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22.10.2025

Sustainable renovation planning made easy:

Master complexity with smart tools

Preservation instead of demolition, transformation instead of new construction. Planning in existing buildings has become a crucial discipline when it comes to climate-friendly construction and sustainable spatial development. Reality shows that dealing with existing structures is often complex and therefore still deters some planners. Yet this is exactly where a great opportunity lies: with the right tools, existing buildings can not only be preserved, but also efficiently developed further. Our CAD software ELITECAD Architecture 17 supports planning offices in precisely this challenge with sophisticated functions for the simple recording, transformation, and evaluation of existing buildings.

Utilize point clouds efficiently instead of a tedious conversion process
Those who plan existing buildings often work with 3D laser scan data such as point clouds. What requires complicated workflows elsewhere becomes a smooth process in ELITECAD: scan data is imported quickly and flexibly, automatically georeferenced, and remodelled in detail with just a few clicks – even with huge amounts of data. The interactive assistant for building creation, the practical 3D clipping box, and industry-leading performance in scan data processing make renovation and conversion projects extremely efficient to plan. Given the increasing demand for resource-efficient use of existing buildings, these tools are an important means of achieving greater sustainability in the construction industry.
Complex raw material is quickly turned into a detailed 3D model for further (conversion) planning.
Renovation planning: Three states, one model
A true highlight for anyone working with existing structures: integrated renovation planning in ELITECAD.
Thanks to the three states of existing construction, demolition, and new construction, changes can be logically separated, visually represented, and traced at any time – all within a single model. This makes confusing variant models and misunderstandings with project participants a thing of the past. Change documentation, quantity determination, or approval documents?
One click is all it takes for planning that will last for a long time.
ELITECAD Architecture | Umbauplanung: Stadien

ELITECAD allows for consistent and intelligent remodelling planning in 2D and 3D. The representation of demolition, existing contruction, and new construction can be configured from the 3D model to the plans.

Sustainability starts with planning

Those who are committed to sustainable construction must make the right decisions early on, ideally from the very first draft. But how and when do planners obtain the necessary data? ELITECAD Architecture 17 provides comprehensive support here too, with automatically retrieved EPD information from ÖKOBAUDAT, various sustainability reports at the touch of a button, detailed and clearly visualized evaluations of material usage, and much more. This means that the necessary environmental parameters, such as CO₂ emissions and recyclability, are incorporated directly into the digital planning process, while at the same time creating the essential building block for the digital product passport (DPP), which will be mandatory from 2028, without any manual effort. This makes the software a valuable tool for the targeted, long-term, and environmentally friendly further development of building stock, while at the same time freeing up planning resources for creative work.

Planning tools for existing buildings put to a real-life test

Working with inventory data requires precision, clarity, and a clear workflow – especially when it comes to complex conversions or energy-efficient renovations. Digital tools such as ELITECAD Architecture 17 enable a structured approach here: from the transfer of point cloud data to planning in various stages to evaluable sustainability indicators.

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