Florian Laurisch

Founder at Cognivity® | Smart Building Expert | We Do: Digital Strategy • Integration • Data • ESG

Berlin Metropolitan Area

About

I help developers, owners, operators and corporate tenants turn buildings and campuses into digitally controllable assets, not just “smart” on slides. With more than 20 years of experience in IT, software development, cloud platforms and over 7 years working hands-on in Smart Commercial Building projects, I focus on making digital building concepts work in real-world operation. As Founder of Cognivity® GmbH, I work at the intersection of building technology, IT/OT, data integration, cloud platforms, workplace experience, data privacy and cybersecurity. Most of my work takes place in complex environments: - multi-tenant assets - single-tenant HQs - campus projects and large redevelopments all within highly diversified IT system landscapes. What clients usually bring me in for: turning smart-building buzzwords into tangible, hands-on digital roadmaps designing data integration and system architecture that actually perform in the real world aligning tenants, building operators and investors around one realistic target All of our services can be found @ www.cognivity.com/services I enjoy projects where ambition is high but expectations are honest: robust, explainable and future-ready rather than glossy and fragile. If you’re working on a smart building, campus or portfolio topic and are looking for a straightforward sparring partner, feel free to reach out.

Experience

  • Founder & Managing Director at Cognivity GmbH
    2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    Cognivity is a boutique consultancy for Smart Commercial Buildings. We connect digital strategy, systems integration, data platforms, workplace experience and security so that buildings, campuses and districts become truly smart – operable, efficient and future-ready. Our focus is on Smart Commercial Buildings where user experience, energy & ESG, IT/OT security and digital services come together in one coherent architecture. We design smart-building roadmaps, integration and data architectures, support vendor selection and guide test-driven commissioning, always with an eye on long-term operations.

  • Digital Advisor Smart Building Technologies & IT-Integration at CBRE
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    Smart Building & Campus Technologies for IPAI - Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence

  • Digital Advisor Smart Building at IPAI - Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence at Schwarz Immobilien
    Nov 2023 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

    https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/wissen/ki-heilbronn-ipai-kuenstliche-intelligenz-100.html

  • CA Immo Deutschland GmbH (4 yrs 8 mos)
    • cube Berlin by CA IMMO / Digitalization Lead
      May 2019 - Dec 2023 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      Digitalization of Europe's Smartest Commercial Building. The cube, Berlin. https://www.adeline-production.com/cubeberlin

    • Digitalization Lead / Smart Commercial Building
      Jun 2020 - Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Development of over 200.000 sqm of Smart Commercial Building at: cube, Berlin - Operational Phase since 2020 ONE, Frankfurt Upbeat, Headquarter Deutsche Kreditbank DKB, Berlin Grasblau, Berlin Viertel Four, München River City Mississippi & Missouri, Prague https://www.caimmo.com/en/company/insights/more-efficient-sustainable-and-resource-conserving-the-digitization-of-office-buildings-and-their-rental-spaces/

  • Smart Commercial Building Technology Advisor at SIGNA Group of Companies
    Mar 2023 - Nov 2023 · 9 mos

    Fully integrated concept of an ideal smart commercial building and its underlying technologies in hardware, software, network communication and the cloud.