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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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Artificial intelligence to assist at apartment presentations
The Kiinteistömaailma project experiments with the use of artificial intelligence in apartment presentations.
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Intelligent space management and guidance on the campus of Lahti UAS
Lahti University of Applied Sciences is creating a system for campus space management, intelligent guidance and development of an open interface for measurement data on buildings.
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Passive moisture sensor to manage issues with moisture
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences test various types of RFID moisture sensors to enable future buildings to give an immediate alert of moisture penetration.
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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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Internet of Locks
Lukoton Experience Oy experiments with building an IoT for locks that enables the use of virtual keys even in objects without electricity.
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Updating the process of rock excavation by drilling to the digital age
This project develops and trials a new kind of digital process in rock excavation by drilling to replace a paper-based planning process.
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Cost-efficiency and better guidance for modelling street junctions
The project increased efficiency in the digital modelling of street junction areas and developed quality requirements related to it.
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Renovation Renaissance
The Renovation Renaissance project helps local authorities put the properties in need of repairs in a priority order based on urgency.
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Next-generation virtual reality glasses tested in construction projects
Virtual reality technology allows the eventual users of a building to be involved in its design. The project tests virtual reality glasses technology, seeking new applications for it in construction projects.
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New services and business from big data on real estate
In this project, measurement data obtained from offices is collected and analysed and consideration is given to how new services and business could be developed from the data.
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