Stratus Expands MEP Workflow Solutions with Shift and Field Orderz Launch at Innovate 2025
LARKSPUR, Colo. — At its annual Innovate 2025 conference, Stratus introduced two new products designed to transform how MEP contractors manage labor and coordinate fabrication between the field and shop. The unveiling of Stratus Shift and Stratus Field Orderz brought hundreds of contractors, fabricators, and industry leaders together for live demonstrations, showcasing how the tools strengthen Stratus’ end-to-end project delivery platform.
“With Stratus Shift and Field Orderz, we’re addressing two of the biggest challenges our customers face: workforce management and field-to-shop coordination for non-modeled fabrication requests,” said Jake Olsen, CEO of Stratus. “These solutions connect every phase of an MEP project, from design to fabrication to installation, so teams can operate more efficiently and deliver stronger results.”
Stratus Shift: Smarter Workforce Management
Stratus Shift provides contractors with new capabilities to optimize scheduling and labor allocation across projects:
- Real-time crew scheduling and shift planning.
- Tracking of labor hours directly against Stratus packages.
- Visibility into crew availability and resource allocation.
- Direct integration of schedules with fabrication and project workflows.
- Reduced downtime through data-driven planning.
By embedding scheduling tools into existing Stratus workflows, contractors can minimize inefficiencies while ensuring crews are deployed where they’re needed most.
Stratus Field Orderz: Field-to-Shop Precision
Stratus Field Orderz targets one of the most common challenges for contractors — managing fabrication requests that aren’t modeled in advance. The new tool enables foremen and field teams to:
- Replace hand-drawn requests with direct designs from the fabrication database.
- Visualize requests using 3D components.
- Track status of each order to cut delays and avoid miscommunication.
- Link requests seamlessly to shop and project teams.
- Maintain accuracy with digital records integrated into both BIM and Field Orderz workflows.
“Before Field Orderz, small jobs without a model could waste a full day of drawings and VDC rework,” said Joe Melody, Fabrication Technologist at Helm Mechanical. “Now, foremen in the field can model and publish directly into Stratus in minutes, using the same fabrication database as our VDC team. What once took a day now takes five minutes. and it doesn’t pull senior VDC staff away from critical projects.”
Industry Impact and Future Growth
By combining Shift’s workforce optimization with Field Orderz’s streamlined fabrication requests, Stratus is furthering its vision of unifying the entire MEP project lifecycle under one platform. The company’s tools already integrate with leading design software, enabling contractors to cut rework, reduce errors, and improve project delivery.
The annual Innovate conference has become a key event for MEP professionals, not only to see new technology in action but also to exchange best practices and explore the future of digital construction workflows. Stratus emphasized that its focus remains on solving the most time-consuming, error-prone pain points in construction management.
To stay informed about future releases and the Innovate 2026 conference, contractors and industry professionals can visit www.stratus.build or follow Stratus on LinkedIn.
Originally reported by Stratus in Construction Dive.