to slow interfaces, poor design, lack of focus on a specific industries needs… We changed the game.

• Construction specific features.
• Lightning fast scheduling.
• Subcontractor access and notification.
• Automated client access.
• Multiple views of project info.
• Review subcontractors across all projects.

Another Builder Selects BuildTools

Anthony, a builder from Orlando Florida, selects Buildtools to help streamline his orginization in slow times. “Though the market is challenging, we’re using this slow time to improve our orginization so that we’ll be ready when the market improves.”

Buildtools Scheduling Goes Live

We’ve improved the single most important component in our system – Scheduling. Unlike our competitors, our scheduling module is fast, simple, and powerful. Most builders require little or no training to get their schedules online. Keep clients, subcontractors, and your entire team informed of project schedules. See subcontractor usage across all of your projects.

Enhanced Messaging Feature Added

Online message systems in other builder tools rarely get used because they require users to change the the way they use e-mail. Not so with BuildTools! Now your all of your client’s messages to the build team are captured in one place, whether sent from home, their blackberry, or the office.