As we close out 2025, it’s time to leave a few things behind— ✔️ Document hunts ✔️ Endless submittal cycles ✔️ Siloed systems ✔️ Avoidable rework Those belong to the old way of building. In 2026, construction teams are choosing a different path: ✨ Instant answers in <30 seconds ✨ Auto-reviewed submittals ✨ Proactive insights—not surprises ✨ One construction brain powering the entire project “New Year, New Jobsite” isn’t just a motto—it’s what happens when builders finally get the tools they deserve. Trunk Tools is ready to help you start your 2026 with clarity, speed, and AI built for the field. Explore the Trunk Tools platform → https://hubs.la/Q03WNlpD0 #letbuildersbuild #constructionAI #contech #TrunkTools #constructioninnovation
About us
Trunk Tools built the brain behind construction. Now we are automating this $13 trillion construction industry. We’re an exceptional team of serial entrepreneurs, brought together by our shared mission: automating construction. Our founding team (SpaceX, Stanford, MIT, Carta, etc.) has successfully built and deployed software in construction for 140k+ users, millions of users beyond the construction space, and worked on +$2 billion of built-environment projects.
- Website
- https://trunktools.com
External link for Trunk Tools
- Industry
- Software Development
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2021
- Specialties
- construction, laborproductivity, ConTech, artificial intelligence, AI, construction management, and machine learning
Locations
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New York, New York 10012, US
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Austin, Texas 78704, US
Employees at Trunk Tools
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If you're a young builder, the next five years are going to impact your career more than the last twenty in construction. So I sat down with Sarah Buchner, CEO of Trunk Tools, to talk honestly about AI, the future of work, and what today’s rising builders need to understand right now. Key takeaway: 👉 AI isn’t replacing people. It’s replacing busywork. The advantage goes to PMs who learn to work with it, not around it. We covered: ⚡ Sarah’s path from the trades to tech founder and what she learned along the way. ⚡ Why the U.S. became the best place for construction tech and how Europe thinks differently about risk and innovation. ⚡ The truth about data ownership and why most project “IP” isn’t actually IP. ⚡ Why leaders shouldn’t wait for the ‘perfect’ AI tool and what individuals can start doing today. If you’re trying to understand how AI is actually showing up on jobsites this might be worth your time. But we're biased... Episode is live. 💡 Link in comments. Big thanks to Sarah for a thoughtful, grounded look at where things are heading.
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AI, robotics, prefabrication, advanced materials—the future of construction is being built now. Trunk Tools was featured in Construction Dive’s recap of Suffolk Technologies’ BOOST accelerator, which has supported 38 startups driving meaningful change in the field. We’re proud to be part of a community accelerating real jobsite adoption of cutting-edge tech. Explore the full story: 👉 https://hubs.la/Q03XkVDc0 #LetBuildersBuild #Suffolk #TrunkTools #SuffolkTechnologies Suffolk Construction
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“You can’t just plug a foundation model like GPT into a construction site. It has to understand the noise, the context, and the consequences.” — Alex Shyr, VP of AI, Trunk Tools In construction, accuracy isn’t a luxury—it’s the job. That’s why Trunk Tools has built one of the largest, most specialized AI teams in the industry, engineering models that can interpret drawings, submittals, specs, and jobsite chaos with real-world reliability. Our multidisciplinary AI engineers span NLP, vision, optimization, reinforcement learning, and evaluation—all working together to create AI that actually understands construction. Explore how the team is building the brain behind the jobsite 👇 https://hubs.la/Q03WwVWx0 #TrunkTools #LetBuildersBuild #ConstructionAI #AI
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Big, complex jobsites come with even bigger information challenges. Gilbane Building's $456M Baird Center project had over 33.7GB of data across 20.6K documents—making fast answers in the field tough to achieve. That changed with Trunk Tools. During a 37-day pilot, the team asked 246 questions and saved 20–40 minutes per question, resulting in a 6.5x ROI from labor savings alone—and over 40x ROI when factoring in rework prevention. And beyond the numbers, users felt the impact instantly: “30+ minutes is often saved on questions asked in the field… It helps us avoid context switching.” — Andrew Roy, Senior Superintendent, Gilbane 📈 See how Trunk Tools transformed efficiency, answer speed, and field confidence on one of the largest projects in Milwaukee. 👉 Read the full case study: https://hubs.la/Q03WY6R90 #TrunkTools #Gilbane #LetBuildersBuild Gilbane, Inc.
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Trunk Tools Wrapped 2025 🔧✨ This year, builders didn’t just build more—they built smarter. Here’s a look at the real impact contractors created with Trunk Tools, the trusted AI platform for construction: 🏗️ 500+ jobsites powered ⏱️ 25 hours saved per PM every week 💸 100k+ in monthly rework cost avoided ⚡ <30s to get critical answers in the field 👷 1–2 hours saved per user, per day From project managers, to superintendents, to executives, teams used Trunk Tools to eliminate document hunts, reduce rework, and finally #LetBuildersBuild. 👉 See how leading contractors use Trunk Tools today: https://hubs.la/Q03WHQDN0 #LetBuildersBuild #ConstructionTech #AIinConstruction #TrunkTools
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Great AI doesn’t happen by accident — it’s engineered. Trunk Tools’ AI team brings experience from Apple, Amazon, NASA, Microsoft, IBM, DocuSign, and Dataminr into the field—combining deep research backgrounds with the realities of jobsite chaos. Our engineers work across disciplines—NLP, computer vision, optimization, reinforcement learning, and evaluation—to build cooperating AI agents that actually understand construction’s complexity. Because on a real jobsite, accuracy, context, and reliability aren’t optional. "We don’t just work with data; we make it meaningful. This is the difference between having AI features and being an AI-first company." - Dr. Sarah Buchner, Founder & CEO, Trunk Tools Take a look inside the team building the brain behind construction 👇 https://hubs.la/Q03WwVg-0 #TrunkTools #LetBuildersBuild #constructionAI #AI
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🚧 See How a Top AEC Leader Drives Faster, More Confident Field Decisions When project teams are buried in specs, drawings, and RFIs, even simple questions can slow progress. The Haskell Company tackled this challenge by equipping teams with Trunk Tools—giving them instant, accurate answers right from their phones. The impact? ✔️ Hours saved every day ✔️ Fewer delays and reconvened meetings ✔️ Clear, confident decision-making in the field ✔️ Reduced risk of costly rework If you want to see what real operational efficiency looks like on complex construction projects, this case study is worth the read. 👉 Read the full case study: https://hubs.la/Q03WwmWn0 #TrunkTools #LetBuildersBuild #Haskell
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🦃 From all of us at Trunk Tools — Happy Thanksgiving! We’re grateful for the builders, supers, PMs, and crews who keep our industry moving forward every day. Thank you to our customers and partners for trusting us to support your teams and help you #LetBuildersBuild. Wishing everyone a safe, restful holiday with family and friends! 🍂 #TrunkTools #Thanksgiving
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Where in the world will our Trunkies go next? Earlier this month, Kelsey VanSleen, CRIS, Tyler Matheny, and Jayson LaManna stopped by Woonsocket, RI to visit our customer, DOC! It was a great onsite with their team — big thanks to everyone at DOC for welcoming us into the office. At Trunk Tools, nothing beats spending time with the builders we empower and seeing firsthand how our platform supports their work, both on-site and in the back office. 👷♀️📲 To meet more of the people we empower, visit: https://hubs.la/Q03VZGbK0 #TrunkTools #LetBuildersBuild
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