Monaro

Monaro is an AI-powered takeoff and estimating platform built for HVAC and plumbing wholesale distributors. Estimators upload mechanical drawing sets as PDFs, and Monaro reads equipment schedules, counts tags and symbols across every sheet, and produces an equipment takeoff ready for quoting.

Monaro combines deterministic OCR and geometry extraction with AI models that resolve meaning, so counts are traceable back to the drawing. When it is not confident, it flags the item for review instead of guessing. A Review Board lets estimators check and correct results, and those corrections feed back into accuracy improvements over time.

Key capabilities:

• Automatic detection and parsing of equipment schedules
• Tag and symbol counting across multi-page drawing sets
• Alias handling for tag variants used by different engineers
• Review Board for verifying and correcting takeoffs
• Quote building from the finished takeoff

Monaro focuses on equipment takeoffs (units, fixtures, and schedule items) rather than pipe and fittings, helping distributor quote desks cut time-to-quote by half or more. It runs in the browser with no install required.