Construction Software Becomes an Active Team Member – Benetics AI launches AI agent to eliminate the office bottleneck in construction
Most AI tools in construction generate one thing above all else: more data, more analysis, and more administrative overhead. The extra work still falls on people, who have to review, organize, and manually execute the results themselves. With “Ben,” Benetics AI is introducing its first AI agent designed to change that. Ben doesn’t just assist teams – it gets work done.
From passive assistant to operational teammate
The idea behind the AI agent is simple: The human defines the goal. The software prepares the execution. Ben delivers ready-to-review operational proposals for project managers and field teams, who remain fully in control and simply approve what should happen next. Administrative work shifts from people to software.
“Ben is designed to actively help teams — not just generate more analysis,” says Ferdinand Metzler, CEO & Co-Founder of Benetics AI. “Our agent takes responsibility for operational preparation and delivers solutions that are ready for execution. That gives skilled trades professionals more time for the work that actually creates value: building.”
With Ben, construction software fundamentally changes its role – from passive administration system to active team member.
Real-world use cases
- Self-adjusting schedules: When material shortages or staffing issues occur, Ben automatically proposes updated schedules and optimized workflows to help avoid downtime on site.
- Work preparation in minutes instead of hours: Ben understands and combines documents such as bills of quantities (BoQs), project plans, and documentation. From that, it creates structured task packages that crews can execute immediately.
- Financial protection through better documentation: Ben identifies additional work outside the original scope and prepares it for billing – helping ensure completed work is properly documented and fully compensated.
- Automated office work: From daily site reports and spreadsheet comparisons to material order preparation, Ben handles repetitive administrative work in the background.
Voice from the field
“On construction sites, you constantly spend time chasing information just to stay up to date,” says Roland Gerwing, Managing Director of a 70-person mechanical, electrical, and plumbing contractor based in Germany. “With the Benetics AI agent, we’ll be able to save that time in the future. The system delivers ready-to-review proposals – from work preparation to documentation and billing. The pace of development is impressive and very promising.”
Availability and strategy
Ben is currently in testing and available at no additional cost to more than 350 Benetics AI customers. The system is being continuously developed together with construction companies and field teams.
With the launch of Ben, Benetics AI expands its platform beyond communication and documentation on site. While the company’s award-winning AI voice assistant already helps digitize execution in the field and closes the “last mile” between office and job site, the new AI agent specifically addresses operational bottlenecks in the office.
Because field teams already use the platform daily, Ben operates on real-time execution data from active construction projects – making it significantly closer to reality than traditional construction software.
About Benetics AI: Benetics AI is a Zurich-based software company founded in 2022 that develops AI-powered assistants and AI agents for construction and skilled trades businesses. The platform simplifies communication, documentation, and work preparation between office and field teams. More than 350 companies already use Benetics AI in their daily operations.
Press contact: Tobias Haendler – Communication Benetics AI | tobias@benetics.ai | +49 163 3199763
