Vice-chair of buildingSMART UK&I and DCW 2022 Construction Champion of the Year, Emma Hooper, joins the BuildData’s Research Institute as Head of R&D

London, UK—21^st September 2023:  Today, BuildData Group AB (“BuildData”) announces the launch of its Research Institute, headed up by Emma Hooper, who will be responsible for research and development across the group’s brands, Zutec & Createmaster.

Set up to better understand and take a lead on the digital transformation of the built environment, the BuildData Group Research Institute will focus on the importance of information as data, its role today and tomorrow as a valuable asset, and devise strategies and concepts to build out an information theory that will drive better building outcomes.

The built environment and digital worlds are constantly evolving, and ensuring the right stakeholders have the right information at the right time is critical. By digging deeper into the construction industry with regards to trends, standards, policy, regulations and best practice that influence information and data today, the primary purpose of the Research Institute will be to actively help shape, guide and educate the industry through research and thought leadership, with an emphasis on information management which is at the heart of digital transformation.

The BuildData Group Research Institute launches with a new paper written by Emma Hooper: “Rethinking Information Management and Modelling”, which focuses on whether the golden thread of information, a requirement of the Building Safety Act, is a product of good information management, asking the question and reviewing what needs to happen to improve the management of information across the built environment?

Emma Hooper, Head of R&D at BuildData Group’s Research Institute, states, “Our belief is that the industry requires a centre of excellence that looks at the bigger picture of information management and a common data framework, acting as think tank to help educate and shape data strategies. Our findings will feed into the wider work of BuildData Group to help provide the communications, services and products which will benefit one of the least digitised industry in the world — construction.  However, crucially it will feed into the industry itself and how we can take an integrated approach to ensure better connected and structured data which has a consistent digital language as the industry moves towards a golden thread of information.”

Gustave Geisendorf, CEO at BuildData Group, adds, “With an ever-evolving market, building regulations and standards, the Research Institute comes at a time when the role of information in the built environment has never been more necessary. It will not only enable us to deepen our knowledge and expertise of the built environment and changing landscape, but gives us the mechanism to share insight, thought leadership and research with the construction industry that helps shape its direction, particularly when it comes to building information management and modelling. We want to create a safer and more sustainable built environment, where information is as important as the building itself, and we will use our findings to educate the industry at large and drive new compelling events through digitalisation.”

To download the paper or to find out more about the Research Institute, then please click here.

For more information, please contact:

Maria Hudson: CMO, BuildData Group

maria.hudson@builddata.se

About BuildData

BuildData Group AB is a SaaS provider within construction and property technology and is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market. Redeye AB is the Company’s acting Certified Adviser (Tel. +46 8 121 576 90, certifiedadviser@redeye.se www.redeye.se).

Building information management leader comes together with Createmaster to strengthen structured information delivery across the asset life cycle. 

London, UK—19^th September 2023:  Today, BuildData Group AB (“BuildData”) announces it’s bringing together two of its brands to improve the way building information is specified, delivered and managed across the whole life of an asset, with Bond Bryan Digital rebranding to Createmaster Information Management. 

Combining the multi-award-winning information management and modelling company (Bond Bryan Digital) with the UK number one brand in Digital Handover (Createmaster) will bring many benefits to players across the building lifecycle. From building design, construction and handover to operations and maintenance, this complementary fit in terms of solutions will support an industry navigating mandatory building information reform.

Today both brands work with clients and contractors from across the UK to define and deliver building information and documentation across the RIBA stages of the building lifecycle, supporting customers with information management and compliance. 

Bond Bryan Digital rationalises digital building information requirements for its customers and provides information delivery based on industry best practice and international standards, including the UK BIM Framework and ISO 19650.

Createmaster provides digital handover solutions, collating, validating, and delivering asset information and building manuals for customers to support Building Safety Act Gateway 3 compliance and ensure a smooth handover at project completion. 

Core solutions delivered to customers won’t change, but the Createmaster brand will be enhanced by adding market-leading information management and building information modelling (BIM) solutions from Bond Bryan Digital.

This move is part of a longer-term goal to provide better connected and structured data to customers, with a consistent digital language as the industry moves towards a golden thread of information. It also means greater joined up thinking around data and how it can be more closely tied to document delivery. Under the Createmaster brand the two businesses can provide a more holistic approach to the specification, production and management of building information, ultimately strengthening the information delivery model. 

Commenting on the name change, Gustave Geisendorf, CEO at BuildData Group, says, “With both brands being credible market leaders, bringing Bond Bryan Digital into the Createmaster fold makes sense at a time when building information management is in the spotlight. New and updated standards and regulations, such as The Building Safety Act, put an emphasis on digitised building information, which is not only accessible, but accurate, discoverable and understandable. Therefore, having connected data is critical. 

“Not only can we enhance the work we do for our customers but also respond to the changing regulatory landscape and built environment requirements faster. By creating simpler paths to navigate data and the digital ecosystem, we can develop a clear purpose-driven data approach that seamlessly integrates information and delivers more stakeholder trust. This will meet market requirements for a true golden thread of information, supporting compliance that leads to better building outcomes.” 

