From BIM self-purpose to business potential: DEUBIM and NOVAZOON unlock the next evolutionary stage of digitalization in the construction and real estate industry.

Düsseldorf/Karlsruhe, March 27, 2023

Real added value through digitalization in the construction and real estate industry: BIM consultant DEUBIM and innovation & venture builder NOVAZOON enter into a unique strategic alliance to develop and realize customer solutions.

By bundling their competencies, DEUBIM and NOVAZOON develop innovative solutions for the construction and real estate industry, which is under high pressure to innovate. Housing shortages, climate change, the energy transition and rising interest rates are key challenges facing the industry. These challenges are exacerbated by insufficiently digitized processes, inadequate data bases, and data inconsistencies. This is precisely where practical and smart solutions for exploiting the potential of digitization are needed in order to address the major challenges.

The strategic alliance addresses this problem by combining technical possibilities and real (market) needs. DEUBIM contributes its application and market expertise in the design, construction and operation of buildings with a focus on BIM. Combined with NOVAZOON’s in-depth tech skills for the implementation of digital (platform) applications, practical, innovative and customized solutions for the construction and real estate industry are created. The strategic alliance creates real added value through these digital solutions and addresses the entire life cycle of buildings – i.e. from planning, construction and operation to dismantling/upcycling. In each lifecycle phase, all the players involved (such as architects, civil engineers, specialist tradesmen, building managers) are taken into account with their individual competencies and interests. New digital services for inventory recording, smart operator models or predictive maintenance applications using the component-oriented, digital building twin are examples of this.

DEUBIM GmbH is one of the leading consulting companies specializing in the digital transformation of the construction and real estate industry, with core competencies in BIM for the digital design, construction and operation of buildings. With the EDUBIM Campus, DEUBIM is also a leading, innovative provider of BIM training and qualification solutions. As a long-standing member of buildingSMART, the global competence network for Open BIM and digitization in construction, DEUBIM plays a leading role in the coordination and development of international BIM standards.

NOVAZOON GmbH, headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, is one of the TOP innovation and venture builders in Europe. NOVAZOON’s core business is in the areas of digitalization and innovative business models, complemented by technological implementation strength. With an extensive network of industry, technology, research, science and investment, NOVAZOON builds innovative business models and successfully introduces them to the market.

NOVAZOON Strategic Data Framework

The NOVAZOON Strategic Data Framework is a method that ensures a strategic added value of data for the future success of the company and gives operational conclusions, makes changes possible and initiates additions.
In five simple steps, content is developed and implemented quickly, purposefully and with a focus on results.

A modern data strategy takes a holistic view of the requirements of the company, its target market and its customers. A focused inventory in the relevant dimensions and systems leads to a starting point that shows how real value can be drawn or generated from existing data in the future.
It also provides insight into how the IT architecture must evolve to support this vision.

Today, data is not only relevant for customer transactions, accounting, purchasing or other company departments. Modern data structure and content relate to all processes and transactions inside and outside a company, thus opening up new value creation scenarios and business models.

Interested in a data framework that fits your long-term business development and IT systems direction? Then feel free to contact our experts.

𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗭𝗢𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗯 – 𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵ä𝗳𝘁𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗭𝘂𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗳𝘁

Sometimes new #business models seemingly appear out of nowhere. But innovations don’t happen overnight!

In our Innovation Lab, we are continuously working on the technology and business model innovations of the future.
This is where creative ideas are born, product #prototypes are built and discarded, the latest #technologies are tested, #innovative business model approaches are validated and, above all, new types of business opportunities for various #industries are developed.

How do we do it? Among other things, we focus on current future trends, operate a tech radar, continuously work on our existing pool of ideas with our partners and thus #sustainably drive future #innovations.

Our focus here is particularly on platform business models, IOT/bate-based innovations, #medtech , #urbantech, #smarttech & #metaverse.

Our collaborations range from large companies and corporations to startups, with whom we jointly develop new digital products, realize innovative business models and establish them in the market.

You want to realize your innovative business model or are currently working on a digital product that should be successfully established on the market – then contact our experts and let your innovation become successful!

NOVAZOON Innovation Story with windCORES

Energy meets innovation

How can we make the digital world “greener”?
The energy demand due to the progressive
Digitization is covered by renewable energies in the sense of the energy transition. windCORES – a sustainable business model innovation.

Click here for the Innovation Story.

Development of a method for the digitization of 3D objects:

A scientific study in the context of a cooperation between NOVAZOON and the University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe

As part of the “Industrial Concept Development” course at the Faculty of Mechatronics at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, students Jonas Range and Leon Mönch produced a scientific paper on the digitization of 3D objects.

This work was tendered to the students of the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences in the context of a product vision of NOVAZOON, a platform for the presentation of digital showrooms.

The present work has focused on the development of a method to create a digital copy of real objects, such as paintings, statues or exhibits. In addition to the basis of the product vision, which consisted of a detailed list of requirements and a utility analysis by the students, other areas were also worked on:

• the determination of added values (USPs) and the development of a solution concept
• Determination and selection of solution components
• Market research of existing solution concepts
• Evaluation & analysis of found solutions
• Solution comparison & contrast
• Recommendation of a solution/ a solution concept

This scientific work was successfully completed thanks to the valuable support of Jonas Range and Leon Mönch. We would like to take this opportunity to expressly thank them for their results.

We would also like to thank Prof. Martin Simon and Mr. Ewert from the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, who accompanied us during the work.

We would also like to thank Tobias Blattner, Marcel Dietz and Florian Balb, who were available as contact persons on behalf of NOVAZOON.

The results obtained and the high quality elaboration of the work are the result of the commitment of all those involved. We thank all participants for their achievements and commitment.

NOVAZOON Design Thinking Workshop

In a Christmas outfit and with a great atmosphere we had our last team day for this year around the topic of Design Thinking.

For us, design thinking is an elementary part of our daily work, which the entire team masters. In our projects, we usually face the challenge of having to work with adapted innovation and creativity methods in the environment of B2B business model development in order to achieve the best possible results. Equally important in the B2B context is the direct usability and applicability of results, solutions or prototypes.

What do we mean by design thinking and what are the benefits for companies?

The Design Thinking approach and process is a structured method to develop products, solutions and/or business models essentially from the user’s perspective. Ideas are built and created based on deep understanding of the user situation. As a rule, this always results in innovative approaches that have a clear market and customer focus. In addition, Design Thinking is used to tease out creativity in teams in a new way – particularly interesting are unconventional challenges provided as part of such a process, such as a change of role/perspective like “How would Elon Musk solve the problem?”.

For us and our partners, we see three main advantages that arise:

-> Shortening of long processes for innovation

-> Concrete results and solution approaches with direct customer reference

-> Agile working and joint innovation: employees are actively involved, can contribute their knowledge and expand it at the same time

Our joint appointment again showed how much energy is involved in “real” workshops in a personal environment. We believe it can create the culture needed to master digital transformation in many companies.

Feel free to contact us if you would like to bring a breath of fresh air into your company with the help of a Design Thinking workshop.