On 26 January 2026, Reincarnate partners took part in a dedicated training workshop on Building Inspection and Valuation, delivered by DEMO Consultants as part of the project’s capacity-building activities.
The workshop, led by Maurijn Neumann and Samaneh Rezvani (DEMO Consultants), demonstrated a practical, end-to-end digital workflow for identifying, documenting, and valuing reusable and recyclable building components in existing buildings scheduled for demolition.
Using a real pilot case from Stockholm — the Teknikhöjden campus building — the training walked participants through the full process: from 3D laser scanning and on-site inspection, to tag-based data collection in a 3D virtual model, and finally to enriching IFC-based BIM models with structured inspection data. Participants saw how this enriched BIM information can be queried through reusable, expert-defined rules to support valuation, circularity assessment, and decision-making on material reuse, demonstrated in the workshop with the flat-glass use case.
A central message was the importance of structured data collection aligned with consistent ontologies. This ensures that inspectors, analysts, and circularity specialists can collaborate asynchronously while maintaining reusable, comparable data across projects and over time. The workshop also showed how predefined queries help experts rapidly extract insights—such as identifying non-reusable elements or estimating reusable material quantities—directly from enriched BIM models.
The session generated active discussions among partners on scalability, automation, ontology design, and future extensions to additional materials and inspection workflows, underscoring the relevance of Reincarnate’s approach for real-world circular construction practices.