From Chaos to Control in CA

Written By Tim Douglas

Most architecture firms live the same story: endless RFIs, submittals, and change orders buried in email threads, spreadsheets, and Procore exports. This short podcast dives into how that fragmented process quietly erodes time, confidence, and margin — and how Roundhouse flips the script.

We look at the daily reality inside firms:

  • Email overload turning project communication into a black hole.

  • Manual CA logs that lag behind the pace of work.

  • No single source of truth for tracking accountability or deadlines.

Then, we unpack how Roundhouse was built to bring calm to that storm. By connecting project communication, design documentation, and field coordination into one architect-first layer, Roundhouse helps teams move faster — without losing control.

The episode closes with a simple question that’s hard to ignore:

If every firm knows CA is broken, why hasn’t anyone fixed it — until now?

Listen now:
🎧 From Chaos to Control in Construction Administration

Tim Douglas

About the Author:

Tim Douglas is the CEO of Roundhouse and a Cornell-trained architect who began his career at Richard Meier & Partners and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, managing projects across North America, Asia, and Europe from concept through construction.

After witnessing the complexity and inefficiency of construction administration firsthand, he transitioned into construction technology—spending two decades at Oracle, Autodesk, and Procore, driving transformation across the construction industry and helping shape the next generation of SaaS platforms.

Today, Tim leads Roundhouse, a platform created by co-founders Craig James, AIA and Stuart Romm, AIA of Praxis3, an award-winning architecture practice based in Atlanta. Designed by architects for architects, Roundhouse restores control of construction administration—bridging the gap between design intent and construction execution. He is currently partnering with leading firms across the country to validate Roundhouse's market fit and prepare the company for scale.

https://www.roundhouselabs.com
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