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Core Runway Introduces Compliance Intelligence Platform for Institutional Building Owners
Platform turns institutional design standards, project documents and expert decisions into a continuously applied compliance system SAN FRANCISCO, August 28, 2026 — Core Runway Inc. today announced the continued expansion of its AI-powered construction compliance platform, designed to help universities, healthcare systems, airports and other large building owners apply their internal design and construction standards consistently across every project. Large institutions often
John Burton
Aug 283 min read
Core Runway Appoints Technology Entrepreneur and Investor Peter Levy as Advisor and ABOD Member
Veteran technology founder and investor joins Core Runway to support fundraising, go-to-market strategy and the company’s next stage of growth SAN FRANCISCO, CA — August 28, 2026 — Core Runway, an AI-powered construction intelligence company focused on helping building owners identify and prevent compliance issues across complex construction projects, today announced that Peter Levy has joined the company as an Advisor and member of its Advisory Board of Directors (ABOD). Lev
John Burton
Aug 272 min read
Compliance Does Not End When the Design Is Finished
A construction project can comply perfectly with an owner's standards on paper and still end up with the wrong product installed in the building. Why? Because design compliance and construction compliance are often treated as separate processes. They shouldn't be. The Requirement Starts Upstream Consider a relatively simple product such as paint. The owner's standards may establish acceptable manufacturers, sustainability requirements or performance criteria. The project spec
John Burton
Aug 223 min read
Core Runway Extends Standards Compliance From Design Through Product Submittals
New workflow connects owner standards, project specifications, product requirements and manufacturer evidence in one continuous review process SAN FRANCISCO, August 26, 2026 — Core Runway Inc. today announced expanded capabilities that allow construction teams to carry design and compliance requirements from project specifications through the product submittal process. Construction requirements are rarely contained in a single document. A product submitted for approval may ne
John Burton
Aug 222 min read


Checking Thousands of Pages Against an Owner’s Design Standards
The Challenge Institutional owners such as universities and healthcare systems create detailed design standards covering everything from finishes and mechanical systems to laboratories and specialist equipment. The challenge is making sure those standards are actually reflected in each new project. A single project specification can contain thousands of pages. Comparing it manually against hundreds or thousands of pages of owner requirements is extremely time-consuming, diffi
John Burton
Aug 221 min read
Turning Construction Documents Into a Ready-to-Review Submittal
The Challenge Preparing a construction submittal requires more than choosing a product. Teams must determine exactly what the specification and drawings require, identify the correct products and finishes, collect supporting manufacturer documentation, and make sure the completed package satisfies the project requirements before it reaches the general contractor. Much of that work still involves manually searching specifications, drawings, product literature and previous subm
John Burton
Aug 222 min read
Your Design Standards Are Only as Good as the Last Project That Followed Them
Universities, healthcare systems and other large building owners often maintain extensive internal design standards. They exist for good reasons. An institution may have decades of experience operating hundreds of buildings. It knows which equipment performs reliably, which materials cause maintenance problems, which systems its facilities teams can support, and which design decisions create unnecessary operating costs. That knowledge gets turned into design guidelines, techn
John Burton
Aug 183 min read
Core Runway Expands AI Platform to Automate Institutional Design Standards Review
AI platform compares thousands of pages of project documentation against owner standards and produces source-linked findings in minutes SAN FRANCISCO, August 22, 2026 — Core Runway Inc. today announced a major expansion of its construction intelligence platform, enabling universities, healthcare systems and other institutional building owners to automatically review project specifications against their own internal design standards. Large institutional owners frequently maint
John Burton
Aug 182 min read


Project Impact Analysis - Quantifying the Value of AI-Powered LEED Documentation
The Project Volpatt Construction completed the renovation of Newell-Simon Hall for Carnegie Mellon University, a project that required extensive LEED documentation, including Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), Health Product Declarations (HPDs), and construction waste diversion reporting. Like many sustainable construction projects, documenting compliance required hundreds of hours of administrative effort from project engineers and managers—time that could otherwise
John Burton
Jul 222 min read
Core Runway Closes $75,000 Micro Funding Round Led by Datapower.vc
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, 2026 — Core Runway Inc., an AI-powered compliance platform for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, today announced the closing of a $75,000 micro funding round led by Dataframe.vc. The round closed on July 12, 2026. Core Runway is developing an integrated suite of AI tools designed to reduce the time, cost, and complexity involved in construction compliance, specification review, product submittals, sustainability documentation, a
John Burton
Jul 192 min read
Core Runway Announces Partnership with NAPA to Integrate More Than 7,000 Asphalt EPDs into ConstructIQ
