FOR ARCHITECTS MANAGING OPR AND RECEPTION

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 stores project documents and links them to the zones and issues they reference. Plans, DOEs, DIUOs, and technical submittals live in one place with their history, so the current revision can be identified. The record is hosted in the EU and remains linked to the project.

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 A subcontractor builds from a revision that was superseded two weeks ago.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

  1. 01

    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.

  2. 02

    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.

  3. 03

    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.

  4. 04

    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.

  5. 05

    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 a name, role, and timestamp in the document history.

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 with a complete version history

All documents are EU-hosted and remain linked to their version and approval history in the project record.

Set up your firm template with the team during onboarding

Configure document types, approval steps, and zone structure once, with the team during onboarding, then reuse the template across every project.

For which projects and firms

Construction document management is designed for architecture and maîtrise d'œuvre teams on full-service appointments, across collective housing and commercial projects, supervising several schemes in execution. The maîtrise d'œuvre plan includes unlimited internal users and free contractor access.

Frequently asked questions

Construction document management is the system that stores, versions, and approves every project document, from plans to DOEs and DIUOs, and keeps the current revision unambiguous. Architects need it because the décennale liability they carry for 10 years rests on a defensible record of which document was approved and built from. Without version control and an approval trail, the wrong revision gets built and the missing approval surfaces at reception.
When a revised plan is uploaded, Builddar stores it as a new version of the same document rather than a separate file. The current revision is the one shown by default, and every prior version stays accessible with its date and author. This removes the "which version is current" question and prevents work from being built on a superseded plan.
Yes. Each document links to the zones it covers and to the réserves raised against it. From any issue logged on-site, the responsible team opens the exact drawing it references on the current revision, instead of searching a shared drive.
DOEs and DIUOs are stored as versioned, approved documents throughout the project. At reception you compile them from documents already in place rather than assembling them by hand the night before. Every approval is recorded, so no required approval is missing at handover.
Yes. The Builddar mobile capture app, designed for field use, opens the current revision of any plan from the issue or zone it relates to while you walk the site. You reach the right drawing on your phone without returning to the office.
Yes. Documents are EU-hosted and remain linked to their version and approval history in the project record.

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