Excel is probably the most used construction software and for good reason. Claude for Excel has added an incredibly powerful layer to it. Now you can run your own skill's, transfer insights to a Word Doc and much more. Check out the video for more and if you want one on one help, book a call inside the ContractorOS Community.

The problem with Claude Cowork is that if you use it to process 10mb pdf drawings you'll burn thorugh your usage. Here is a simple system to get more out of it: Two kinds of context: business context (your contract positions, rates, voice — lives in Notion) and project context (drawings, contract, registers — lives in SharePoint). Both feed every prompt. The project-indexer skill bridges the two. Reads Notion, reads the project folder, writes a 0. AI Context/ synthesis back into the project. Five seconds per session instead of five minutes. Grab the Project Indexer skill here: https://www.skool.com/contractor-os Prompt for the outcome, not the steps. "Summarise variations and flag overdue" — not a 6-step procedure. The standard lives in Notion. Check out a way more detailed explanantion

Hey everyone! I run ContractorOS with Tim and we're trying to get an idea of what AI you actually use? Claude has continued to be my go-to for a number of reasons but I understand many of you might have limitations with what you can actually use like if you are restricted to Copilot with your company or just prefer others.

I posted this a little while ago now but the foundation behind remains. Ultimately getting the most out of AI in construction is properly looking at the workflows you do and applying AI to the areas where it actually excels at. There are lots of aspect where the human should be involved making the judgement calls and steering the ship. The big change from this video is now Claude is the clear winner with it's skills to be able to define the workflows to actually produce predictable reliable results.

A handful of AI use cases keep showing up that are actually useful. Here are 5 of my favourites: 1. Searching specs and contracts. Tools like NotebookLM let you load 20+ documents and get answers cited back to the exact page. Replaces the "I know it's in there somewhere" problem. 2. Meeting notes. Fireflies, Gemini and Copilot all transcribe and summarise calls automatically. The real win isn't the transcript, it's the action items pulled out without anyone having to write them up. 3. Contract review and risk flagging. Run a subcontract or master agreement through AI before you sign and get a list of red flags ranked by severity. 4. Scope gap analysis before bidding. Compare drawings, specs and your scope letter to find what's missing before pricing. 5. Emails, RFIs, professional communication. The brain dump to professional draft step. Brief AI on what needs saying and the context and you've got 80% of the email. Full breakdown in the video