One mind used to hold the whole building.
Now one record does.

One mind used to hold the whole building.
Now one record does.

One mind used to hold the whole building.
Now one record does.

The master builder’s knowledge is now split across 40 companies, and every gap turns into an RFI. Zero RFI puts it back in one project record that every seat can ask before anyone has to.

The master builder’s knowledge is now split across 40 companies, and every gap turns into an RFI. Zero RFI puts it back in one project record that every seat can ask before anyone has to.

Tuesday, 6:04 a.m.

One day on Cedar Ridge.

A medical office building in construction. Five people, three companies, one record. Last job, the team opened a finished ceiling back up because nobody could find one report. This is what the same day looks like when the project remembers.

TUESDAY6:04
FW
FW: RFI 214 response (see attached)Please confirm the revised sheet
CAL
Coordination call moved to 7:30Dial-in changed
M
RE: submittal 23 31 13, revise and resubmitSee reviewer comments
C
who has the latest M-201?Three versions in the folder
M
Updated spec section 23 05 00Replaces the attached
A
4 new comments on A-501Marked up by the architect
Talk to your agent →
6:12 a.m.Owner’s project manager

Morning. What’s changed on Cedar Ridge?

Three things changed overnight. Two need you before ten. It has read every drawing, spec, submittal and set of meeting minutes on this job, so the inbox becomes a short list.

Overnight on Cedar RidgeFrom your agent
Needs you before 10Duct conflict, level 2M-201 vs. S-202, grid C-4
Needs you before 10Wall inspection reportLevel 2 corridor, not on file
FYIDoor hardware submittalApproved
7:41 a.m.Engineer of record and the GC’s MEP coordinator

Get the engineer of record and the GC on this.

Mechanical M-201 runs a 24 by 16 duct through grid C-4. Structural S-202 puts a transfer beam in the same space. Three companies, three different assistants, one room that already holds the project’s context.

Owner’s PM
Get the engineer of record and the GC on this.
I’ve opened a room with the engineer of record and the GC’s MEP coordinator, and given each of them what they need.
Engineer of record
New from the owner’s PM: duct M-201 vs. beam S-202 at grid C-4. It doesn’t fit under the transfer beam.
Reroute the duct one bay east, reshape to 30 by 14. Good to issue.
Response issued
General contractor
The owner’s agent is asking for help on M-201 vs. S-202. The mechanical sub is looped in.
The sub has it. Updating coordination.
Sent to the sub
Cedar Ridge · one project
Logged

The decision is recorded with its reason, and both sheets are flagged for revision. That used to be four phone calls and a meeting.

7:48 a.m.Owner’s PM, walking level two

Level two corridor, the wall at grid D. What’s the fire rating, and has anyone inspected it?

VerifiedTwo-hour rated

Per the life safety plan and wall type 4 on A-501, UL U419. Checked against the drawings and the spec.

Not foundInspection report

There’s no inspection report for this wall in the project record. Ceiling board goes up Thursday. Requested from the GC, due before Thursday.

I don’t need it to know everything. I need it to tell me what it doesn’t.Owner’s PM

8:15 a.m.Executive, across every project

Across everything, where am I exposed this month?

Three places. When something gets missed on a job, it lands on the owner. So the executive view is the same record, rolled up across the portfolio.

I’d rather hear it from my agent on a Tuesday than from a contractor in a change order in June.Executive

All projectsExposure this month
Cedar Ridge · OpenLevel 2 wall inspection reportRequested from the GC, ceiling board goes up Thursday
Northgate · Waiting on youChange requestNeeds your decision today
LakeshoreChiller submittalRevise and resubmit, nothing waiting on it yet
2:20 p.m.Facilities, in the mechanical room

Boiler one is down. Is it under warranty, and who do we call?

Partly. The boiler is past its first-year coverage. The burner and heat exchanger carry longer, through next March. The installer’s number and the warranty pages come with the answer.

Cedar Ridge · Mechanical roomBoiler 1
Past first yearBasic coverage ended
CoveredThrough next MarchBurner and heat exchanger
Installer · mechanical contractorNumber and warranty pages attached
Closeout

Nobody had to hunt for a closeout binder. The record was built while the building was.

Next springOwner’s PM, starting the next job

We’re starting a surgical hospital in the spring. Review the design set before it goes out to bid.

Cedar RidgeSeen before
Level 2Duct conflict with a transfer beamResolved by the engineer of record, one bay east
Surgical hospitalDesign set
Suggested checkClearance at beam crossingsRun before the set goes to bid
Compounds

Every project teaches the next one. The lesson from Cedar Ridge reaches the hospital before anyone draws the same conflict twice. How transformation starts at projects →

Foundation Zero

Bring your own AI. Foundation Zero brings the project.

Bring your own AI. Foundation Zero brings the project.

Bring your own AI. Foundation Zero brings the project.

Every seat keeps the assistant it already uses. Underneath, one record holds every drawing, every decision and every source, so each person gets the answer their seat needs.

Owner’s PM
Executive
Facilities
Engineer of record
General contractor
Foundation Zero · one project record
A straight answerChecked against the drawings and the spec.

The two-hour rating was verified on A-501 and the spec before anyone repeated it.

The page it came fromEvery answer points to its source.

The sheet, the spec section or the message, one tap away.

What it doesn’t knowIt says what it can’t find.

No inspection report on file is an answer too. Then the right person decides.

Services for every stage of the project.

Services for every stage of the project.

Services for every stage of the project.

Cedar Ridge runs on the same services we bring to every project. Our team holds the project record from first assumptions through operations, so each seat gets an answer instead of a question.

01 Pre-development

Feasibility and pro forma review

Feasibility and pro forma review

We keep the reasons behind every assumption attached to the numbers.

02 Design

Design review

Design review

We catch where disciplines disagree before it turns into an RFI.

03 Capitalization

Capital readiness

Capital readiness

We tie each risk to the documents behind it, so lenders see the whole picture.

04 Construction

Construction delivery

Construction delivery

Field decisions make it back into the record instead of staying in the trailer.

05 Closeout

Construction closeout

Construction closeout

As-builts, manuals and warranties assembled while the people who know are still on site.

06 Operations

Building record

Building record

Operators inherit the intent behind each system, not just the equipment list.

Spans every stage

Owner’s representation and Transformation

Owner’s representation and Transformation

One accountable lead for the whole building, and the lessons from each project kept for your next one.

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Your project shouldn’t have to ask.

Your project shouldn’t have to ask.

Your project shouldn’t have to ask.

Tell us where your project stands. We’ll show you what Cedar Ridge’s Tuesday would look like on yours.

Tell us where your project stands. We’ll show you what Cedar Ridge’s Tuesday would look like on yours.

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Cedar Ridge is a fictional project. Some capabilities shown are in development.

Cedar Ridge is a fictional project. Some capabilities shown are in development.

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Boston

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New York

San Francisco

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LOCATIONS

Atlanta

Boston

Denver

New York

San Francisco

BACKED BY

General Catalyst logo

© 2026 Zero RFI. All rights reserved.