For building owners
See the current plan version without asking
As the building owner you have read access to your project. You see every new plan version, the IFC model and who uploaded what, without asking the architect.
For building owners
Sound familiar?
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The plan version only comes on request
You want to know whether the facade plans have been revised. You write to the architect, wait for the reply and receive a PDF that is already out of date a week later.
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Printing costs charged by a roundabout route
The plan plots go through the architecture firm and appear months later as an item on the fee invoice. What was printed and for whom is hard to trace.
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After completion, everything is scattered
The plans are with the architect, the as-built plans in the property manager's archive, the rest in emails. For a conversion or a sale you have to gather everything together.
Project platform
What the platform does for building owners
The LOY construction project platform is a project space in which plans, models, photos and documents are kept versioned in one place.
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Read access without asking
The architect or general contractor invites you to the project by email and gives you the «read only» role. You see every plan version as soon as it is uploaded and receive an email notification of new uploads and approvals. An old version is never overwritten; the history with index -A, -B, -C is retained.
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IFC model in the browser
Open the BIM model as IFC directly in the browser, without BIM software and without installation. Overlay two plan versions with the PDF comparison and see what has changed. In the PDF preview you measure directly in the plan, at the correct scale.
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Traceable who did what
The activity log shows per project who uploaded, shared or downloaded which file and when. You give share links to external parties a password and an expiry date, and every download is logged. You protect your login with two-factor authentication or your Microsoft account.
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Keep the project after completion
The complete documentation stays in the project: all plans with history, site photos with location and date, scanned as-built plans. After completion you archive the project instead of deleting it. You can also invite the property manager or facility management; the number of participants is unlimited.
Printing and digitisation
As-built plans into the project
For a conversion, renovation or sale you need the plans of older properties in digital form. LOY scans as-built plans up to 1.30 m wide, distortion-free and with text recognition, and redraws them as DWG from 80 CHF per plan; we create an IFC model on request. You usually receive the files within 24 to 48 hours, on request directly versioned in your project. Order plan printing up to A0 without login under Print plans or from within the project, delivered throughout Switzerland.
- Scanning up to 1.30 m wide, searchable thanks to text recognition
- PDF to DWG from 80 CHF per plan, IFC model on request
- Finished files in 24 to 48 hours, directly into the project
Prices
Prices per project, not per person
The platform costs 200 CHF per month with annual payment, 250 CHF with monthly payment, with unlimited storage and an unlimited number of participants: architect, site management, contractors, property manager and you yourself, with no licence per person. The platform and print flat rate for 500 CHF per month includes plan plots up to A0 from our own production in Glattbrugg. Support, project set-up and presentation are included, and there are no hidden extra costs.
Test the platform free of charge with one project, 500 MB and all functions at pp.loy.ch, or book a demo of 30 to 60 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Questions from building owners
01 Can the project invoice go directly to us as the building owner?
Yes. When the project is created, the debtor is specified: company, department, invoice address and payment terms. The project invoice then goes by email or post directly to the debtor of your choice, for example to your real estate department, and not as an item on the architect's fee invoice. You can thus see what the platform and printing cost for this project.
02 We have no BIM software. Can we still view the model?
Yes. You open IFC models directly in the browser, without installation. You see plans as PDF in the preview with scale and measuring; DWG files are also displayed in the browser. With the app for iOS and Android you have the project with you on the go, offline if you wish.
03 Does the architect have to create the project, or can we do it ourselves?
Both are possible. Create the project yourself, choose a folder structure template (without phases, with phases or according to SIA 112) and invite the architect, specialist planners, site management and contractors by email. As project admin you define roles and access rights per folder. Because the number of participants is unlimited, the property manager or facility management can also take part at no extra cost.
04 How do we find out whether someone has downloaded or passed on plans?
The activity log per project shows who uploaded, shared or downloaded which file and when. If a document is given to people without an account via a share link, the link can be protected with a password and expiry date, and every download is logged. Files can also be shared read-only.
05 What happens to the project after completion?
The project is retained with all plans, versions, photos and documents. You archive it instead of deleting it. On request, LOY scans the property's paper plans and files them in the project as a searchable PDF, as DWG or as an IFC model, so that the documentation is complete for conversion, renovation or sale.
For building owners
See the plan version without asking
Book a demo of 30 to 60 minutes, in person in Glattbrugg or online. Or test the platform free of charge with one project.