Rethink what’s
already built.

Technology for circular construction.

For projects in existing buildings we deliver the full chain, from precise three-dimensional capture through in-depth potential assessment to a shared workflow in our software.

So that retention becomes a real option, for circular and cost-efficient planning, for engineers and non-engineers alike.

 

orto space

Collaborate in the point cloud model, straight from the browser

  • Measure dimensions, components and condition
  • Locate reports and find them again easily
  • Bring every trade together in one model
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Reality Capture

High-precision laser surveys for planning, reuse and life cycle assessment

  • Deformation-accurate 2D/3D drawings
  • Intelligent area and quantity take-off
  • 3D building modelling (IFC)
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Potential Analysis

Reducing risk and enabling high-value reuse in existing buildings, based on data

Component audits and digital archiving

Reuse potential and risk assessment

LCA in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14040

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»Working with existing buildings should be a pleasure. So we are building the tools we were missing ourselves.«

Felix Matschinske, Co-Founder → Our Mission

Precision is a head start

Reduce planning risk and cost through precision from the start.

Costs

-30–60 %

Cut travel and coordination effort through central data access.1

Time

-35 %

Increase the value through transparent documentation.2

Market Value

+10 %


1: AACE International (2020). Cost Estimate Classification System – As Applied in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction.
2: ETASR (2023). Construction Cost Overrun Analysis Studies.

Strategic Projects

Phase 0

Federal Ministry of Economics
Research & Development

Together with Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Digital Heritage Conservation, orto is developing the digital building logbook for work on existing buildings

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DIN SPEC 91506

German Institute for Standardization
Research & Development

Carbon storage in existing buildings cannot yet be measured in a consistent way. Together with partners from research and industry, we are developing the methodology to do so.

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RE-3D Spatial AI

Supported by European Union
Research & Development

As part of Berlin’s Masterplan Industriestadt 4.0, orto is developing the foundations for digital point cloud segmentation in a circular construction industry.

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Open Cultures

Technical University Brunswick
Research & Development

Working across disciplines with research and industry: an analysis of existing buildings and land that brings participation and planning together.

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Added value for projects

ARSCrematorium

KDLIndustrial Warehouse

RH5Detached House

PTKPeripheral Buildings

HAFFSocial Housing WBS70
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  • DIN SPEC 91506

    • DIN SPEC 91506

    German Institute for Standardization 2025

    Standardisation Process
    CO₂ Sinks in Existing Buildings

    2025–2026

    Project Period

    • Methodical evaluation of CO₂ sinks in existing buildings

    • Integration of CO₂ sinks in assessment and refurbishment

    A DIN SPEC is a standard developed by a consortium of experts in order to close an urgent standardisation gap. This DIN SPEC project defines requirements for determining the carbon bound in building materials in existing buildings–a relevent step to match the European carbon reduction goals. The statements are intended to enable a well-founded assessment of the environmental impact of the demolition or preservation of a building.

    About the consortium
    The project pursues the vision of a construction industry that fulfils the requirements of recyclability and resource conservation - and provides the necessary tools for this. orto GmbH initiated the 2024 project as part of the DIN Connect programme. It is being developed in collaboration with leading research institutions and practice partners, including the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the Helmholtz Centre for Geo Research (GFZ), Bauhaus Erde and other organisations, real estate companies and architecture firms.

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