Information asymmetry in the labor market for the trades makes both sides worse off. We mine millions of permits, inspections, and other datasets to assess contractor skill levels and job fit. We identify good and bad contractors and predict project outcomes.
We ❤️ construction data --
so you don't have to
Before Shovels, gathering up all the building permits and contractors active in a particular region was painful. Building the buildings should be harder than collecting public data on the buildings. That's the problem we're solving.
Shovels is built for construction data analysis
We've gone out of our way to make our data easy to understand. A lot happens behind the scenes: cleaning, associating, normalizing, interpreting, and deriving fascinating new metrics. We do the heavy lifting so you can build the products and develop the strategies.
Retrieve all current and past permits pulled on a given US address. Lookup by address or parcel number.
{
"property_address": "18491 Davis Ave",
"property_city": "Los Gatos",
"property_zip_code": "95030",
"property_county": "Santa Clara",
"property_state": "CA",
"permits": [
{
"project_id": "DEV20-0118",
"status": "Finaled",
"start_date": "2020-01-21",
"end_date": "2021-04-12",
"duration_days": 447,
"inspection_pass_rate": 0.67,
"type": "Battery Storage System",
"details": "Install (1) 13.5kwh energy storage system and (n) 200amp main breaker and load center",
"address": "18491 Davis Ave",
"city": "Los Gatos",
"county": "Santa Clara",
"state": "CA"
},
{...}
]
}
Retrieve all current and past permits worked on by a contractor. Lookup by contractor license ID, contractor name, or contractor address.
{
"contractor_name": "TESLA ENERGY OPERATIONS INC",
"contractor_address": "901 Page Ave",
"contractor_city": "Fremont",
"contractor_zip_code": "94538",
"contractor_county": "Alameda",
"contractor_state": "CA",
"contractor_phone": "(844) 837 5201",
"contractor_license_no": "888104",
"permits": [
{
"project_id": "DEV20-0118",
"status": "Finaled",
"start_date": "2020-01-21",
"end_date": "2021-04-12",
"duration_days": 447,
"inspection_pass_rate": 0.67,
"type": "Battery Storage System",
"details": "Install (1) 13.5kwh energy storage system and (n) 200amp main breaker and load center",
"address": "18491 Davis Ave",
"city": "Los Gatos",
"county": "Santa Clara",
"state": "CA"
},
{...}
]
}
Retrieve all derived metrics, including breakdowns of activity by permit type. Filter by region or activity metrics. by contractor license ID, contractor name, or contractor address.
{
"contractor_name": "TESLA ENERGY OPERATIONS INC",
"contractor_address": "901 Page Ave",
"contractor_city": "Fremont",
"contractor_zip_code": "94538",
"contractor_county": "Alameda",
"contractor_state": "CA",
"contractor_phone": "(844) 837 5201",
"contractor_license_no": "888104",
"all_permits": 700,
"active_permits": 162,
"expired_permits": 55,
"avg_project_duration_days": 198.98,
"avg_inspection_pass_rate": 0.76,
"permit_types": [
"Battery Storage System",
"Solar Photovoltaic System",
"Electrical",
]
}