Single workflow
Typically 1–2 weeks
One automated process, e.g. RVT → Excel QTO every night, or model checks on upload.
- 1 workflow (n8n / Python)
- Your templates & rules
- 14 days support
BIM & construction data consulting, paid after the result.
We help construction companies get their data out of CAD/BIM files, PDFs and spreadsheets and put it to work: as automated quantities, checked models, cost estimates and AI agents your engineers trust. Consulting, custom solutions, workshops, training and support from one team, scoped to your company.
- Drees & Sommer, Lindner, Herbert Gruppe workshops
- 5 companies with €1bn+ revenue advised in 2025
- 2,484 GitHub stars on our tools
- EN / DE · on-site DACH · remote worldwide
Teams we have worked with or trained
01 · Consulting
Know what to automate before you spend.
A focused session on your data, tools and processes with someone who has built these pipelines inside German construction companies. You leave with a prioritised plan and, if you want, with the first AI agents already running on your machines.
You leave withA prioritised roadmapthree moves that pay off first
OptionalAI agents runninginstalled on your machines
Who it's for
CTOs, heads of digital and BIM managers who need a clear, vendor-neutral answer on where data and AI pay off.
How it runs
Remote or on-site, 1–2 hours per session. We look at real files, not slides.
- Data landscape reviewWhere project data lives, which formats, where hand-offs break.
- Automation & AI roadmapThe three moves that pay off first, with effort and expected savings.
- Tool decision supportOpen source vs. vendor platforms: what to keep, what to replace.
- First AI agents installedClaude Code, Cursor or local LLMs with our construction skills, configured for your team.
Most civil design files are basically data prisons. Loads of useful info—alignments, surfaces, quantities—just sitting there, locked inside formats that were never meant to play nice with anything outside their original software. I’ve wasted way too much time trying to answer simple questions like 'how many manholes are in this job?' or 'what’s the volume by phase?'—only to find out the data’s buried five layers deep in a DWG or DGN. Data Driven Construction fixes that. Their converters crack open these closed formats and give you structured data you can actually use—in Power BI, in Excel, or even in an LLM prompt if you're doing something fancy. It's not flashy, but it’s insanely useful. If you’re trying to move beyond screenshots and PDFs and actually use your design data, this is the kind of tool that makes it possible. It’s the difference between guessing and knowing. And honestly, it’s saved me more than a few Saturday mornings.
Chris AndrewDigital Transformation Technical Lead & Associate Director · AECOM02 · Custom solutions
Pipelines and modules, handed over as code you own.
We design and build end-to-end automation on open source: CAD/BIM extraction, validation, QTO, AI cost estimation, RAG over documents, custom OpenConstructionERP modules. Scoped in writing for your company, support included.
Multi-workflow system
Typically 3–6 weeks
Several connected pipelines: extraction, validation, classification, reports.
- 2–5 workflows
- Dashboards or HTML reports
- Team training
- 30 days support
End-to-end solution
Typically 1–3 months
From CAD/BIM to cost estimate or ERP: AI agents, RAG, custom modules.
- 5+ workflows / ERP modules
- AI agents with human sign-off
- Documentation & handover
- 90 days support
Revit and IFC reports that used to take me almost weeks to create are now updated in just a few minutes. I was able to quickly understand what the DataDrivenConstruction did and thus extend and modify it to fit projects. The DataDrivenConstruction team showed me examples of blocks and scripts that can automatically generate PDF, XLSX, and DOCX files that mark errors/defects in the model. Additionally, we also now do automatic checks for IFC structure, file naming, etc.
Daniel GloberBIM Manager · SCHOLZE-THOST GmbHWith the help of Python and especially the pandas library, as the DataDrivenConstruction team does, we are now able to perform delivery checks four times faster. By turning IFC data into a pandas DataFrame and comparing it with quantification tables or classification databases, we have made our expertise fast and reliable.
Dmitri GarbuzenkoAIM Coordinator · RB Rail AS03 · Workshops & hackathons
Building the future of construction data management, with your team.
We combine theory and practice: essential facts and principles first, then hands-on work on your own models and files. Tested with global leaders in construction and design.
