About Us
The National Building Archives® was formed by a group of builders, architects and management companies who understand the importance of securing a building's data permanently. Many elements of a building's construction are simply lost by management teams, discarded by employees who don't understand the relevance of the documents long-term, and in many other ways.

The National Building Archives® is a historical database and document management system with the ability to use the patents granted by the USTPO to place markers (tags) on buildings called Digital Cornerstones®. These markers are laser scored using advanced technology giving them a deeply engraved etching into 316 stainless steel that is designed to weather the elements for centuries.

This permanent marker provides future building owners, architects, historians, builders, trades, insurance companies, realtors, equipment and materials manufacturers, and others, with the building's history from cradle to grave.

The system utilizes the 50 divisions of construction information, as defined by the Construction Specifications Institute, and can hold ALL documents such as blueprints, warranties, equipment locations, electrical lines, paint codes, bids, permits, invoices, repairs, upgrades and all other information generally lost over time.

The entirety of the building's history is preserved forever.

The tag can be used with existing smartphone technology, or a browser, to gain access to the building's documents, permits, and all other records.

The Building Tag, or Digital Cornerstone®, references the building's construction database of information such as:
  • blueprints
  • specifications
  • warranty documents
  • construction photos
  • bids
  • RFPs
  • invoices
  • equipment & materials manuals
  • paint codes
  • permits
  • equipment installation dates
  • electrical maps
  • plumbing maps
  • sprinkler systems
  • landscape maps
These are all uploaded to, and held, in the secure server system of the NBA. These tags identify the building by a serial number and QR Code that lets users interface with the archive to retrieve construction data as needed.

For example, if you have an issue with the roofing system, and are looking for the installing contractors to make a bid, you can retrieve the data from the archive to make the call.

System users include:
  • Architects
  • General Contractors
  • High Level Mortgage Underwriters
  • High Level Insurance Underwriters
  • Large Real Estate Companies
  • Federal and State Departments and Agencies
  • Property Owners and Property Management Companies
  • Historical Preservation Societies
  • Builders
  • Landscape Architects
  • MEP Engineers
  • All Other Building Service Providers
These entities all have their up-to-date contact information displayed as public information. They can be looked up using either an address or the tag serial number.

The app protects sensitive documents such as proposals, permits and invoices and makes them available only to authorized users. They are stored in multiple high security server facilities located throughout the United States.
About Us
The National Building Archives® was formed by a group of builders, architects and management companies who understand the importance of securing a building's data permanently. Many elements of a building's construction are simply lost by management teams, discarded by employees who don't understand the relevance of the documents long-term, and in many other ways.

The National Building Archives® is a historical database and document management system with the ability to use the patents granted by the USTPO to place markers (tags) on buildings called Digital Cornerstones®. These markers are laser scored using advanced technology giving them a deeply engraved etching into 316 stainless steel that is designed to weather the elements for centuries.

This permanent marker provides future building owners, architects, historians, builders, trades, insurance companies, realtors, equipment and materials manufacturers, and others, with the building's history from cradle to grave.

The system utilizes the 50 divisions of construction information, as defined by the Construction Specifications Institute, and can hold ALL documents such as blueprints, warranties, equipment locations, electrical lines, paint codes, bids, permits, invoices, repairs, upgrades and all other information generally lost over time.

The entirety of the building's history is preserved forever.

The tag can be used with existing smartphone technology, or a browser, to gain access to the building's documents, permits, and all other records.

The Building Tag, or Digital Cornerstone®, references the building's construction database of information such as:
  • blueprints
  • specifications
  • warranty documents
  • construction photos
  • bids
  • RFPs
  • invoices
  • equipment & materials manuals
  • paint codes
  • permits
  • equipment installation dates
  • electrical maps
  • plumbing maps
  • sprinkler systems
  • landscape maps
These are all uploaded to, and held, in the secure server system of the NBA. These tags identify the building by a serial number and QR Code that lets users interface with the archive to retrieve construction data as needed.

For example, if you have an issue with the roofing system, and are looking for the installing contractors to make a bid, you can retrieve the data from the archive to make the call.

System users include:
  • Architects
  • General Contractors
  • High Level Mortgage Underwriters
  • High Level Insurance Underwriters
  • Large Real Estate Companies
  • Federal and State Departments and Agencies
  • Property Owners and Property Management Companies
  • Historical Preservation Societies
  • Builders
  • Landscape Architects
  • MEP Engineers
  • All Other Building Service Providers
These entities all have their up-to-date contact information displayed as public information. They can be looked up using either an address or the tag serial number.

The app protects sensitive documents such as proposals, permits and invoices and makes them available only to authorized users. They are stored in multiple high security server facilities located throughout the United States.