Our Story
We were architects.
We felt the pain.
After years running CA on projects, our founder watched her firm lose $47,000 on a single missed finish specification. The contractor was right. The spec was clear. They just... missed it.
That's when we realized: submittal review isn't a skill problem. It's a document problem. Human eyes scanning 500-page specs will miss things. Computers won't.
DATUM started with one question: What if every review comment came with a citation? What if you could prove exactly why you flagged something?
Our mission
Built by architects, for architects.
For decades, submittal review meant manually cross-referencing hundreds of pages of specs, codes, and drawings. Datum finally make it possible to read architectural specifications the way an experienced CA professional does,with every finding traced back to its source.
We're building the tool we wished existed during our years in practice.
Making Construction Administration defensible for every architecture firm. Every decision traceable. Every finding cited. Every architect protected.
Submittal rejected
Rework exposure
Schedule impact
Our values
Designed to reduce risk for architects
Every decision is traceable, defensible, and grounded in project documents.