News
Blogi - 18.12.2018
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.
Blogi - 13.12.2018
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.
Blogi - 28.06.2018
Human Eye Resolution Virtual Reality for AEC
Virtual reality opens new perspectives for communication and customer involvement in construction.
Blogi - 28.06.2018
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.
Blogi - 28.06.2018
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.
Blogi - 28.06.2018
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...
Blogi - 28.06.2018
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.
Blogi - 31.05.2018
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
Current experimental projects can be browsed here
Better use of information in the maintenance of the T3 hospital property
In connection with the T3 hospital project of Turku University Hospital (Tyks), the project aimed to improve the use of information in planning for maintenance of the hospital property. More efficient planning will result in cost savings – and better quality of care.
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Faster documentation in the construction industry with the DigiLastu service
This project developed a service that increases the efficiency of the burdensome documentation process and thus saves money in the construction industry.
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Testing the intelligent building engineering of the future
How will the intelligent properties of the future function? What kinds of technical challenges will they have? Answers to these questions are sought in the pilot environment of intelligent building engineering in Otaniemi.
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Espoo tests artificial intelligence in property management
The City of Espoo is responsible for the servicing of a large number of properties. The city was debating the possibility to use artificial intelligence for data transfer in the planning of work and in the building activities in the city.
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Enabling the interoperability of built environment information systems in municipalities
The purpose of the project is to enable seamless interoperability of built environment information systems in municipalities.
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Bluetooth beacons show you the way in the city
The JHL Finland project experiments with using Bluetooth beacons as local data banks of buildings.
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Assisting urban planning by combining three-dimensional material and using gaming technology
The project tested a method combining point cloud data, 3D design material and a 3D model of Helsinki in the creation of the reference plan for land use in Vallisaari and Kuninkaansaari. Additionally, gaming technology offers new opportunities for urban planning.
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Data on the energy performance of buildings made public
If the measurement data on the energy and water consumption of buildings could be publicly compared, energy efficiency would improve more rapidly than it does now.
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Analytics to assist in property portfolio management
The experiment carried out by Visma Tampuuri Oy helps property owners to implement their strategy based on data analytics, by using more extensive data than before.
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Forecasting systems based on artificial intelligence in the proactive maintenance of buildings
In the project conducted by the University of Jyväskylä, artificial intelligence is used in forecasting building maintenance needs.
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