Solving AEC Fragmentation with User-Friendly Standardization
In this episode of AEC Trailblazers: The Founders Files, get to know Tim‘s entrepreneurial journey. With a desire to start a data analytics consulting company, he soon realized his true passion lay in the digital construction world. Fueled by the challenges of the pandemic, he decided to take the leap and start a startup.
With this goal, Tim joined Antler, a global VC incubator, where he met his co-founders, Onur and Mahan. Together, they identified a gap in the engineering space: the fragmentation of tooling and the lack of standardized workflows. With this challenge in mind, they co-founded CalcTree, with the ultimate mission to bring together engineering, design, and calculations. They aimed to provide engineers with a platform to manage calculations and data across projects, promoting collaboration and efficiency, while emphasizing the importance of integrating existing tools and workflows, rather than forcing engineers to adopt new, unfamiliar methods.
Listen to Tim speaker about his key must-haves for launching a Construction Technology startup: accessibility, designed to be user-friendly, with a low barrier to entry for engineers; flexibility: integrating with popular tools like Python and spreadsheets, allowing engineers to maintain their preferred workflows; and scalability: offering a wide range of features, from basic calculation management to advanced capabilities like version control and community support.
Tim also tells us the future plans for Calctree’s roadmap, including further development of their platform, building features like version control and review models, and ultimately creating a marketplace for engineering tools and services.
Join us on this episode and get to know Tim’s entrepreneurial journey and the founding of Calctree highlighting the growing importance of innovation and technology in the AEC industry. By addressing the challenges of data fragmentation and workflow inefficiencies, Calctree is helping engineers to work more efficiently and effectively.
Host
Tim Rawling
Co-Founder of CalcTree
Tim Rawling is a seasoned engineering and business leader with a proven track record in the construction industry. He is the Co-Founder of CalcTree, a venture-backed ConstructionTech startup revolutionizing engineering design, where he drives innovation to address the critical challenges faced by engineering teams.
With a strong foundation in structural engineering from Arup and a deep understanding of business operations from roles at Fjord and Accenture, Tim brings a unique perspective to the ConstructionTech space. His academic achievements, including Master's degrees from the University of Melbourne and Imperial College London, underscore his commitment to lifelong learning and technical excellence.
Tim's passion for improving design efficiency and quality is evident in his work at CalcTree. By combining his engineering expertise with a strategic business acumen, he is leading the company's mission to revolutionize the way engineers collaborate and deliver projects.
In his spare time, Tim enjoys exploring the outdoors through activities like rock climbing, snowboarding, scuba diving, and hiking.
A former Varsity Baseball standout, he transitioned from the diamond to the world of entrepreneurship after playing as both an infielder and pitcher.
Valentin Noves
CEO at e-verse
A versatile leader with broad exposure to projects and procedures and an in-depth understanding of technology services and product development. He has a tremendous passion for working in teams driven to provide remarkable software development services that disrupt the status quo. He is a creative problem solver who is equally comfortable rolling up his sleeves or leading teams with a make-it-happen attitude.
Samuel Barcenas
BIM Consultant Founder of AVES
A highly motivated and experienced architect with a proven track record of success in designing and delivering innovative and sustainable buildings. He is also a BIM expert with a deep understanding of how to use technology to improve the efficiency and quality of the design and construction process.
