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Solutions

All solutionsChoose the evidence path that matches your organization.Building-product manufacturersProduct family to technical action.Commercial distributorsProduct category to branch or quote.Engineering consultanciesQualifications to pre-RFQ action.

Spec Audit

Spec AuditScope, deliverables, timing, and limits.MethodThe evidence labels and review workflow.PricingOne founding price and three bounded audit units.

Resources

All resourcesPractical tools organized by buyer task.Evidence checklistCheck one product family.Product page templateStructure approved product evidence.PDF to findable evidencePublish accessible document pathways.Qualification evidenceMake firm evidence usable before an RFQ.
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Disclosed methodology

A transparent evidence method, not a mystery score.

FlatAEC records what is observed, separates it from what can be verified, and routes consequential decisions to the people authorized to make them.

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Evidence Governance is the foundation.

Every important public fact should trace to an exact entity, source, scope, date, owner, and review state.

One audit assesses all three layers for one bounded scope.
Stage and layerBuyer question it answersWhat we fix
AI VisibilityCan the right buyer discover the product, category, firm, expertise, or evidence?Buyer questions, entity clarity, search and AI observations, source visibility, and competitor substitutions.
AI ReadabilityCan people and machines identify the source, scope, limitations, dates, and current facts?Identity reconciliation, source lineage, document access, structured facts, dates, ownership, and review state.
AI TransactabilityCan the buyer complete the correct next action?Downloads, technical inquiries, branch and quote paths, capability requests, teaming inquiries, and proposal handoffs.

The same method follows three different evidence identities.

Manufacturer
Product/model/application → test, approval, BIM/CAD, EPD, limitation → technical action
Distributor
Manufacturer/MPN/SKU/GTIN/category → current document and lifecycle state → branch or quote
Engineering
Firm/person/project/service/sector → qualification and past performance → pre-RFQ or teaming action

Compare the three solution paths

Eight labels keep uncertainty visible.

ObservedVerifiedInferredRecommendedMissingConflictingExpiredNot Evaluated

A recommendation is not presented as a verified fact. A missing record is not filled with a guess. A conflict remains visible until an authorized reviewer resolves it.

From a buyer question to a controlled handoff.

  1. 01

    Scope

    Name the organization, buyer, family/category/qualification path, questions, comparison sources, and actions.

  2. 02

    Inventory

    Collect public and authorized evidence and classify restricted, stale, conflicting, missing, or unknown material.

  3. 03

    Observe

    Record exact search, AI, page, document, and action behavior with date, location, account state, result, and limitation.

  4. 04

    Reconcile

    Connect entities, identifiers, sources, scope, conditions, dates, owners, and destinations.

  5. 05

    Review

    Route consequential facts to the client or qualified specialist and preserve unresolved questions.

  6. 06

    Prioritize

    Rank the smallest useful corrections by buyer impact, confidence, effort, and risk.

  7. 07

    Handoff

    Explain the evidence path, limits, roadmap, and measurement decisions.

The limits are part of the method.

  • A source is never described as broader proof than its scope permits.
  • A model code, procurement rule, standard, or listing is not automatically applicable everywhere.
  • Unknown, missing, expired, conflicting, and not evaluated are valid reported outcomes.
  • Confidential, personal, export-controlled, trade-secret, or otherwise protected material is not republished.
  • The client or qualified specialist owns professional and compliance judgments.
  • No ranking, citation, specification, quote, shortlist, contract, lead, pipeline, or revenue outcome is guaranteed.

Read the corrections and evidence policy

Apply the method to one evidence path.

Choose a product family, product category, or qualification path and one buyer question worth answering.

This work cannot guarantee search rankings, AI citations, specifications, quotes, shortlists, contracts, leads, pipeline, or revenue.

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