Building the Brain Behind Construction: Inside Trunk Tools’ AI Team
At Trunk Tools, AI isn’t a buzzword; it’s the foundation.
Construction is one of the most complex, data-heavy, and risk-sensitive industries on Earth. Every project generates thousands of drawings, specs, and submittals, and every small mistake can ripple into real-world cost and delay.
Trunk Tools was built around one radical idea: making AI a core capability, not a feature.
The Largest AI Team in Construction Tech
While many companies are only beginning to experiment with AI, Trunk Tools has quietly assembled one of the largest and most experienced machine learning teams in construction technology over the last four years. The team is 25+ engineers strong, spanning major AI disciplines: computer vision, natural language processing, evaluation, optimization, and MLOps.
Collectively, the group brings more than 200 years of experience, over fifteen advanced degrees (including six PhDs), and more than fifteen patents and publications.
Team members have built, deployed, and refined machine learning systems at Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, NASA, IBM, DocuSign, Dataminr, and 3M, and now they are applying that expertise to an industry that literally builds the world.
From Research Labs to Real Jobsites
Beyond impressive résumés, this team delivers real-world impact.
AI in the field is unforgiving: constantly changing drawings, inconsistent specs, messy PDFs, and jobsite chaos. Trunk Tools’ engineers take that complexity head-on, combining academic rigor with construction pragmatism.
- NLP specialists decode the nuanced language of submittals and contracts.
- Computer vision engineers interpret drawings and finish schedules with precision.
- MLOps experts ensure every model update is tested, traceable, and deployable in hours, not weeks.
- AI evaluation engineers stress-test model reliability against real-world data, not just benchmarks.
A Multidisciplinary Team for a Multidimensional Industry
Trunk Tools’ ML engineers collaborate across specialties.
Each project blends natural language processing for text-heavy submittals and specifications, vision models for plans and sheets, optimization for scheduling, and reinforcement learning for process improvement.
The result is not a single model but a network of cooperating agents designed to help humans make faster, better decisions.
Proof, Not Promises
This work isn’t theoretical. Trunk Tools’ AI now powers workflows across hundreds of active construction projects totaling $50B+ in construction volume, including a nationwide rollout with Gilbane Building Company.
On the ground, that translates to tangible outcomes:
- 50%+ reduction in submittal review time
- $100K monthly rework expenses eliminated before they ever reach the field.
- 20+ hours a week back to building, not paperwork.
The Bottom Line
Trunk Tools’ AI team is not only imagining the future of construction but actively engineering it.
Bring AI Intelligence to Your Jobsites
Ready to see how Trunk Tools’ AI team is transforming construction from the ground up? Schedule a demo to experience how our AI-driven workflows reduce rework, accelerate reviews, and give your teams more time to build. Let’s engineer the future of construction—together.