{"id":21372,"date":"2026-07-15T13:52:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buildext.com\/?page_id=21372"},"modified":"2026-07-17T07:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:30:37","slug":"scan-reality-capture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buildext.com\/en\/scan-reality-capture\/","title":{"rendered":"Scan & reality capture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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SCANNING \u00b7 BIM MANAGEMENT \u00b7 PLAN MANAGEMENT \u00b7 ISO 19650<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know exactly what you’re building on<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

BuildEXT captures the true physical condition of a site or building, models it to the accuracy your project stage requires, and keeps every new design coordinated against that reality – from first scan to handover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See how it works<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Brownfield projects<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design on top of decades of undocumented change<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Retrofit<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verify existing fabric before you commit to a design<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Construction & site management<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catch deviations while they’re still cheap to fix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pre-manufacturing<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fabricate offsite against a model you can trust<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SCANNING \u00b7 BIM MANAGEMENT \u00b7 PLAN MANAGEMENT \u00b7 ISO 19650<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know exactly what you\u2019re building on<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

BuildEXT captures the true physical condition of a site or building, models it to the accuracy your project stage requires, and keeps every new design coordinated against that reality \u2013 from first scan to handover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See how it works<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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ISO 19650<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certified \u00b7 Top 5 in Europe (Simply Cert Institute \/ UKAS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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architects & engineers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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300,000 m\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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17 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Budapest \u00b7 Munich<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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48%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

of construction rework worldwide is caused by poor or inaccessible project data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Autodesk & FMI, 2020 – global cost: $1.84 trillion in a single year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PAPER, 2D CAD & AS-BUILT GAPS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Reality: Outdated Documentation and Missing Data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When a developer or public body initiates retrofit project, they rarely inherit an editable 3D model. The documentation usually falls into three categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Pre-1980s buildings:<\/strong> Hand-drawn paper plans stored in archives. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1990s\u20132010s buildings:<\/strong> Digital documentation exists, but only as 2D CAD files or PDFs. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Outdated “as-built” drawings:<\/strong> Original design files that no longer match the building after years of modifications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    WHERE IT MATTERS MOST<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Four situations where accurate as-built data changes the outcome<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Brownfield projects<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Master planning and redevelopment on an occupied or partially built site, where existing structures, foundations and services shape what’s actually buildable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Retrofit & refurbishment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Extensions, conversions and upgrades where the design has to respond to a real, surveyed structure – not an assumed one – before it can be committed to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Construction & site management<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Ongoing verification of what’s been built against what was designed, so clashes and out-of-tolerance work surface while they’re still cheap to correct.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Pre-manufacturing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Offsite fabrication of steel, MEP and modular elements, built to fit a physical space that has been measured, not estimated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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