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Unbane Integrates Voice-First Field Reporting with Autodesk Forma, Cutting Daily Log Time to Minutes
Unbane, a construction‑field workflow company, announced on August 10 2026 that its voice‑first reporting system now feeds daily logs directly into Autodesk Forma, a cloud‑based, AI‑native platform for architects, engineers, contractors and owners. The integration lets foremen record a shift’s work over a phone call in under two minutes, after which the data is automatically structured and stored in Forma Build.
Field reporting is a major administrative burden on construction sites. According to the press release, a typical daily log can take 30 to 45 minutes per foreman, a time that is often unavailable after crews finish work. The new Unbane–Forma workflow replaces that manual entry with a brief phone conversation that captures crew count, hours worked, weather, trade activity, issues and next‑day look‑ahead. After the call, the system summarizes the information for the foreman’s confirmation and then files a complete, structured daily log into Forma.
Superintendents benefit from the streamlined data. They can review and approve consolidated daily and weekly digests that are automatically shared with stakeholders. In a case study cited by Unbane, Turner Construction Company achieved 95 % field‑reporting compliance on a $1 billion hyperscale data‑center campus within four weeks of adopting the solution. Daily reporting time dropped from 30–45 minutes to under two minutes per foreman, while superintendent review time fell from 60 minutes to five minutes a day.
Unbane’s co‑founder and CEO, Kumi Walker, said the company’s goal is to “unburden field teams while giving leadership more complete, current information to manage the jobsite.” She added that the integration eliminates the need for additional apps, logins or training.
Autodesk’s director of industry and technology partnerships, James Cook, noted that the partnership “makes it easier to capture daily activity in Autodesk Forma as the system of record, saving project teams time on some of their most repetitive tasks.”
The integration is part of Unbane’s broader mission to replace cumbersome paper or digital forms with short phone calls that feed structured data into the systems teams already use. The company claims that teams can go live in a few weeks and that the solution requires no training.
Turner Construction’s senior manager of Virtual Design and Construction, Kevin Wanner, highlighted the speed gains: “Unbane isn’t asking people to do something new; it’s meeting them where they are, and what used to take five minutes per entry now takes 30 seconds.” He also announced plans to launch Unbane for safety observations, extending the same rapid reporting approach to field safety data.
Unbane’s website lists the integration as a feature that requires no app, login or training. The company’s press contact is Cristol Rippe at press@unbane.com.
The partnership between Unbane and Autodesk Forma reflects a growing trend toward voice‑first, AI‑enabled field reporting in the construction industry. By converting spoken summaries into structured records, the solution promises to reduce administrative overhead, improve data accuracy and accelerate decision‑making on job sites.
At present, the integration is available to construction firms that already use Autodesk Forma. Unbane has not announced pricing or a broader rollout schedule. The company’s next steps include adding safety observation reporting and expanding its voice‑first capabilities to other construction data types.
The collaboration underscores the importance of seamless data flow between field operations and cloud‑based construction platforms, a key factor in modern construction project delivery.
Field reporting is a major administrative burden on construction sites. According to the press release, a typical daily log can take 30 to 45 minutes per foreman, a time that is often unavailable after crews finish work. The new Unbane–Forma workflow replaces that manual entry with a brief phone conversation that captures crew count, hours worked, weather, trade activity, issues and next‑day look‑ahead. After the call, the system summarizes the information for the foreman’s confirmation and then files a complete, structured daily log into Forma.
Superintendents benefit from the streamlined data. They can review and approve consolidated daily and weekly digests that are automatically shared with stakeholders. In a case study cited by Unbane, Turner Construction Company achieved 95 % field‑reporting compliance on a $1 billion hyperscale data‑center campus within four weeks of adopting the solution. Daily reporting time dropped from 30–45 minutes to under two minutes per foreman, while superintendent review time fell from 60 minutes to five minutes a day.
Unbane’s co‑founder and CEO, Kumi Walker, said the company’s goal is to “unburden field teams while giving leadership more complete, current information to manage the jobsite.” She added that the integration eliminates the need for additional apps, logins or training.
Autodesk’s director of industry and technology partnerships, James Cook, noted that the partnership “makes it easier to capture daily activity in Autodesk Forma as the system of record, saving project teams time on some of their most repetitive tasks.”
The integration is part of Unbane’s broader mission to replace cumbersome paper or digital forms with short phone calls that feed structured data into the systems teams already use. The company claims that teams can go live in a few weeks and that the solution requires no training.
Turner Construction’s senior manager of Virtual Design and Construction, Kevin Wanner, highlighted the speed gains: “Unbane isn’t asking people to do something new; it’s meeting them where they are, and what used to take five minutes per entry now takes 30 seconds.” He also announced plans to launch Unbane for safety observations, extending the same rapid reporting approach to field safety data.
Unbane’s website lists the integration as a feature that requires no app, login or training. The company’s press contact is Cristol Rippe at press@unbane.com.
The partnership between Unbane and Autodesk Forma reflects a growing trend toward voice‑first, AI‑enabled field reporting in the construction industry. By converting spoken summaries into structured records, the solution promises to reduce administrative overhead, improve data accuracy and accelerate decision‑making on job sites.
At present, the integration is available to construction firms that already use Autodesk Forma. Unbane has not announced pricing or a broader rollout schedule. The company’s next steps include adding safety observation reporting and expanding its voice‑first capabilities to other construction data types.
The collaboration underscores the importance of seamless data flow between field operations and cloud‑based construction platforms, a key factor in modern construction project delivery.
