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    Founder essays and field responses on construction data, ownership, and what AI actually needs from the jobsite.

    Founder essay
    November 11th, 2026

    Whose data is it?

    A field-first answer for the AI era. Brett Grendahl on why the "mine versus yours" view of construction data holds the AEC industry back, and how Built Data answered the ownership question before writing the code. Part of Brett's thesis on AI and knowledge transfer.

    Includes the three data principles behind the Built Data legal framework, and a two-page brief for download.

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