Built to Make Construction Standards Actionable
Core Runway was founded in 2025 to solve a simple but persistent problem: owners create detailed standards for how their buildings should be designed and constructed, but applying those standards consistently across thousands of pages of specifications, drawings and submittals is extraordinarily difficult.
We use AI to make that process practical at project scale.
Core Runway compares project documentation against institutional standards, identifies potential non-compliance, links every finding back to its source, and preserves the decisions and exceptions made by experienced reviewers.
The result is more than faster design review. It creates a persistent knowledge layer for the organization — helping universities, healthcare systems and other major building owners apply what they already know consistently across every project.
John Burton
Founder & CEO
A serial entrepreneur, John has extensive experience raising money, running sales and marketing, finance, legal and general company operations
Chandika Mendis
Founder & CTO
With a strong technical background in AI, cloud computing and delivery of complex projects, Chandika has worked both at startups and large IT outsourcing companies.
Michael Volpatt
Founder & CRO
Having worked in construction Michael has an extensive network of architects, contractors and waste haulers. He also helps define product features based on his real world experiences.