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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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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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Data models to benefit real estate management and maintenance
The project develops a solution based on an information model for the management and maintenance of real estate.
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Live digital master plan of Iisalmi
In the experiment conducted by the City of Iisalmi, the local master plan is enriched by using location data.
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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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Open city data accelerates the visualisation of cities
The Town of Raahe is testing visualisation with the open city model CityGML.
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Building service requests to flow from one system to another
CGI runs an experimental project to test how service requests can be transferred between the property owner’s and management service provider’s systems smoothly.
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Artificial intelligence to assist at apartment presentations
The Kiinteistömaailma project experiments with the use of artificial intelligence in apartment presentations.
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Controlling the drying of concrete on construction sites
The project developed a smart method for ensuring that concrete dries within the allotted time at the construction site. This would also help to effectively prevent damp damage in buildings.
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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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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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