35%
average cost overrun on large construction projects globally
Not from bad engineering or bad labor. From poor information flow, disconnected systems, and decisions made without the full picture.
Source: McKinsey Global Infrastructure Initiative
Projects managed on email chains, outdated drawings, and institutional knowledge that walks out the door.
35%
average cost overrun on large construction projects globally
Not from bad engineering or bad labor. From poor information flow, disconnected systems, and decisions made without the full picture.
Source: McKinsey Global Infrastructure Initiative
$1.8T
global annual cost of construction rework due to poor data and communication
Work done twice because the right information was not in the right hands at the right time. An engineering problem with an engineering solution.
Source: FMI Construction Industry Report
70%
of construction firms still relying on paper-based or manual processes for site management
An industry that builds the world's most complex structures — tracked on spreadsheets and managed by email.
Source: Autodesk Construction Industry Survey, 2023
THE PROBLEM
The project has 400 workers, 12 subcontractors, and a schedule that was last updated two weeks ago. The foreman is working from a drawing that was superseded three days ago — he does not know yet because the update was emailed and he has not checked. The project manager is in three places at once and making decisions without the real-time site data that would make those decisions better. The client calls for an update and the honest answer is that the exact status of 30% of the scope is unclear at this moment. And the construction industry calls this normal.
Drawing and document management by email — field teams working from superseded information
No real-time site visibility — project status unknown until someone reports it manually
Subcontractor coordination by phone and email — delays from miscommunication compounding across the schedule
Rework from poor information flow consuming 35% of project budgets — preventable with the right systems
System Diagnostic
Drawing and document management by email
CRITICALNo real-time site visibility
CRITICALSubcontractor coordination by phone and email
WARNINGRework from poor information flow consuming 35% of project budgets
LEGACY// Every day without action compounds the cost.
BY THE NUMBERS
35%
average cost overrun on large construction projects globally
Not from bad engineering or bad labor. From poor information flow, disconnected systems, and decisions made without the full picture.
$1.8T
global annual cost of construction rework due to poor data and communication
Work done twice because the right information was not in the right hands at the right time. An engineering problem with an engineering solution.
70%
of construction firms still relying on paper-based or manual processes for site management
An industry that builds the world's most complex structures — tracked on spreadsheets and managed by email.
98%
of large construction projects experience cost overruns or delays
HOW WE REDEFINE IT
We build the information layer that construction projects are missing. Real-time drawing and document management — field teams always have the current version. Live project dashboards — status visible without requiring a status call. Subcontractor coordination integrated into a single platform. And where AI helps — schedule risk analysis, resource optimization, defect detection from site photography — we deploy it.
Without Devpth
Field teams working from superseded drawings — rework discovered on-site, not in planning
Project status unknown in real time — decisions made without the full picture
Subcontractor coordination by email — delays cascading from miscommunication
$1.8T industry-wide annual rework cost — a significant share preventable with better information systems
With Devpth
Real-time document management — field teams always working from the current version
Live project dashboard — status visible to every stakeholder at any moment
Integrated subcontractor platform — coordination in one place, delays flagged before they cascade
AI-powered schedule risk analysis — problems identified before they become overruns
WHAT WE BRING TO CONSTRUCTION
DEVPTH ENGINEERING FOR CONSTRUCTION
This is a pattern we are built to solve — not a case history. Tell us where construction breaks for you, and we will map what better looks like.
We do not have a packaged product for Construction yet — we engineer this as a services engagement, built around your systems.
REDEFINE ENGINEERING
Tell us where information breaks down on your projects. We will engineer the platform that keeps it together.
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