# NorthQ > PropTech and Real Estate consultancy for Nordic asset owners, developers, investors and facility management teams. NorthQ combines building-level data infrastructure (sensors, meters, CTS/BMS integration) with hands-on Real Estate operations expertise. Copenhagen-based, 18 years across the industry. ## Company facts - **Legal entity**: NorthQ Energy Solutions ApS (Denmark) - **Founded activity**: 18 years across hardware engineering, data science, energy systems, building operations, and Real Estate legal frameworks - **Legal entity incorporated**: 2024 (consolidating existing consultancy and operations work) - **CVR / VAT**: 44979322 / DK44979322 - **Address**: Torringvej 7, 1.th, 2610 Rodovre, Denmark - **Contact**: +45 70 27 18 18 | sales@northq.com - **CEO**: Christian von Scholten - **Head of Business Development & Growth**: Sven Kartchinov (ska@northq.com) ## The 1:22 rule (core framing) At a 4.5% capitalization rate, 1 DKK of OPEX saved becomes 22 DKK of asset value. This is why operational efficiency is the highest-leverage lever in Real Estate. ## What NorthQ delivers - **Data services**: Sensors, gateways, meters, CTS/BMS integration, distribution accounting, tenant apps - **Operations services**: Alarm filtering, energy optimization, distribution accounting, portfolio dashboards - **Consultancy services**: Screening Report (free first building), Technical Due Diligence - **Open CTS/BMS**: Hardware-agnostic building automation layer covering heating, ventilation, pumps, PV, lighting, and apartments. Every alarm extracted, data out via API, BACS-compliant with EPBD Article 13 (290 kW threshold today, 70 kW by end of 2029), CAPEX planning, and the Energy Label Upgrade Roadmap (Sustainability-as-a-Service) — deliberately moving a building's calculated energy label to unlock green financing and de-risk stranding - **Free first building**: Every relationship starts with a free Screening Report on one building. No commitment. No equipment to buy. ## Key locked statistics - 18 years in industry (since 2007) - 6 buildings under active data collection - 1,000+ apartments under data collection - 500+ MWh of energy optimized annually - Trusted by: Greystar Capital, HOFOR, Urban Partners, Facility Fabrikken, Kamstrup ## Featured case (published) Canvas Frederiksberg student housing: 297,420 DKK annual savings, 6.6M DKK asset value uplift, 6.6-year simple payback. ## Site map ### Homepage - [Homepage](/): Overview of NorthQ, the 1:22 rule, service families, audience tiles, featured case. ### How we work - [How we work](/how-we-work): Same methodology, different depths. From free Screening Report to On-site Inspection Report. 6-9 month engagement cycle. ### Solutions by audience - [For Asset Owners](/asset-owners): Portfolio-level operations, OPEX savings, prevent stranded assets. - [For Developers](/developers): Deliver a smart building at handover. Retrofitting later costs 10 to 30 times more. - [For Investors](/investors): Technical Due Diligence for Real Estate transactions. Every deal, every building. - [For FM Teams](/fm-teams): Less firefighting. Alarm filtering, structured tickets, healthier buildings. - [For Partners](/partners): Advisor, broker, energy consultant, property manager partnerships. ### Services - [Data](/data): Building-level data collection infrastructure. - [Operations](/operations): Operational data infrastructure for Real Estate portfolios. - [Consultancy](/consultancy): Engineering plus energy data. Screening, TDD, CAPEX planning, and the Energy Label Upgrade Roadmap (move the energy label, unlock green financing). - [Open CTS/BMS](/open-cts-bms): Fourth service family. Hardware-agnostic building automation layer connecting direct to heating, ventilation, pumps, PV, lighting, and apartments — with no per-datapoint fees, no vendor lock, and BACS-compliance built in. Around half the OPEX of the equivalent traditional CTS/BMS contract. ### Cases - [Cases overview](/cases): All published cases. - [Canvas Frederiksberg case](/cases/canvas-frederiksberg): 297,420 DKK/year, 6.6M DKK asset uplift. - [Canvas Nordhavn case](/cases/canvas-nordhavn): ~90,000 DKK/year, 4.6-year payback. - [Canvas Amager case](/cases/canvas-amager): ~60,000 DKK/year, 5.4-year payback. ### Insights (articles) - [PropTech Insights hub](/insights): One building, four audiences. - [1:22 (for Asset Owners)](/insights/for-owners): Why OPEX is Real Estate's highest-leverage lever. - [Before you sign (for Investors)](/insights/for-investors): TDD as pricing power. - [Smart building at handover (for Developers)](/insights/for-developers): Kristian Honore (HOFOR) on the performance gap. Retrofitting costs 10-30x more. - [The team the deal room forgets (for FM Teams)](/insights/for-fm-teams): FM as operational value custodian. ### About & contact - [About NorthQ](/about): Two worlds, one team. Digital plus physical Real Estate. - [Contact](/contact): One phone (+45 70 27 18 18), one email (sales@northq.com), one form. ## Voice & positioning NorthQ speaks financial-first and technical-on-request. Sustainability was once framed purely as a byproduct of the savings; it is now also an active offering — the Energy Label Upgrade Roadmap deliberately moves a building's energy label to unlock green financing and protect asset value. Real DKK numbers, real cases, named-expert quotes. Refuses to pick sides between PropTech and Real Estate consultancy: does both, physically and digitally. ## Key phrases - "Buildings have problems. We find them, document them and fix them." - "On the energy systems. In the data." - "Two worlds. One team." - 1:22 (1 DKK OPEX saved = 22 DKK asset value at 4.5% yield) - Free Screening Report on your first building - Energy Label Upgrade Roadmap: move the label, de-risk the asset, unlock green financing — in Denmark the energy label is a calculated rating, not a meter reading, so moving it takes deliberate work - Open CTS/BMS: "The building is yours. The data should be yours too." Fourth service family. Every system on one open layer. Around half the OPEX of equivalent traditional CTS/BMS contract. BACS-compliant with EPBD Article 13.