Digital Product Passport in Practice: Highlights from BuiltBeyond 2025

On November 19, BuiltBeyond brought together more than 120 participants at Trekanten in Oslo for a full day of professional insights on the Digital Product Passport (DPP), digitalization, and practical implementation in the construction industry. The goal was simple: to show how the industry can move from regulation to real-world use.

The EU perspective: Latest updates on the Digital Product Passport

The day began with the EU perspective, as Oscar Nieto from the European Commission shared an updated status on the Digital Product Passport (DPP), including timelines and what is now expected of member states. This was followed by the Norwegian Directorate for Building Quality, represented by Martin Schreck and Mailen Vangsnes, who provided insight into how Norway is working to adapt to and implement the requirements.

How Norway is preparing for the DPP requirements

From an academic perspective, Eilif Hjelseth from NTNU delivered a clear message on why product data must be seen as a fundamental part of digitalization—and how education pathways need to align with the needs of the industry.

Public clients as drivers of change

In the client-focused session, Thomas Andersen and Daniel Nordberg Sivertsen (Trøndelag County Authority), along with Eivind Pagander Tysnes (Bane NOR), shared their experiences. They demonstrated how public clients are already taking a leading role through clearer requirements, structured work with information modeling, and a strong focus on sustainability and reporting.

Contractors’ experiences from real-world projects

The contractor session featured Anja Beate Andersen (JM), Kenneth Hatlestad (Backe), and Heidi Mørkhagen Wikøren (Hæhre). They presented concrete project examples and offered insight into how DPP data can support EPDs, operations and maintenance (O&M) documentation, standardization, and improved information flow across project phases.

From data chaos to data quality in projects

Henrik Groth Lerøen (Advansia) then showed how structured information connects the dots from design through handover and into operations. Petter Gagos and Frode Sandnes from Cobuilder also contributed with demonstrations of how data can be connected and used across project systems.

The questions the industry needs to ask now

Towards the end of the day, we showed how the theory behind the Digital Product Passport is put into practice. Sigrid Kjøbli from Cobuilder guided participants through practical cases and key questions on how the industry can work smarter in response to new requirements.

The day concluded with a summary and a clear call to action:

The industry is facing major changes—but also major opportunities if we collaborate.

The afterwork session allowed the conversations to continue, with many taking the opportunity to build new connections and share experiences across roles and disciplines.

A big thank you to all speakers and participants who helped make BuiltBeyond 2025 a relevant and practical meeting place for the construction industry. We look forward to what comes next.