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AI estimating & detailing for Division 8 doors, frames & hardware
Bild AI automates Division 8 estimating — doors, frames, and hardware — end to end. Bild AI reads blueprints and specs, generates opening (door) schedules automatically, prices the bid, and exports it directly into the ERPs Division 8 shops already run on, including Comsense, Avaware, and ProTech. Division 8 estimating is the brutal trifecta of nitty-gritty details, where typos cost hundreds of thousands, and timelines are tight. Thousands of pages of specs, hardware sets cross-referenced by hand, and a single missed opening that can sink a bid's margin. Bild AI collapses days of takeoff into hours, and clients have bid 50% more with smaller estimating teams. Backed by Khosla Ventures (YC W25).
Bild AI provides AI-powered takeoffs for Division 8 doors, frames, and hardware. It extracts schedules from plans, automates detailing, and enables quick, export-ready estimates integrated into quoting systems.
Users upload plans to generate AI-assisted takeoffs for Division 8 doors, frames, and hardware. The system extracts door schedules and hardware sets from the plans, standardizes and maps them, and allows cross-referencing with catalogs. It offers web-based plan visualization, itemized estimates, mass edits in plain English, and automatic resizing and formatting of components. Outputs are export-ready and designed to import directly into ERP/quoting systems, with change tracking to surface additions, deletions, and inconsistencies across plan, schedule, and spec views.
Who it’s for: Division 8 distributors estimators and their teams who bid on Division 8 projects and need faster, accurate takeoffs and integration with their quoting workflows.
Mentions of a 2026 site with customer references and ROI metrics; implied traction from Division 8 distributor use and revenue figures, and an emphasis on integration into existing workflows.
Co-founder of Bild AI. Graduated Columbia University with BS in CS at 19. Software engineer at Google and Waymo focused on CV/ML modeling. Rated top 6% across all Google engineers. Bootstrapped logistics SaaS startup to acquisition.
Co-founder of Bild AI. Built first house at 16. Built hundreds of houses over 7 years before getting acquired at 23. Dropped out of CS at University of British Columbia.
Read construction blueprints to extract material and cost data
Bild AI automates extraction of material quantities and cost estimates from construction blueprints using AI, targeting builders and suppliers. It processes blueprint files to produce detailed material and cost data to support bidding and project planning, aiming to reduce manual blueprint processing and enable bidding on more projects.
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