What Building Better Llc does

Build Better Ways Texas LLC (DBA Build Better Ways) is a Houston-based construction consulting firm founded in 2022 by Kendall Pouland that serves general contractors and specialty subcontractors in the commercial construction industry. The firm delivers operational consulting across a portfolio of services: SOP Playbook development (documenting and standardizing Standard Operating Procedures), Project Scheduling Training Workshops (interactive 1-day or 2-day CPM scheduling sessions in-person or virtual), Technology Utilization consulting (helping contractors select and adopt platforms such as Procore, Autodesk Build, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, ProEst, STACK, and DESTINI Estimator), a Construction Talent Development System with role-based skill matrices, Manpower Planning tools, and Best Practices Consulting. Founder Kendall Pouland brings 20+ years of commercial construction experience, including senior PM and operations leadership at one of Houston's largest GCs, and serves as an adjunct lecturer at Texas A&M University teaching Construction Project Planning & Scheduling; Whitnie Jackson serves as Operations Specialist.

The firm's revenue mechanics are built on three streams: quote-based professional consulting engagements sold through direct sales and an initial discovery call; scheduled training workshops delivered on-site/hybrid in the Greater Houston Area (including College Station) or virtually nationwide with up to 50 participants; and emerging productized revenue from a $297 self-paced On-Demand Scheduling Training Course launching Fall 2026 and Amazon sales of the founder's book "Construction Without Chaos." Go-to-market combines direct sales with a community-led content motion across LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, a blog, and 5-6 podcast appearances. The company is a privately held, closely-held LLC with no disclosed external funding, operating with a team of 1-10 employees out of its Texas headquarters, and holding memberships in AGC Houston and ABC Houston industry associations.

Name

Building Better Llc

Legal name

Build Better Ways Texas LLC

Website

https://buildbetterways.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Build Better Ways is a Houston-based construction consulting firm founded in 2022 that helps general contractors and specialty subcontractors improve operations through SOP development, scheduling training, technology adoption support, and talent development systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Specialized Design Services (54149)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction (EDABALAF)

Keywords

• Construction consulting
• Project scheduling training
• SOP development
• Construction talent development
• Construction technology implementation

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Custom consulting engagements helping construction companies identify operational bottlenecks, build right systems, and equip teams to sustain improvements. Services include SOP development, technology utilization, best practices consulting, and talent development system implementation.
2. Project Scheduling Training Workshop: Interactive, hands-on workshop delivered in 1-day or 2-day formats, in-person/hybrid in Greater Houston Area or virtual nationwide. Up to 50 participants per session. Customized to reflect client's unique processes and tools.
3. On-Demand Scheduling Training Course: Self-paced online course with registration opening Fall 2026. Course includes expert video lessons (approximately 6 hours), 13 hands-on exercises, 6 quizzes, workbook, and 12 months of access. Certificate of completion provided.
4. Book Sales - Construction Without Chaos: Physical and digital book sales on Amazon and free PDF version download. The book lays out the framework for building operational discipline through clear, customer-focused Standard Operating Procedures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Build Better Ways provides operational consulting, training, and process design services for general contractors and specialty subcontractors in commercial construction. Core services include SOP Playbook development, Project Scheduling Training (in-person workshops and on-demand online course), Technology Utilization consulting, the Construction Talent Development System, Manpower Planning tools, and Best Practices Consulting. The firm also sells the founder-authored book "Construction Without Chaos" through Amazon and as a free PDF lead-capture download.

Product overview

Build Better Ways is a construction consulting firm offering a portfolio of services focused on helping general contractors and specialty subcontractors improve their operations. The core offerings include: SOP Playbook (Standard Operating Procedures documentation service), Project Scheduling Training Workshop (in-person interactive training), and On-Demand Scheduling Training (online self-paced course). These are complemented by Technology Utilization consulting, the Construction Talent Development System, Manpower Allocation tools, and Best Practices Consulting. The company also publishes a book titled 'Construction Without Chaos' by founder Kendall Pouland. The service portfolio is designed as an integrated system where SOPs, scheduling, technology implementation, and talent development work together to help construction companies scale sustainably without operational chaos.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SOP Playbook (Standard Operating Procedures)

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced costly mistakes through standardized SOPs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Associated General Contractors Houston (AGC Houston)minorOthersBuild Better Ways is a proud member of AGC Houston, a professional association serving the commercial construction industry in the Houston area. Membership indicates alignment with industry standards and access to construction industry network.
• Associated Builders and Contractors Houston (ABC Houston)minorOthersBuild Better Ways is a member of ABC Houston, a construction industry trade association representing construction professionals and companies in the Houston region. Membership provides industry networking and resources.
• Texas A&M UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKendall Pouland serves as Adjunct Lecturer in Texas A&M Construction Science, teaching Project Planning & Scheduling. This academic position provides credibility, thought leadership platform, and access to emerging construction professionals.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Trimble: Construction technology provider across estimating, project management, scheduling, and field solutions. Comparable because Trimble's project management and scheduling portfolios overlap with the Microsoft Project–centric curriculum and process discipline that Build Better Ways teaches to GCs.
• Procore Technologies: Leading construction management platform offering project management, scheduling, and field collaboration tools. Comparable because Build Better Ways explicitly helps GCs adopt and operationalize Procore via its Technology Utilization service, competing for the same operational-improvement budget from a software-led angle.
• Bluebeam (Nemetschek Group): PDF and markup collaboration platform widely used in construction, with an active training and certification program. Comparable because Bluebeam delivers construction-professional training and tooling in the same scheduling/markup workflow space, and competes for the same training and adoption budget.
• eSUB Construction Software: Cloud-based project management and field operations platform purpose-built for specialty subcontractors. Comparable because eSUB focuses on the same specialty-trade operational pain points (scheduling, manpower, documentation) that Build Better Ways addresses through consulting and training.
• Foundation Software: ERP and project management software vendor for commercial and specialty contractors, with implementation and training services. Comparable because Foundation serves overlapping GC and specialty-trade customers needing process, scheduling, and operational systems—the same buyer Build Better Ways targets.
• Autodesk Construction Cloud: Broad construction technology suite (Build, Docs, Takeoff) commonly adopted by GCs. Comparable because Build Better Ways' scheduling and technology services explicitly reference Autodesk Build and the firm competes for budget allocated to construction digital transformation.
• UDA Technologies: Construction management and estimating software for commercial and residential contractors. Comparable because UDA sells project management, scheduling, and operational software to the same GC and specialty-trade buyer profile that Build Better Ways serves with its process and technology consulting.

Direct peers

• FMI Corporation: Largest management consulting firm dedicated to the construction industry, serving GCs, specialty trades, and AEC firms with strategy, operations, and talent advisory. Comparable because both firms sell operations, talent, and process-improvement consulting to commercial contractors, though FMI operates at a significantly larger scale.
• JBKnowledge: Construction technology consulting and product firm specializing in software selection, implementation, and data integration for builders. Comparable because JBKnowledge sells similar technology-utilization and process-implementation advisory to GCs and specialty trades, with deeper software-product capabilities.

Others

• Associated General Contractors of America (AGC): National trade association for commercial construction with an active education, training, and credentialing arm. Comparable because AGC delivers construction-professional training and is an ecosystem partner/adjacent provider to the same contractor buyer; Build Better Ways' AGC Houston membership reflects this overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BuildBetterWays
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/build-better-ways
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BuildBetterWays

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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