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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
An electronic service for increasing the efficiency of trade in the construction sector
This project develops an electronic service to improve the procurement and logistics processes and data transfer in trade in the construction sector.
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The City of Hyvinkää uses crowdsourcing to build facades for 3D city model
The City of Hyvinkää invites the residents of the municipality to participate in building the 3D buildings of city models. Photographs are used for creating improved facades in the 3D model.
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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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It's a Match!
The project involves testing an application that helps potential tenants and lessors to find each other quickly and cost-efficiently.
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Digitalisation of the local master plan of Tampere
The project implemented by the City of Tampere is developing a digital local master plan that is more than just a map. The new data model will improve and speed up the process of drawing up a local master plan.
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A concept model for cable location data in the network sector
The experiment conducted by Sitowise involves creating a common concept model to promote the standardisation of the network sector.
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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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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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Apartment indoor data
The project experiments with the so-called Video to Property Data method in collecting 3D data for the needs of real estate agencies.
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As-built model using photogrammetry and laser scanning
The experiment conducted by Skanska investigates the possibility of creating a realisation model by using laser scanning and photogrammetry.
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