Overview

We partnered with an affordable housing startup to design and implement a modern data foundation that helped teams control costs, reduce delays, and make faster, better-informed decisions. The work focused on turning fragmented operational data into trusted, real-time insights for leadership, construction teams, and customers.

The Challenge

Construction operates under tight margins, complex timelines, and rapidly changing costs. Price volatility, scheduling dependencies, and manual reporting made it difficult for teams to anticipate risks or keep stakeholders informed.

Leadership and construction managers needed:

• Timely visibility into costs and schedules

• Reliable forecasts to anticipate delays and price changes

• A scalable data foundation that could grow with the organization

Our Approach

We worked closely with executive leadership and construction teams to identify the highest-impact data needs and build a durable infrastructure to support daily operations and long-term growth.

Key initiatives included:

• Data discovery and prioritization: Aligned leadership and field teams on critical metrics and decision points.

• Modern data architecture: Implemented a cloud-based data infrastructure to automate data ingestion and centralize and standardize metrics across systems.

• Operational data products: Delivered tools for lumber price forecasting, scheduling and capacity planning, and customer-facing project updates.

Results & Impact

• Real-time visibility: Teams moved from quarterly manual reporting to live operational insights.

• Improved decision-making: Leadership proactively addressed cost and scheduling risks.

• Greater transparency: Customers received accurate, timely updates through a self-serve portal.

• Scalable foundation: The data platform supports future projects, growth, and additional use cases.