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Cosso for construction

Site diaries and RFIs,
dictated before you leave the site.

Say the day's notes, a snag list or an email to the engineer, and Cosso types it where your cursor is. It knows the construction vocabulary, so slump tests, RFIs and 32 MPa come out right.

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What you said0:19

hi james um the slab pour on level three is moved to thursday the slump test failed on the first truck so we sent it back uh we'll need the r f i answered on the rebar spacing before then no wait by wednesday noon thanks mike

Level 3 slab pourWritten by Cosso

Hi James,

The slab pour on level three is moved to Thursday. The slump test failed on the first truck, so we sent it back. We'll need the RFI answered on the rebar spacing by Wednesday noon.

Thanks, Mike

  • Abbreviations like RFI written correctly
  • "No wait" understood
  • Laid out as an email

Examples

Site notes, snag lists and messages,
from the site office or the van.

The same shortcut works in your project software, email and WhatsApp. Each card shows the text Cosso returned for that dictation, with the construction vocabulary on.

Site diaryNotes

You said

site diary tuesday formwork for the shear walls finished cube tests from monday came back at thirty two m p a and the crane was down for two hours

Site diary, Tuesday. Formwork for the shear walls finished. Cube tests from Monday came back at 32 MPa and the crane was down for two hours.

Snag listSpoken list

You said

here's the snag list one paint touch ups in the hallway two the bathroom door doesn't close three missing skirting in the bedroom

Here is the snag list: - Paint touch-ups in the hallway - The bathroom door doesn't close - Missing skirting in the bedroom

Message to a subcontractorWhatsApp

You said

hey dave can your crew be on site at seven tomorrow for the backfill and compaction around the retaining wall

Hey Dave, can your crew be on site at 7:00 tomorrow for the backfill and compaction around the retaining wall?

Note to the project managerOutlook

You said

the client wants to add a cantilever balcony on the east side so we need a change order and an updated b o q before we proceed

The client wants to add a cantilever balcony on the east side, so we need a change order and an updated BOQ before we proceed.

What you get on top of plain dictation

Construction vocabulary,
plus the names you add.

Free dictation turns speech into text. When you choose Construction in the app, AI editing also uses the field's vocabulary, and names you save in your dictionary are spelled the way you saved them.

  1. 1Free · on device

    Dictation

    Speech becomes text on your computer, in 99 languages, even offline.

    • Works in every app you type in
    • Audio stays on your computer
  2. 2AI editing

    Construction vocabulary

    Choose Construction in the app. Structural, site and contract terms are spelled the way the trade writes them.

    • "m p a" → MPa, "b o q" → BOQ
    • Post-tensioned, cast-in-place and other compound terms hyphenated
  3. 3Your dictionary

    Your own words

    Subcontractors, suppliers, project and site names. Add them once in Dictionary.

    • Used on every AI edit from then on
    • Saved on your computer

Before you add your words

Send the shop drawings to Bjezinski Engineering and copy the site team at Kestrel Park.

After

Send the shop drawings to Brzezinski Engineering and copy the site team at Kestrel Park.

Same dictation, run twice through Cosso: "send the shop drawings to bjezinski engineering and copy the site team at kestrel park".

Built-in vocabulary

69 construction terms,
from rebar to change orders.

The list covers structural elements, concrete testing, site paperwork, building services and the software site teams use. It's the same list in every country and includes both US and UK terms, such as punch list and snag list.

"post tension slab"
post-tensioned slab
"h vac and m e p"
HVAC and MEP
"pro core"
Procore
"thirty two m p a"
32 MPa
"b o q"
BOQ
"r f i"
RFI
  • formwork
  • slump test
  • cube test
  • shop drawing
  • punch list
  • retention
  • BIM
  • Revit
  • OSHA
  • +60
69 terms

Each pair comes from a dictation we ran through Cosso.

For contractors

A shared dictionary
for every site.

Add project names, subcontractors and suppliers to the team dictionary, and everyone's AI edits use them, from the site manager to the office.

  1. 1

    Create the team in Cosso

    Name it and set its field to Construction.

  2. 2

    Invite people by email

    Each person gets admin or member access, on Mac or Windows.

  3. 3

    Add shared words

    They apply to everyone's AI edits right away.

  • Audio stays local

    Speech recognition runs on each person's computer. Recordings are never uploaded.

  • Dictated text isn't kept

    AI edits are processed and discarded. We don't store what was said or written.

  • AI editing can be off

    Turn it off for sensitive work. Dictation keeps working offline.

FAQ

Questions about Cosso for construction

Can I dictate into our project management software?
Yes, if it accepts typed text. Cosso types wherever your cursor is, so it works in desktop and browser-based tools as well as email and WhatsApp.
Does it work without signal on site?
Dictation does: speech recognition runs on your computer and works offline. AI editing, which adds the construction vocabulary, needs an internet connection.
Does it use US or UK terms?
The construction list includes both, for example punch list and snag list, psi and MPa. Cosso writes the term you said.
Will it change measurements?
It writes spoken numbers as digits with their units, such as 32 MPa. It's instructed not to change a value you said, but check figures before you send them.

Other industries

24 fields, each with its own vocabulary.

Dictate your next site diary
with Cosso.

Free on Mac and Windows. The construction vocabulary comes with AI editing, and the first 30 edits are free.

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