Construction document management for architects
Plans, DOEs, DIUOs, approvals, and version control in one place, connected to the zones and issues they reference. For architects, OPC, and maîtrise d'œuvre managing execution and reception.
Construction document management in Builddar is the system that stores, versions, and approves every project document, and links each one to the zones and issues it references. Plans, DOEs, DIUOs, and technical submittals live in one place with version control, so the current revision is never in doubt. Approval workflows record who approved what and when, and the record is EU-hosted and auditable for 10 years. Builddar is the construction quality operating system for architects managing OPR, execution, and reception.
The problem this solves
On a live project, the question that costs hours is simple: which version is current. Plans arrive by email, get saved to a shared drive, then re-saved under a new name. A subcontractor builds from a revision that was superseded two weeks ago. The reserve that follows is yours to manage, and the décennale liability is yours to carry for 10 years.
Documents and the work they describe live apart. A plan sits in one folder, the réserve it relates to sits in a spreadsheet, the email approving it sits in an inbox. At reception, you assemble the DOE and the DIUO by hand, and you discover the approval you needed was never recorded. The PV de réception waits while you reconstruct a paper trail that should have existed all along.
The cost is not abstract. It is the wrong revision built, the missing approval found the night before handover, and the dispute you cannot defend because the evidence is scattered across three systems.
How document management works in Builddar
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Upload plans, DOEs, and DIUOs into one project
You upload every document into the project: plans, DOEs, DIUOs, technical submittals, and contracts. Each file lives in one place, EU-hosted, with no parallel copies on personal drives.
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Every new file becomes a version, not a duplicate
When a revised plan arrives, Builddar stores it as a new version of the same document. The current revision is always the one shown, and every prior version stays accessible with its date and author.
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Connect each document to the zones and issues it references
You link a plan to the zone it covers and to the réserves raised against it. From any issue on-site, the responsible team opens the exact drawing it relates to, on the current revision.
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Route documents through an approval workflow
You send a document for approval to the maîtrise d'œuvre or maître d'ouvrage. Each approval is recorded with name, role, and timestamp, so nothing is built on an unapproved revision.
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Assemble the DOE and DIUO from documents already approved
At reception, the documents you need are already in place, versioned, and approved. You compile the DOE and DIUO from the record instead of rebuilding it the night before.
What you get
One current revision, never in doubt
Version control means the latest revision is the one everyone opens. No "which version is current" email, no work built from a superseded plan.
Documents linked to zones and issues
Every plan connects to the zones and réserves it references, so the team on-site reaches the right drawing from the issue itself, not from a folder hunt.
A complete approval trail
Every approval is recorded with name, role, and timestamp. No missing approvals discovered at reception, and a defensible record for 10 years of décennale liability.
DOE and DIUO ready at reception
The documents reception requires are versioned and approved before you get there, so handover is not delayed by a last-minute paper chase.
EU-hosted, audit-ready for 10 years
All documents are EU-hosted and retained with their full version and approval history for the full décennale period.
Set up your firm template in about 20 minutes
Configure document types, approval steps, and zone structure once, in about 20 minutes, then reuse the template across every project.
For which projects and firms
Construction document management in Builddar fits architects and maîtrise d'œuvre managing execution and reception on residential, commercial, ERP, and renovation projects. It serves solo architectes d'exécution running one project at a time and firms coordinating several lots and subcontractors across a site. The architect tier is Builddar for one project at a time; developers managing several sites use Builddar for a portfolio. Subcontractors are always free, so every party works from the same current documents.