1 or 2 daysOn-site DACH or remoteEN / DEBuilt for your company
Example agenda
- 09:00Where your data lives today: a map of tools, formats and hand-offs
- 10:30Opening RVT, IFC, DWG files as tables, live on your own models
- 13:00Quantities, validation and reports with Excel, Python and n8n
- 15:00AI agents on project data: what works today, what to avoid
- 16:30Your roadmap: the three automations that pay off first
- Day 1Everything in the one-day programme, deeper and with more exercises
- Day 2 · AMHackathon: teams build AI agents and n8n pipelines on your data
- Day 2 · PMDemos, review and a written plan to take the prototypes into production
Pick your topics
Programmes are built from the topics you need, from data management to building pipelines.
It was a fantastic workshop with exciting content that we, and I personally, learned a lot from. Thank you for taking so much time for us. We look forward to trying out what we learned as soon as possible and incorporating it into our projects!#bleedingedge
Lukas FuchsBIM Manager · Drees & SommerWhat happens when you not only organize construction processes, but also analyse them intelligently? This was the topic of our workshop with Artem Boiko on “Data-Driven Construction”. The focus was on the question of how we can make better use of existing data - to make construction projects more efficient, more transparent and less error-prone. Using specific application examples, Artem showed how structured construction data can help to maintain an overview, identify supplements at an early stage and improve communication between planning and execution. Particularly exciting: how digital tools and models can already be used today to automate processes. Data-driven construction is no longer a topic for the future - we are right in the middle of it. The workshop showed how great the potential is if we work together and really make data work for us.
Stefan TraxingerHead of Department, BIM Professional · Lindner GroupArtem Boiko delivered an impressive presentation at our BIM Cluster BW Day 2024 on the use of data in relation to BIM. His expertise in presenting a new vision for the application of data was truly inspiring. With his passion and deep understanding of the subject, he was able to explain complex concepts clearly while also introducing innovative approaches. Although his presentation was rich in content and full of slides, this density of information highlighted the depth of his vision and his persuasive power. Artem has the ability to captivate his audience with his open and engaging style, effectively leading them through the material. He demonstrates not only remarkable technical expertise but also the skill to communicate his message in a way that sparks reflection and encourages discussion. We sincerely thank Artem Boiko for his valuable contribution and look forward to future opportunities to benefit from his knowledge and visionary perspective.
Markus EibergerBoard Member, BIM Cluster Baden-Württemberg · Lecturer, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences · BIM Cluster BW04 · Training
Turn engineers into data people.
Hands-on courses on Python, pandas, n8n, AI agents and data quality, built on the book and our open tools, with exercises on your company files.
- Format
- Team or 1:1, remote or on-site
- Length
- From single sessions to multi-day courses
- Scope
- Tailored to your team’s level and your own files
Artem Boiko delivered an outstanding presentation to the entire Shapemaker team, providing deep insights into data migration from engineering software and related topics. His expertise and clear communication made complex concepts easy to grasp, equipping our team with practical knowledge we can apply immediately. Highly recommend his services for anyone seeking clarity and actionable strategies in this space!
Evan RamenskiyCRO & Co-founder · Shapemaker05 · Support & licensing
Keep it running after go-live.
A monthly plan keeps your installations healthy and your team unblocked, plus the commercial licences you need for production use.
- Support plan
- Monthly, sized to your installations and team
- Server setup
- On your infrastructure, on-premise or private cloud
- Licences
- OpenConstructionERP (AGPL alternative), cad2data converters
- Priority fixes and updates
- Questions from your team answered
- New workflows and small extensions
Team & community
A team behind every project. A community behind every tool.
DataDrivenConstruction is a consulting and engineering team from Karlsruhe, working with specialists across Europe and beyond, and with an open-source community that has grown with us since 2021.
Founder & lead consultant
Artem Boiko
On construction sites since 2007: from an oil-shale mine and subway construction to data management inside German construction companies since 2013. Author of Data-Driven Construction.
- Speaker at ETH Zürich, BIM Day Geneva, Frankfurt, Montréal
- Finalist, PitchTech Innovation · Grand Batimatech
- Data & BIM consultants
Audit your data landscape, run workshops and turn findings into a roadmap your management signs off.
- Data & software engineers
Build the pipelines, converters, AI agents and OpenConstructionERP modules, and hand over the code.
