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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
Instructions for the definition of the requirements for the open interfaces of municipal data systems
In the experimental project carried out by Evolta, instructions will be drafted for accurate definition of open interfaces of municipal data systems.
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Cleaning robot for construction sites
In its project, NCC Suomi Oy will develop a prototype of a vacuum cleaner robot for the needs of construction sites.
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Introducing the social media concept of tagging to building information models
The usability of digital building information models would improve if metadata could be added to them with tags – just like on social media. Arkkitehdit Sankari Oy is using prototypes to test tagging in building information models.
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Free cloud service for the communication of the housing company
Asoypalvelut is a cloud service that makes communication easier for the building manager, the board of the housing company and the residents.
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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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Improving the efficiency of tendering
Duuers's project created a basis for a solution that improves and speeds up the process of managing invitations to tender in a major contract.
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Enhancing the flow of information on construction sites
The project experimented with real-time transfer of information to people working on a construction site through augmented reality. The aim was to efficiently provide workers with information that was essential for their work stages and roles during the construction process.
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Building information models to support life-cycle assessment
Current building information models do not usually support the life-cycle costing of buildings, an important tool in the identification of emissions.
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Data models for the administrative process concerning road plans
In the project coordinated by Sitowise, design models are introduced into the administrative processes in road construction.
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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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