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Claude and Connectors: How to Talk to Your Whole Building Business in One Place
A plain-English guide to Claude, connectors, and the new Wunderbuild connector that lets a builder ask questions straight to their live job data.
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Building companies that matter.
Award-winning builder and author. $100M+ of custom homes built in Tasmania. Now documenting how AI is reshaping the way we build.
The AI I'm building, Alfie.
Alfie is a standalone AI companion for builders. It plans, estimates, and keeps a build on track, working alongside you like a second set of hands on site. It's where everything I've learned about building meets everything AI can now do.
Visit alfie.co →I grew up on Tasmanian dairy farms and started a building business in the GFC. Twenty-three years later: $100M+ of custom homes, fifty-odd industry awards, and six companies built. Now I'm documenting how AI is reshaping the way we build.
I'm an award-winning builder and author. The work is personal: a drive to build better, healthier spaces, and to share the systems behind them so others can build more fulfilling lives. The mission is simple. Healthier people and a healthier planet, through the art of building.
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All posts →Writing on building, design, business, and AI, from inside the work rather than the sidelines.
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Where AI Is Taking Construction: Notes From the Road
The cost of building is heading down, one person can do the work of a team, and pre-construction is set to collapse from months to weeks. What I see coming.
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Whether You're in Christchurch or Cairns: Dan Saunders and the Weight Every Builder Carries
Meet Dan Saunders, the first Kiwi builder to join Future Builder, on evolving, mental health, and why builders rise faster when they share instead of hide.
Read →Tools for building it right
A book and a journal, drawn from two decades on the tools.
Dream Home Book
$38.99The guide to designing a home that suits your lifestyle: layout, budgeting, materials, and the Aligned Build Framework.
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Dream Home Journal
$99.99The linen-bound planning companion: guided worksheets, checklists, and a single source of truth for your build. Now on pre-order.
Pre-order the journal →What I'm building
A holding group, a builder, an architecture firm, and an AI platform. The businesses behind the work.
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Future Builder
Education, AI tooling, and the Alfie platform for construction business owners.
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Davies Construction
Award-winning custom home building across North-West Tasmania.
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Align Architecture & Interiors
Architecture and interiors that align your home with your values, lifestyle, and future.
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