- Cost & estimating specialists
Maintain the open cost database (55,700 work items in 30 regions) and map it to your catalogues.
- Trainers
Teach your engineers Python, n8n and AI agents on their own files, in English or German.
- 2006Business systems
CMS platforms and management systems for running a business.
- 2012Construction management
Automating construction management processes for building companies.
- 2016CAD/BIM plugins
Plugins and scripts for CAD and BIM that automate design work.
- 2021cad2data starts
Work on the cad2data converters begins, alongside open tools: quantity takeoff in Python, VisualBIM, carbon and price models.
- 2023Quality & analytics
Automated Revit/IFC model checks, ETL pipelines, data-analytics notebooks.
- 2024Excel ⇄ Revit
Two-way bridge between spreadsheets and models; converter archive opened.
- 2025OpenConstructionERP
OpenConstructionERP appears; n8n and LLM pipelines on CAD/BIM data; five €1bn+ companies advised.
- 2026Open platform
Open cost database, 238 AI-agent skills, and OpenConstructionERP growing with a global community.
How we scope
No price list. A proposal built for your company.
Two construction companies never have the same data, tools or deadlines, so we do not sell packages. After a free intro call you get a written proposal with scope, timeline and cost.
- Free intro call, no obligation
- Proposal in writing before any work
- Proof of concept on your own files
- You pay after the agreed result
What shapes the scope
- Team & rolesHow many people work with the result (estimators, BIM managers, site teams) and who signs off.01
- Data sourcesWhich formats and systems are involved: RVT, IFC, DWG, PDFs, Excel, ERP or cost databases.02
- Where it runsOn-premise, private cloud or a single workstation, offline if your data must not leave the company.03
- Languages & standardsYour languages, classification systems and cost bases, e.g. DIN 276, Uniformat, local catalogues.04
- TimelineA fixed deadline, a pilot first or a phased roll-out across projects and offices.05
- After go-liveHandover only, team training, or a support plan and commercial licences for production use.06
We sign an NDA on request before we see a single file.
What happens next
From first email to working result.
- Free intro call
30 minutes: your data, your bottleneck and the result you need.
- Audit on your files
We look at real models, PDFs and spreadsheets and agree what “done” means.
- Written proposal
Scope, timeline and cost for your company, agreed before work starts.
- Delivery
Proof of concept first, then the full solution on your infrastructure.
- Pay after the result
You pay once the agreed result is delivered. No result, no invoice.
How much does a typical engagement cost?
It depends on your company: team size, data sources, on-premise or cloud, languages and timeline. That is why we do not publish a price list. After a free intro call and a short look at your files you get a written proposal with scope, timeline and cost, before any work starts.
Do we really pay only after the result?
Yes. We agree the result in writing, for example “quantities from our Revit models land in this Excel template every night”. We show a proof of concept on your own files first, and you pay once the agreed result is delivered. No result, no invoice.
Will our project data leave the company?
No. Everything we build runs on your machines or your servers, offline if you want. AI agents can use local language models, so not even prompts leave your network. We sign an NDA on request before we see a single file.
Do you work on-site or remotely?
Both. Workshops and kick-offs are on-site across Germany, Austria and Switzerland; consulting, development and support run remotely worldwide.
In which languages do you work?
English and German, for workshops, documentation and day-to-day communication. The book and many of our tools are available in many more languages.
Can we use OpenConstructionERP or the converters commercially?
OpenConstructionERP is open source under AGPL-3.0; if AGPL does not fit your company, we offer a commercial licence. The cad2data converters are free for personal and research use; production use in a company needs a commercial licence, which we provide together with support.
How long does it take?
A consulting session is one to two hours. A first AI agent is usually running within a day. Single workflows take days, multi-workflow projects a few weeks, end-to-end systems one to three months. Urgent delivery is possible: tell us your deadline on the first call.
Let’s talk
Let’s make your data work for you.
Tell us what slows your team down. You get an honest answer on what can be automated, how long it takes and how we would scope it. You pay only after the result.
- 0130-minute intro callYour data, your tools, the result you need. No sales script.
- 02Proof on your filesThen a written proposal with scope and timeline, agreed before any work starts.
- 03Pay after the resultYou pay when the agreed result is delivered.
Greater Karlsruhe area, Germany · on-site in DACH, remote worldwide · EN / DE