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
MAKU-digi: Making the costs of land use visible
Sito’s pilot project “MAKU-digi: The digitalisation of soil-related costs”. The pilot project began on 1 March 2017 and will end on 3 October 2017.
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A linked building data service for the Aalto University campus
Information models of the buildings on the Aalto University campus will be published in the Linked Building Data service.
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Digitalisation of the master plan of Helsinki
The project implemented by the City of Helsinki is developing a digital data model that will further facilitate the processing of land use planning data.
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Digital zoning
FCG experimental project “Digital zoning: leading through information, facilitating the zoning process, digitalisation, interaction and transparency”. The project started on 2 January 2017 and ends on 31 December 2018.
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3D visualisation in rock engineering projects
The Aalto University project is an experiment in using 3D visualisation in underground construction.
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Using artificial intelligence in building design
The possibilities offered by artificial intelligence (AI) have not yet been charted by the Finnish construction sector. Sweco is examining how machine learning methods could be utilised when designing buildings.
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Pilot study of the KTI data model in transaction process
In its experimental project, RealX.pro tests the data model that KTI has defined for real estate investment and management in a transaction process.
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BIM to help in event organisation
This project is developing a visual application based on the information model of construction to facilitate project management.
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Using panorama videos for documenting construction sites
Interactive panorama videos can help in monitoring progress on a construction site. The UcMore software turns video material into a documenting tool for construction sites.
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SURA data for electrical engineers
The Kymdata project aims at creating conditions for using the product data in Sähkönumerot.fi service in electrical engineering.
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