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Construction & Design Cloud: one Industry Cloud, four specializations.

Architecture, interior design, project management consultancy, and civil engineering used to be four separate Industry Clouds with overlapping core modules (CRM, Projects, Finance, Files) and only their specialization module actually differing. They're one Industry Cloud now -- enable only the specialization modules your business actually uses.

4

Specializations Covered

4

Core Platform Included

9

Optional Specialization Modules

0

Hardcoded Industry Logic

The Problem

An architect shouldn't have to pay for a vendor roster they'll never use.

The 4 specializations this Industry Cloud now covers share the same client relationships, the same project structure, and the same billing -- but each needs a different specialization module: design stages for an architecture firm, mood boards for an interior design studio, a vendor roster for a PMC, material testing for a civil engineering firm. Bundling all of it into one fixed pack per specialization meant paying for modules that specialization would never touch.

Four separate Industry Clouds to choose between at signup, even though most of what they include is identical.
No way to mix specializations -- a firm doing both interior design and PMC work had to pick one pack.
Every specialization's modules were pre-included whether the org needed them or not.
How It Works

One Industry Cloud, modules you choose

Core platform is always included. Specialization modules are opt-in, per organization.

Step 1

Start with the core

CRM, Projects, Finance, and Files are included for every organization on this Industry Cloud, regardless of specialization.

Step 2

Enable your specialization

Turn on Design Stages and Architectural Drawings, or Mood Boards and Material Specifications, or Vendor Roster and Work Orders, or Material Testing and Engineering Documents -- independently, from the Module Marketplace.

Step 3

Mix specializations if you need to

A firm doing both interior design and civil engineering work enables both sets of modules on the same organization.

Step 4

Pay for what's enabled

Pricing scales with the modules an organization actually turns on, not a fixed per-specialization bundle.

Use Cases

Where this shows up in your day

Architecture Practices

Need phase-gated design stages and a drawing set.

Enable Design Stages and Architectural Drawings; skip everything else.

Interior Design Studios

Need mood boards and material specs, not vendor management.

Enable Mood Boards and Material Specifications only.

PMC Firms

Need a vendor roster and work orders, not design stages.

Enable Vendor Roster and Work Orders only.

Civil Engineering Firms

Need material testing and document control.

Enable Material Testing and Engineering Documents only.

Walkthrough

A firm that does more than one thing

1

A design-and-build firm signs up on Construction & Design Cloud. Core platform (CRM, Projects, Finance, Files) is included from day one.

2

They do interior design work, so they enable Mood Boards and Material Specifications from the Module Marketplace.

3

Six months later they start taking on PMC engagements too -- they enable Vendor Roster and Work Orders on the same organization, no new signup, no separate pack.

4

Their pricing reflects exactly the modules they've enabled, not a fixed bundle for a specialization they only partly fit.

Connects To

Part of one platform, not a bolt-on

Construction Cloud

BOQ estimation, site progress, and equipment tracking for general contractors -- a separate Industry Cloud from the design/consultancy specializations here.

See Construction Cloud

Structural Consultants Cloud

Versioned drawings and site audits for structural consultancies working on someone else's project.

See Structural Consultants Cloud

Module Marketplace

Every specialization module here is enabled independently, per organization, from the same Marketplace every FlashCat.ai org uses.

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The 4 specializations, in depth

Pick your specialization, not a fixed bundle.

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