Question about Material/Technology Sourcing for Buildings - Help for Student-run Startup
Hello everyone,

I hope my question fits to this sub - If any of you work in architecture, engineering, or development I was wondering if you could help me with a project.

I’m currently a student and working on a startup in the real estate/construction field at the same time. I would be very grateful if some of you that have worked in the industry could help me answer a few questions :)

For a new development project or redevelopment…

1. Who is responsible for deciding which construction materials or building technologies are used?
   1. How does the material/technology consulting process work with these stakeholders/professionals and do you think it is efficient?
2. What are key factors for sourcing products? (financials, sustainability, …)
3. Where and how do you find information on products or suppliers?

I hope some of you can help me with these questions. Even if you only know about parts of the questions, I would be very thankful :)

Thank you very much!
[{"id": "ixxg53s", "text": "Design typically comes from the architect.  People tend to do what they always have so your really going to have to work hard to prove your value proposition.  If the architect trys you out and it doesn't work the developer will be pissed and if it does work out then it's like a small thanks.   Risk reward wont line up like you would think.\n\n If it's related to environmental impact you need to convince Cal Green, LEED, Green Gloves etc that it's worth you getting points.\n\nYou could try to give a developer a piece of your company and/or free product for helping bring it to market and validate the use case.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]