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Today, we are announcing H1. H1 is a model developed by @HandoffAI that performs autonomous construction takeoffs at the level of a human estimator. This is an incredible accomplishment for our team that has been in the works since we started the company in 2019. I also believe that this is a monumental step forward for the construction industry as a whole. Why does this matter? Until now, reading a set of construction drawings and extracting a detailed understanding of how to build a project required a human. That is what a takeoff is. H1 automates this process entirely, meaning that any construction drawing can now become machine-readable. With a single API call, you can accurately extract all of the characteristics of a building, including detailed material quantities down to every single stud and nail. Combined with Handoff’s existing AI estimating models and live construction cost data, this also means that every construction drawing can become an accurate construction budget, with materials that can be purchased directly through our supplier partners in just a few clicks. From the early days of Handoff, we said that we were codifying the language of buildings and developing an abstraction layer that would enable anyone to interact with construction blueprints as if they were structured data. This is no longer a demo. H1 is available to thousands of construction companies on the Handoff platform, as well as at thousands of Pro Desk locations across every US state. In addition to announcing our model, we’re publishing a research paper that describes how we built it. We’re also open-sourcing the benchmark we use to validate that Handoff outperforms every foundation model, as well as human estimators, on a set of permissioned construction blueprints. If you are a construction supplier or an enterprise looking to integrate AI takeoffs into your systems, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me and we’ll set you up with access. Let’s build something great.
Today, we are announcing H1. H1 is a model developed by @HandoffAI that performs autonomous construction takeoffs at the level of a human estimator. This is an incredible accomplishment for our team that has been in the works since we started the company in 2019. I also believe that this is a monumental step forward for the construction industry as a whole. Why does this matter? Until now, reading a set of construction drawings and extracting a detailed understanding of how to build a project required a human. That is what a takeoff is. H1 automates this process entirely, meaning that any construction drawing can now become machine-readable. With a single API call, you can accurately extract all of the characteristics of a building, including detailed material quantities down to every single stud and nail. Combined with Handoff’s existing AI estimating models and live construction cost data, this also means that every construction drawing can become an accurate construction budget, with materials that can be purchased directly through our supplier partners in just a few clicks. From the early days of Handoff, we said that we were codifying the language of buildings and developing an abstraction layer that would enable anyone to interact with construction blueprints as if they were structured data. This is no longer a demo. H1 is available to thousands of construction companies on the Handoff platform, as well as at thousands of Pro Desk locations across every US state. In addition to announcing our model, we’re publishing a research paper that describes how we built it. We’re also open-sourcing the benchmark we use to validate that Handoff outperforms every foundation model, as well as human estimators, on a set of permissioned construction blueprints. If you are a construction supplier or an enterprise looking to integrate AI takeoffs into your systems, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me and we’ll set you up with access. Let’s build something great.