Partnership expands access to material sustainability data and supports better product selection and reporting across the construction industry San Francisco, CA and Pittsburgh, PA — Core Runway today announced a strategic partnership with the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to integrate more than 7,000 asphalt Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) from across North America directly into the ConstructIQ platform through a dedicated API connection. The partner
John Burton
Jun 192 min read
Michael Brothers Companies Adopts Core Runway’s AI-Powered DivertIQ Platform to Streamline Waste Diversion Reporting
Leading waste and recycling company leverages AI to improve diversion tracking, reporting efficiency, and customer transparency SAN FRANCISCO AND PITTSBURGH, PA — June 15, 2026 — Core Runway today announced that Michael Brothers Companies has adopted DivertIQ, the company’s AI-powered waste diversion reporting platform, to streamline the collection, analysis, and reporting of waste diversion data for construction, demolition, and industrial projects. The adoption marks an im
John Burton
Jun 172 min read
Beyond Data Extraction: Why Multi-Variant EPDs Require Real Intelligence
One of the biggest misconceptions in sustainability compliance is that Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are simple documents. They are not. While extracting data from a single-product EPD can often be straightforward, many manufacturers publish multi-variant EPDs that cover dozens—or even hundreds—of product configurations within a single document. In these cases, identifying the correct sustainability values requires far more than finding a number on a page. The Hid
John Burton
May 292 min read
CoreRunway and Dr. Hoda Ibrahim Announce June 4 Webinar: “How AI is Transforming LEED and Sustainability Compliance in 2026”
Live online session will showcase how AI is reducing manual reporting workloads, improving compliance accuracy, and accelerating LEED project delivery San Francisco, CA / Cairo, Egypt — April 26, 2026 — CoreRunway, the AI-native compliance platform for the construction industry, today announced a live webinar co-hosted with sustainability expert Dr. Hoda Ibrahim titled “How AI is Transforming LEED and Sustainability Compliance in 2026.” The event will take place Thursday, Jun
John Burton
Apr 262 min read
How Scouts and Judges Are Changing Internet Information Retrieval
Why Core Runway Adopted This Architecture in Release 4.71 Traditional search systems were built for a different era. They were designed to return links, rank pages based on keywords, and leave the human user to do the hard work of deciding what matters. That model no longer fits modern business workflows. When teams need accurate answers, structured data, or compliance-grade outputs, simply returning ten blue links is inefficient. What matters now is finding the right informa
John Burton
Apr 173 min read
Core Runway Featured by AngelsRound for AI-Driven Approach to Compliance Reporting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Francisco, CA – April 10, 2026 — Core Runway Inc., an AI-driven compliance and reporting platform for the construction and environmental services industries, today announced that it has been featured by AngelsRound, a publication focused on early-stage innovation and emerging companies. The feature highlights Core Runway’s approach to automating complex compliance workflows, particularly in response to increasing regulatory demands such as CALGreen
John Burton
Apr 101 min read
Core Runway Launches Verifiable AI Extraction with Automated PDF Markup for Audit-Ready Compliance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New feature transforms AI from a black box into a fully transparent, auditable system for construction and environmental reporting San Francisco, CA — April 2, 2026 — Core Runway, an AI-driven compliance automation platform for construction and environmental services, today announced the release of its Verifiable AI Extraction feature — a major advancement in making AI-generated data fully transparent and audit-ready. The new capability automatically m
John Burton
Apr 22 min read
From Black Box to Glass Box: Introducing Verifiable AI Extraction in Core Runway
One of the biggest barriers to adopting AI in compliance workflows isn’t capability — it’s trust. Construction teams, environmental consultants, and compliance officers aren’t just asking: “Can AI extract the data?” They’re asking: “Can I prove it’s right?” Today, we’re introducing a major step forward. 🔍 Verifiable AI Extraction — Now Live in Core Runway Core Runway now automatically marks up source PDFs after data extraction , showing: Exactly where each data point came fr
John Burton
Apr 22 min read
Core Runway Announces Full Support for LEED v5 Construction Reporting, Marking Major Step Forward in AI-Driven Compliance
San Francisco, CA — Core Runway Inc. today announced full support for LEED v5 construction reporting , positioning the company at the forefront of a major industry transition as new sustainability standards begin to reshape how projects are documented, verified, and delivered. With LEED v5 introducing more rigorous requirements around embodied carbon, materials transparency, air quality, and lifecycle accountability , Core Runway’s platform enables general contractors, subco
John Burton
Mar 312 min read
LEED 4.1 vs LEED 5: What’s Changing for Construction Reporting?
As LEED continues to evolve, the shift from LEED v4.1 to LEED v5 represents more than just incremental updates—it reflects a fundamental change in how sustainability is measured, verified, and reported during construction. For general contractors, sustainability consultants, and project teams, the biggest impact isn’t just what needs to be reported—but how much , how often , and how connected that reporting must be. Below is a practical breakdown of how construction-phase r
John Burton
Mar 303 min read
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