1. What is GoBuid and what can you do with it?
GoBuid is a construction workspace that helps teams manage daily work, organize project records, and stay aligned across the site and office.
Instead of managing work across scattered chat messages, paper forms, spreadsheets, and separate tools, GoBuid brings your project activities, records, documents, and follow-up actions together in one place.
Whether you are managing site operations, project progress, manpower, equipment, forms, or documents, GoBuid helps your team keep information organized and easier to track from day to day.
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What you can do with GoBuid
GoBuid supports a range of everyday construction workflows across projects and teams.
You can use GoBuid to:
- Manage projects and keep project work organized by site
- Assign and track tasks so follow-up actions have clear ownership
- Collect forms and site records in a structured format
- Track manpower including attendance and working hours
- Manage equipment and record equipment usage
- Monitor project progress and record updates from the field
- Organize project documents so important information is easier to find
- Keep teams informed through updates, comments, and notifications
Tip: You do not need to use every feature at once. Start with the workflow that solves the biggest day-to-day challenge for your team.
Why teams use GoBuid
Construction teams often coordinate across multiple projects, departments, and jobsite locations. Important information can easily become scattered across chat groups, spreadsheets, paper records, and individual files.
GoBuid gives your team one place to manage project work and records, helping you:
- Reduce back-and-forth across different communication channels
- Keep project information in a more structured format
- Improve visibility across site and office teams
- Make follow-up work easier to assign and track
- Find project records more easily when you need them
- Maintain a clearer history of project activities and updates
How to get started
You can start with the GoBuid features that match your team's current workflow.
A simple way to begin is:
- Create or open a project.
- Choose a workflow your team wants to manage in GoBuid.
- Set up the necessary records or activities.
- Add the team members who need access.
- Start using the workflow as part of your daily routine.
- Expand to other features as your team becomes more familiar with GoBuid.
For example, a project team may start with Tasks and Forms, then expand into Progress, Manpower, Equipment, and Docs as more workflows are moved into GoBuid.
Tips for getting started
Start small
Begin with one or two workflows rather than trying to configure everything at once.
Use projects to organize work
Keep records, activities, and team members grouped under the appropriate project so information is easier to find.
Keep updates in one place
Encourage your team to record project updates and follow-up actions in GoBuid instead of spreading the information across multiple chat groups and spreadsheets.
Build a routine
The value of GoBuid comes from consistent use. Establish a simple daily or weekly routine for recording updates, reviewing work, and following up on outstanding actions.
Expand as your team grows
Once your team is comfortable with one workflow, introduce additional GoBuid features that can help other departments or project processes.
Where to go next
Start with the workflow your team needs most, then explore the other features available in your project.
For help with a specific feature, browse the relevant Help Center article for step-by-step instructions.