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Three Lock Box: Securing Construction Finance Online

Building a transparent, paperless escrow and payment platform for the US construction industry.

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The challenge

The Challenge

Construction projects are notoriously prone to payment disputes, opaque workflows, and mountains of paperwork. Project owners, contractors, subcontractors, and lenders often lack a single source of truth for commitments and disbursements, creating costly delays and eroding trust between parties. Three Lock Box set out to change this with a fully digital, secure escrow and payment control environment purpose-built for the construction sector.

Our solution

Our Solution

We designed and delivered a full-stack web platform from the ground up using ASP.NET Core Razor Pages backed by a .NET Core API layer and MongoDB as the primary data store. This modern, cloud-ready stack enabled rapid iteration on complex domain logic — multi-party escrow flows, conditional payment releases, document management, and real-time project dashboards — while keeping the interface clean and approachable for non-technical construction professionals.

MongoDB's flexible document model was a natural fit for representing highly variable construction project structures, where no two projects share the same mix of participants, draw schedules, or contractual conditions. The .NET Core API provided a robust, testable service layer, while Razor Pages delivered server-rendered, SEO-friendly views without the overhead of a separate front-end framework — keeping the team focused on business value rather than infrastructure.

Core pillars

Core Pillars

01

Powerful Project Management

A configurable project management environment that adapts to the unique needs of every construction project, regardless of complexity or scale.

02

End-to-End Transparency

Project transparency for all stakeholders - owners, contractors, lenders, and title companies - with clear, auditable views of project finances and obligations in real time.

03

Built-in Protections

Integrated protections that reduce fraud and payment risk, ensuring each transaction is secure, documented, and traceable.

04

Paperless Workflows

Entirely paperless workflows that cut administrative overhead, replacing spreadsheets and email chains with a single trusted environment.

Outcomes & impact

Outcomes & Impact

Three Lock Box launched as a production-ready platform serving US-based construction clients, delivering on its four core pillars: a powerful and configurable project management environment, end-to-end project transparency for all stakeholders, built-in protections that reduce fraud and payment risk, and entirely paperless workflows that cut administrative overhead. The platform gives every participant — owner, contractor, lender, or title company — a clear, auditable view of project finances and obligations in real time, replacing spreadsheets and email chains with a single trusted environment.

Key Impact

  • Eliminated payment disputes through transparent, real-time visibility
  • Reduced administrative overhead with fully paperless workflows
  • Built trust between all project stakeholders with auditable transactions
  • Minimized payment risk through secure escrow management
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