4. GoBuid features overview

GoBuid brings the tools construction teams need to manage project work, site operations, records, and follow-up into one workspace.

Different teams may use different features depending on their responsibilities. Some may focus on daily site operations, while others may use GoBuid mainly for forms, documents, progress tracking, manpower, or equipment.

This article gives you an overview of the main GoBuid features and what each one is commonly used for.

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What you can manage in GoBuid

GoBuid helps teams manage different parts of day-to-day construction operations, including:

  • Projects and project teams
  • Tasks and follow-up actions
  • Forms and structured submissions
  • Project progress and site updates
  • Documents and project files
  • Members and access
  • Manpower and attendance
  • Equipment and usage
  • Reports and project information
  • Notifications and updates

Main features in GoBuid

Projects organize your work by jobsite, contract, or other project structure.

Use Projects to:

  • Keep project work and records together
  • Organize team members by project
  • Manage access to project information
  • Separate work across multiple active projects

To-Do helps teams assign work, track follow-up actions, and keep outstanding tasks visible.

Use To-Do to:

  • Assign tasks to team members
  • Set due dates
  • Track task status
  • Follow up on outstanding actions
  • Make ownership clear

Forms

Forms help teams collect structured information consistently.

You can use Forms for inspections, checklists, requests, approvals, reports, and other repeatable workflows.

Use Forms to:

  • Standardize information collection
  • Create repeatable workflows
  • Reduce missing or inconsistent information
  • Review submitted records more easily

Progress helps teams plan and track project activities and record completed work over time.

Use Progress to:

  • Create activities for planned work
  • Record completed quantities
  • Add site photos and attachments
  • Track daily progress
  • Review activity history and performance
  • Identify work that needs follow-up

Docs helps teams organize project files and documents in one place.

Use Docs to:

  • Store drawings, reports, contracts, and other project files
  • Make documents easier to find
  • Keep project information organized
  • Give the right people access to project files

Members and access help companies manage who can access GoBuid and what they can do within each project.

Depending on their permissions, users may be able to:

  • Invite members
  • Add members to projects
  • Assign Project Roles
  • Manage Team Tags
  • Remove project access

This helps teams give the right level of access to the right people.

Manpower helps teams manage workforce information and attendance.

Use Manpower and related attendance features to:

  • Record who is on site
  • Track attendance
  • Record working hours
  • Review workforce information

Equipment helps teams maintain equipment records and track equipment usage.

Use Equipment to:

  • Maintain equipment information
  • Record equipment activity
  • Review equipment usage
  • Keep equipment records organized for follow-up

Reports help teams review information collected across GoBuid and turn project records into useful summaries.

Use Reports to:

  • Review project information
  • Monitor operational data
  • Support internal reviews
  • Reduce manual compilation of project information

Notifications and updates help users stay informed when something requires their attention.

Use notifications to:

  • Keep track of relevant updates
  • Respond to follow-up items
  • Stay informed about activity in your projects

How teams use GoBuid features together

GoBuid features are designed to work together rather than as separate tools.

For example, a project team may:

  1. Create a Project for the jobsite.
  2. Add Members and assign the appropriate access.
  3. Use Forms to collect inspections and other site records.
  4. Use Progress to track planned and completed work.
  5. Use To-Do to assign follow-up actions.
  6. Use Docs to organize supporting project files.
  7. Use Manpower to track workforce attendance.
  8. Use Equipment to track site resources.
  9. Use Reports to review project information.

This allows project information, records, and follow-up actions to stay connected within the same workspace.

Explore each feature

Start with the feature that matches the workflow your team needs most.

Tips for exploring GoBuid

  • Start with one or two workflows that your team already uses regularly.
  • Keep important project records inside the relevant project.
  • Use structured features such as Forms, Progress, and To-Do instead of relying only on chat messages.
  • Expand to additional features as your team becomes comfortable with the platform.