Built 2 Scale · 25 Jun 2026 · 1h 00m
Matt Perrott of Build Pass and Scott Wilcox of Built 2 Scale discuss how Build Pass is evolving from a single construction management tool into a four-product operating system (Win, Pay, Build, Connect) to reduce administrative fragmentation for builders. They introduce Trady, a new platform designed to connect 1.3 million tradespeople, and demonstrate open-source Even Realities G2 smart glasses that provide real-time, voice-guided master craftsman assistance on site. The conversation emphasizes a 'human plus token' philosophy, where AI agents handle administrative tasks while skilled humans remain in the cockpit to make high-level judgments.
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Engineering & simulationAnthropic Claude
Build Pass uses Claude to process PDF documents, routing specific document types to this model for analysis and integration into their software workflows.
“We use Claude for when we're working with PDF documents. And so we can route it to the right place at the right time.”
Speaker 2 · Hear it at 48:21
Engineering & simulationOpenAI Real-time Voice Model
Build Pass utilizes OpenAI's real-time voice model to power the voice agents that allow users to complete site administration via phone calls while commuting.
“We uh, use open AIs, real-time voice model for our um, voice agents, we use Gemini for our um, ingestion of video and photo.”
Speaker 2 · Hear it at 48:21
Engineering & simulationGoogle Gemini
Build Pass employs Google Gemini specifically for the ingestion and processing of visual data, including photos and video from construction sites.
“We uh, use open AIs, real-time voice model for our um, voice agents, we use Gemini for our um, ingestion of video and photo.”
Speaker 2 · Hear it at 48:21
Running the companyBuild X (AI Ops Team)
Build Pass launched a separate division called Build X, run by its AI operations team, to package and sell internal knowledge on setting up skill files and orchestrating agents to clients.
“We have just launched a separate division called Build X, and this is run by our AI ops team, and the whole thing there is to go to our clients … offer the services and the internal tools and knowledge that we've been building as a company for how we use Claude…”
Speaker 2 · Hear it at 29:50
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