LL11 / FISP · Facade restoration · NYC
The AI co-PM for NYC facade jobs.
Upload the architect's plan set. Laboro lays out the scope, the permits and every special inspection, builds the building in 3D on its own, and keeps the job moving week to week.
- NYC DOB NOW
- LL11 / FISP
- Special inspections · BC 1705
- Site safety · BC 3310
- NYC Building Code 2022
01 · Reads the plan set
Upload the plan set. Get the job laid out.
Upload the architect's PDF and Laboro pulls out what the PM needs from it — and every item points to the sheet it came from, like TR1 on G-002.
- Scope of work and quantities
- The sheets in the set
- Statement of Special Inspections and the submittal log
- Protection and site-safety items
- RFI questions — what the plans leave open
02 · Compliance, top to bottom
Every permit and every inspection, before anyone asks.
Laboro lists the permits the job needs and every special inspection — by code and on the plans — in the order they come up.
Required permits it checks- Sidewalk shed
- Supported scaffolding
- DOT permit
- Asbestos / lead · ACP-5 / ACP-7
- Occupant / tenant protection
- Site safety · BC 3310
- Landmarks · LPC
- Roof & overhead protection
- Special inspections by code (BC 1705.x) and on the plans, each with a pre-inspection checklist and a place to upload the report
- The inspection sequence, in order
- Submittals and materials
- Live DOB NOW permits and DOB/ECB violations for each BIN
- Building Watch, to keep an eye on the building
03 · 3D lookahead
The building in 3D. The next two weeks on top of it.
Laboro builds the building — and the ones around it — in 3D on its own, at their real height. Then you plan the work right on it.
Reads the architect's elevations at true scale — windows, doors, storefronts, floor levels, bands, cornice and materials.
Built for you
- Your building in 3D on its own — nothing to model
- The buildings around it, at their real height
On the job
- Drops on every facade, drawn freely — across setbacks too
- Zones painted floor by floor
- Sidewalk shed sized by code — BC 3307.6.3: frontage + 5 ft each end
- Controlled access zone, overhead protection and roof protection
- A two-week lookahead schedule
- Changes from two screens, merged
04 · Several buildings, one job
Several buildings on one contract. One 3D.
When one contract covers several buildings, they share one 3D and you run them as one job.
- Each building keeps its own floors
- Drops numbered straight through, building to building
- Party walls left out — no drops where buildings touch
- Other structures on the same tax lot — a podium, a plaza, a low-rise — added as part of the building
05 · Facade inspection tool
The engineer's tags. A field page for every drop.
Bring in the engineer's drawings with their tags. Every drop gets its own field page for the initial and the final inspection.
- Marks and quantities on the engineer's drawing
- Photos for each drop
- The engineer's and the foreman's signatures
- A link for the foreman
- BR-1Brick replacement12 SF
- RP-2Repointing40 SF
- CR-3Crack repair6 LF
06 · Estimate & bid
An estimate with what a takeoff leaves out.
Takeoff to estimate, built from the plans — with the compliance a generic takeoff misses: mockups, inspections, the shed.
- General conditions, mobilization/access, insurance and profit
- Measure SF and LF right on the PDF
- Price an architect's bid form from your price book
- Share it as a PDF
07 · Field & record
Run it every week. Keep the record straight.
The weekly side of the job lives in the same place as the plans and the 3D.
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Weekly inspection log
Each week's inspection, logged with the job.
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Engineer field reports
Upload the report and get the action items by party.
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Project record
Change orders and requisitions in one place.
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Notes & decisions
What was agreed stays on record, with the job.
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Owner linkRead-only
The owner opens a link and sees progress, inspections and the 3D.
Who does what
Runs the PM's work, not the engineer's.
Made by a NYC facade contractor, for construction PMs.
TR1 and TR8 are sealed by the RDP. Laboro does the PM's side:
- Coordinate the inspection
- Get the work ready to pass
- Hand the engineer an inspection-ready package
How it works
From an address to a running job.
Start with an address or the plan PDF
Type the building's address, or upload the architect's plan set.
Laboro builds the job
Scope, compliance, 3D and estimate — all editable.
Run it every week
Lookahead, inspections, field pages and the owner link.
Pricing
Pay per use. No subscription.
You spend credits only when the AI reads a document. Everything else is included.
- 10credits
- 50credits
- 200credits
Packs of 10, 50 or 200 credits, bought in the app.
Uses credits — the AI reads
- A plan set
- A drop / logistic plan
- Facade photos
- An engineer's field report
- A TWLA
- A bid form
Included — no credit
- Building the 3D
- “Build from the drawings” — the exact read of the architect's elevations
- Everything else in the job — compliance, lookahead, estimate, field pages, project record, owner link
FAQ
Questions PMs ask.
Does Laboro replace the RDP or the engineer?
No. TR1 and TR8 are sealed by the RDP. Laboro runs the PM's side: it coordinates the inspection, gets the work ready to pass and hands the engineer an inspection-ready package.
How exact is the 3D?
Laboro builds it on its own and it comes out close to the real building — good to plan drops, zones and protection, not a construction drawing. For an exact facade, “Build from the drawings” reads the architect's elevations at true scale. No AI, no credit.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone, iPad and the web, with the same account on all of them.
What does the owner see?
A read-only link with the job's progress, its inspections and the 3D.
What costs credits?
Only the AI reading a document: a plan set, a drop / logistic plan, facade photos, an engineer's field report, a TWLA or a bid form. Credits come in packs of 10, 50 or 200 in the app. Building the 3D, “Build from the drawings” and everything else are included.
iPhone · iPad · Web
Put your next facade job in Laboro.
Start with an address or the plan set. Want to look around first? 412 Rowan Street is a fictitious sample job with the plans read, the compliance listed and the 3D built.