AI for master builders and developers: where Piloti helps
Piloti is built for planning questions. Master builders and developers have plenty of them, above all before anything is built: what fits on the plot, which building class, what the submission still lacks? Those are exactly the questions Piloti answers, with citations.
In short
For master builders and developers, Piloti answers the building law questions of the planning stage, such as what may be built on a plot, which building class a project has and what a submission still lacks, with citations from state law and OIB guidelines. That way the conversation with the planning office and the authority starts with the right questions.
What Piloti takes on
- Plot rules: what may be built on a plot, Bauklasse or building height, side distances, zoning, density, parking, under state and municipal law. If the development plan is in the project, Piloti reads it too; if it is missing, Piloti says so.
- Building class: the OIB classification, for example for a row house scheme, and from it the fire safety requirements.
- Submission check: what the package for the state still lacks, depending on the type of procedure.
- Existing buildings: which requirements apply after alteration, adding a storey or change of use, without applying new-build rules to an existing house.
- Comparisons in tabs, such as two development options or the same project in two states.
Where building law sits in a master builder’s or developer’s day
Master builders (Baumeister) plan and build, often single-family houses, row house schemes and smaller housing blocks. Developers take projects from the plot onwards. In both cases a string of decisions falls before the first spade goes into the ground: whether a plot is worth it, what the development plan allows, which building class the project falls into and what that means for fire safety.
These questions often land with the planning office, the authority or the one person in-house who knows building law best. Piloti is meant for this groundwork, so that the conversation with planners and authority starts with the right questions.
A week with Piloti
An invented example, not a customer report. This is what a week can look like at a developer assessing a plot for row houses.
- 01
Monday
The plot’s development plan goes into the project. Piloti summarises the provisions that matter for a row house scheme and names what the plan leaves open.
- 02
Tuesday
Four houses in a row or two semi-detached pairs? Piloti sets both options side by side, with each option’s building class and the citation in the OIB definitions.
- 03
Wednesday
The plot is on a slope. Piloti asks for the escape level of the highest house instead of estimating it, and explains why it counts separately for each house.
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Thursday
The meeting with the municipality becomes minutes, drafted by Piloti, completed by the project manager, approved by management.
- 05
Friday
The submission check shows two outstanding documents. The list goes as a Word file to the planning office preparing the submission.
Your data
Plot documents and project data stay in the project, no other company sees your archive, no models are trained on your data, and drawings remain your property. The details are in the privacy policy.
Pilot phase
Piloti is in its pilot phase with selected offices. What it does for your planning questions is fastest shown by a real one: send us one via “Try it with a real question”.
Good to know
Piloti is built for the planning stage; site management, costing and tendering run in your existing tools. Design and submission are the responsibility of planners with the matching authorisation, and the binding answer on the plot comes from the building authority. Piloti supplies the citations for it and asks for the development plan when it is missing.
Questions
Is Piloti construction site software?
No. Piloti is built for planning questions: plot rules, building class, fire safety, existing buildings, submission. For site management, site diaries, costing or tendering you need other tools.
Can Piloti tell me how much I may build on a plot?
If the development plan is in the project, Piloti summarises its provisions with citations and names the state law rules that apply on top. Without the plan it says where to look. The building authority’s answer is the binding one.
Does Piloti help with row house schemes?
Yes, on the planning side: whether the scheme counts as a row house under the OIB definitions, which building class results and which fire safety requirements follow. The escape level counts separately for each house.
Do I still need a planning office?
Yes. Piloti prepares decisions and shows what is missing, but it does not design, draw or prepare a submission. The design and responsibility for it stay with planners who hold the matching authorisation.