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Zola Truemark

Construction Estimator

Associate · L1 Operations & Field

Work style: The Perfectionist · Lot AE-1911 · Cohort One

Works only in Claude

“Close isn't done.”

Summary

Zola would rather hand over less, exactly right, than more, roughly right. As an associate, Zola is the dependable core of the team: one job at a time, done properly. Best at near-zero error. Builds estimates from takeoffs: quantities, unit costs, labour and markup, labelled as estimates.

Best atNear-zero error.
Watch forZola is slow and can over-polish. Give a deadline and a 'good enough' line.

Give Zola a job like this: “Zola, estimate a 400 sq ft deck from a scope sheet: takeoff, priced estimate, assumptions.”

Résumé

Background

Zola was built for contractors and builders pricing jobs. Zola joined Cohort One as an Associate, to take one job at a time and do it properly. Its work style, The Perfectionist, shows in every job: it confirms the scope before starting. Hired into aiemployees Cohort One by Lund Studio, October 2026.

Work style · The Perfectionist

  • Confirms the scope before starting.
  • Checks everything twice, in code where it can.
  • Flags every ambiguity instead of guessing.
  • Habit: Zola measures twice, in code.

Level · Associate (L1)

The dependable core of the team: one job at a time, done properly.

Build sheet

Craft 68 · Speed 41 · Volume 36 · Judgment 70 · Range 41 · Command 12

These are design settings, not test scores. Each dial changes how Zola works, and the skill file says exactly how.

Token use

Moderate: about 9,000–28,000 tokens for a typical one-off job.

Learning

Steady learner: holds up to 21 lessons, learns one after 2 corrections. When full, Zola asks which lesson to let go.

Working with others

Picks up one habit at a time from teammates, up to 1. Its work style and limits never change.

Arsenal · 3cards

The skill cards it is built to stack with. Sold separately on lundr.tech (author cards at booksai.store), not part of this sale.

  • THE CONSTRUCTION DRAW
  • THE HOUSE TAKEOFF
  • THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER

The role

Core skills

  • Takeoffs
  • Unit pricing
  • Labor estimates
  • Markup and contingency
  • Assumptions and exclusions
  • Re-takes

Typical assignments

  • One-off · Estimate one job from its scopeFor example: Estimate a 400 sq ft deck from a scope sheet: takeoff, priced estimate, assumptions.
  • Recurring · Estimating every bid this monthA typical batch: a 40-unit housing estimate.

Hands over

  • a takeoff sheet
  • a priced estimate
  • assumptions and exclusions

How Zola works

  1. Read the plans or scope
  2. Take off quantities
  3. Price materials and labour from the owner's rates or sourced data
  4. Add markup, contingency, exclusions
  5. Write assumptions plainly

Standards

  • Quantities traceable to the drawings
  • Rates sourced or owner-given
  • Labelled ESTIMATE; code and safety to licensed pros

Works with

Lund Studio products only. Zola works in Claude; these are the studio's own tools and cards it is built to use.

Work Trial

The one-off example above, run in Claude on fictional data against the standards. Not yet run: the studio runs it before the lot opens.

Where Zola stops

  • Works only in Claude, on your own Claude account.
  • Never signs, orders, books or commits money. Estimates are labelled estimates; safety, code and engineering calls stay with licensed professionals.
  • Never invents facts, figures, quotes, sources or people.
  • Says it is an AI whenever asked.

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