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Construction Products, Architecture & Real Estate Development: rethinking building
The construction and property sector is under pressure: climate targets, resource scarcity, skills shortages and rising costs are changing how buildings are planned, built and operated.
This creates new opportunities for manufacturers, planners and developers. We help turn them into products and business models.
Challenges in the industry
- Sustainability and resourcesRequirements for carbon footprint, material efficiency and reuse are increasing.
- DigitalisationBIM, sensors and data from building operation open up new possibilities but often go unused.
- Long innovation cyclesNew construction products need evidence, approvals and acceptance among planners and installers.
- Many stakeholdersManufacturers, planners, clients, installers and operators pursue different interests.
How we help
- DevelopNew construction products, services and data-driven solutions for planning and operation.
- ValidateFeasibility studies on technology, economics and standards.
- CommercialiseGo-to-market strategies that take planners, architects and tenders into account.
- ResearchUniversity partnerships, for example on materials, building physics or the circular economy.
Focus topic
Circular economy
The construction sector consumes a large share of raw materials and generates a large share of waste. Circular construction is therefore not just an environmental issue but increasingly a question of competitiveness and regulation.
We help companies translate the circular economy into products and business models:
- Circular products: construction products that can be dismantled, separated and reused
- Secondary raw materials: assessing whether and how recycled materials can be used
- Material data: foundations for material documentation and digital product information
- New business models: take-back, rental or service models instead of pure product sales
From the capinorium: Circular economy in construction – the biggest lever is product development →
From the capinorium
Further reading on construction & real estate
The new Construction Products Regulation: environmental data, product passport and what AI can realistically do
The new EU Construction Products Regulation requires manufacturers to state the global warming potential of their products in the declaration of performance and conformity, formally …
A feasibility study instead of a research department: how mid-sized companies can test an AI project with limited risk
A mid-sized company without its own R&D department can approach an AI project responsibly if it first translates it into a time-limited feasibility study: with a few testable questions …
Germany's research allowance 2026: how AI projects qualify for funding
An AI project does not qualify for Germany's research allowance (Forschungszulage) because it uses AI, but only if it is meant to answer a technical question whose solution is new, …
Your contact
Rudy Winklhofer, Owner and Director R&D
rw@capinori.de · +49 160 90889188