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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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3D visualisation in rock engineering projects
The Aalto University project is an experiment in using 3D visualisation in underground construction.
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Service platform for electronic signing
This experimental project was aimed at creating and piloting a service platform that would enable electronic signing and collaboration between companies and cater to the special needs of the real estate and construction sector.
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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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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.
Read more3D service to assist judges in an architecture competition
The City of Hyvinkää tested a 3D service when judging work submitted for a residential construction ideas competition. The service enabled ordinary citizens to comment on the work.
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Keyless access to student residences
The objective of the KOAS project is to develop a keyless electronic access control system to facilitate the use of common premises in student residences.
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All the paperwork involved in property transactions at just one click
Senate Properties and Turre Legal are automating the paperwork involved in property transactions. The online service will reduce the number of errors and speed up the transactions.
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Boosting the transfer of information in real estate investment and facilities management
The experimental project of KTI Property Information is developing a data transfer solution which will automate the flow of information related to real estate investment and facilities management. The solution will improve the quality of the information and enable the smooth and secure transfer of information between the different parties.
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Master plans take a digital leap into forests
In the experiment carried out by CGI, the master planning process is digitalised to allow the efficient use and easy availability of existing master plan data in the forestry sector.
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Integrating virtual technology into the digital innovations of companies
Companies from the real estate and construction sector met virtual technology start-ups in the VINOS project of Tampere University of Technology.
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