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The Last Mile Problem: Why AI Agents Can't Do Construction Work Yet

AI agents are automating every industry end-to-end. Construction is stuck because LLMs cannot read the documents that matter most: drawings. That is about to change.

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Stan Liu··8 min read

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Why AI Can't Reliably Detect Construction Drawing Changes

AI reads text on drawings at 95% accuracy but understands spatial content at 40-55%. Benchmark data shows why, and what actually works for change detection.

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Kevin Huang··8 min read

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Bluebeam vs Bedrock for Drawing Comparison

Bluebeam is the industry standard for PDF markup. Bedrock is purpose-built for drawing comparison. Here's how to choose the right tool for your workflow.

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Stan Liu··6 min read

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How We Compare 1000-Page Drawing Sets Without Running Out of Memory

Construction drawings at 300 DPI can exceed 200 million pixels per sheet. Here's how we built a system that handles 1000+ page comparisons without crashing.

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Stan Liu··9 min read

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5 Bluebeam Alternatives for Drawing Comparison

Bluebeam Revu is the industry standard for PDF markup. But for drawing comparison at scale, many teams hit limits. Here are 5 alternatives to consider.

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Stan Liu··10 min read

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Introducing Bedrock: AI-Powered Drawing Comparison for Construction

Today we're launching Bedrock in beta. Our AI automatically compares construction drawings, catches scope changes, and helps teams prevent costly rework.

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Stan Liu··2 min read

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3 Drawing Comparison Methods That Scale

Manual, overlay, or AI? Compare the 3 main drawing comparison methods. Learn which catches the most changes and scales for 500+ sheet projects.

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Stan Liu··10 min read

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Why 52% of Rework Is Preventable

Construction rework costs $177B annually. Learn how drawing comparison prevents the miscommunication that causes over half of all rework on projects.

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Stan Liu··9 min read