Bond Bryan Digital Limited will now trade as Createmaster Information Management Limited.  To find out more, please visit: www.bondbryandigital.co.uk or www.createmaster.co.uk

For more information, please contact:

Maria Hudson: CMO, BuildData Group

maria.hudson@builddata.se

About BuildData

BuildData Group AB is a SaaS provider within construction and property technology and is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market. Redeye AB is the Company’s acting Certified Adviser (Tel. +46 8 121 576 90, certifiedadviser@redeye.se www.redeye.se).

Group leadership team put in place to optimise business performance, accelerate organic and acquired growth as trailblazers in residential construction SaaS.

Stockholm, Sweden—11^th July 2022:  BuildData Group AB (“BuildData”) today announced a new group management team led by Group CEO, Gustave Geisendorf. The newly formed team will be responsible for group commercial, finance, M&A and operational functions globally and comprises Bruce Morrison as Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO), Emily Hopson-Hill as Group Chief Technology and Operations Officer (Group CTO/COO), Maria Hudson as Group Chief Marketing Officer (Group CMO) and Alex Mathieson as Group Chief Revenue Officer (Group CRO).

Stefan Charette, BuildData Chairman said, “The changes we have made at a senior level will enable the successful development and growth of the BuildData Group, as we meet our ambitions to be the leading provider of construction SaaS solutions to the housebuilder and developer community. We have a huge opportunity as this sector increasingly is embracing tech to meet regulatory compliance and sustainability targets, while driving efficiencies and improving productivity, and this team is tasked to ensure we are the go-to brands for SaaS solutions.”

“As we have entered our new financial year, and hit a critical stage in our growth trajectory, it is imperative we have the right management team in place to drive the company forward as we build our position within the residential and property tech space. The team will work alongside me to meet sector demand, execute, and accelerate our business, as well as provide daily management of the BuildData brands including Zutec, Createmaster, Bond Bryan Digital and Resi-Sense. Construction and property remain two of the least digitized industries in the world and that presents a massive opportunity for us,” said Gustave Geisendorf, BuildData CEO.

With extensive experience in scaling SaaS and software companies, Emily Hopson-Hill joined Zutec in March 2021 as Chief Operations Officer and has been responsible for enhancing product and solutions, as well as implementing process and policies to promote company culture and vision. In her BuildData role, Emily will oversee solutions engineering, product, IT and development, technical implementation and digital services.

Bruce Morrison joined BuildData as CFO in October 2021, having been in finance and M&A leadership roles in publicly listed companies across the SaaS space for more than 20 years.  Bruce will take responsibility for IR, financial control, and M&A for the group.

More recent hires, Maria Hudson as Group CMO and Alex Mathieson as Group CRO, will form a new commercial function within BuildData. Maria will be in in charge of brand marketing, digital marketing, content marketing, account-based marketing, and PR across the group’s brands.  Alex will lead new business, account management, customer success and pre-sales.

Geisendorf continued, “This is a new era for BuildData and it’s a privilege to work with such accomplished individuals as we help shape the industry and take the next steps on our journey. With this new structure we are also organised to continue our growth through acquisitions. We have increased sales by 5 times over the past 2.5 years and we are now entering the next stage of that growth trajectory.”

Stockholm, Sweden—6th July 2022:  BuildData Group AB (“BuildData”) today announced that its subsidiary Zutec has signed a 3-year enterprise agreement valued at SEK4.5m, with one the largest home construction companies in the UK, Taylor Wimpey. Operating at a local level with 23 regional businesses across the UK, Taylor Wimpey completed 14,087 new homes in 2021, from apartments to six-bedroom houses, with affordable housing representing 18% of their total completions.

Taylor Wimpey has selected the Zutec platform for quality management, which will be configured to support their drive towards Building Regulation 40, and Part L (or Approved Document L) compliance, a regulatory uplift that came into force on the 15^th June 2022. Housebuilders and developers in England and Wales are now required to reduce CO2 emissions on all new houses by 31% compared to the previous SAP model. Over the next 12-months there is expected to be over 1000 Taylor Wimpey users and 240 projects running on Zutec.

Gustave Geisendorf, CEO of BuildData said: “With the raft of new and updated building regulations coming into force over the coming months and years—such as the uplifted Part L standard of Building Regulation 40, and the more rigorous Future Homes and Future Building Standard 2025—ensuring building energy efficiency and sustainability is front of mind for housebuilders and developers in their drive to carbon net neutrality by 2050.

“Regulation is pushing the construction industry through a period of change, and meeting quality standards to ensure compliance is a must. With ease of use and simplicity at its core, our quality management platform provides one place to document all building data and information. Users can take geo-located photos, ensure they can be traced and match projects, then shared with key stakeholders and inspectors to evidence compliance, as well as improve team communications, assignment of tasks and the ability close and sign off work and installations. After successfully completing a proof of concept, Taylor Wimpey chose Zutec for our capability to provide a configurable SaaS platform so they can meet the changing needs of regulation and always guarantee the best quality.”