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IoT: Take Guessing Out of the Concrete Drying Process
An experimental project recently used IoT sensors and AI to determine when it is safe to start finishing concrete surfaces.
A Portable Robot That Will Shake the Window Cleaning Industry
A Finnish startup wants to automate the way we clean and care for our building facades. Its compact robot is taking the world by the storm.
Human Eye Resolution Virtual Reality for AEC
Virtual reality opens new perspectives for communication and customer involvement in construction.
Sweco Boosts Construction Productivity and Quality with AI
Sweco is one of the first in the world to showcase the use of machine learning in structural design.
How BIM is Revolutionizing Building Control in Finland
A Finnish KIRA-digi experimentation project has demonstrated how BIM can speed up and improve the building permit process considerably.
Better Design of HVAC Systems with VR
CTRL Reality, a Finnish AR/VR application development company, is completing an experimentation project demonstrating how HVAC design and installation are easier and cost-efficient with the help of vi...
BLOXHUB – A Co-Working Space for an Ecosystem
BLOXHUB is an urban innovation lab; it’s a coworking space and community providing a platform for companies within the open built environment.
Echargie: How to Make Use of Existing Infrastructure for E-Mobility
All major car manufacturers are committed to making hybrids and 100 % electric vehicles (EVs). Consequently, a growing number of drivers will need sockets to charge their vehicles. Echargie solves thi...
Experimental projects
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Integrating virtual technology into the digital innovations of companies
Companies from the real estate and construction sector met virtual technology start-ups in the VINOS project of Tampere University of Technology.
Read moreAccelerating the spread of electric cars
This project develops a service in which anyone can sell electricity to anyone else. With the service, a charging network for electric cars could be formed fast and effortlessly.
Read moreDigitalisation of the requirement management in hospital planning
The Gordionpro project is set to revolutionise hospital planning. The requirements of the users will be placed in the centre of planning with the help of a digital tool.
Read moreAttention to benefits of nature in urban design
In the WSP experiment, a method is developed to measure the benefits of nature in urban environment and to provide information for urban planning.
Read moreUpdating the information on buildings in municipalities
A comparison of local authorities' existing data on buildings and the data produced by the new measurement and imaging technologies provides a more accurate understanding of the building stock. But how can a system comparing the data be made to work?
Read moreInformation models to form a part of property maintenance
The project carried out by Senate Properties is about developing a method for using digital information collected on a building in the planning, but also in the use and maintenance of the building.
Read moreMobile safety: a safety system for construction sites
The Rateko project involves producing a comprehensive safety system for construction sites as a mobile solution.
Read moreA robot cleaning windows
In its project, Smart Travel Oy developed a window cleaning robot for the needs of the real estate and construction sector.
Read moreOptimaze graphics service
Rapal’s pilot project “Optimaze graphics service”. The pilot project began on 1 March 2017 and will end on 28 February 2018.
Read moreArtificial intelligence to assist at apartment presentations
The Kiinteistömaailma project experiments with the use of artificial intelligence in apartment presentations.
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