News
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
Machine learning algorithms in the construction sector
In the CityCNN project, Arkkitehdit Sankari Oy experiment with the use of machine learning algorithms in the construction industry.
Read more
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.
Read more
Assisting urban planning by combining three-dimensional material and using gaming technology
The project tested a method combining point cloud data, 3D design material and a 3D model of Helsinki in the creation of the reference plan for land use in Vallisaari and Kuninkaansaari. Additionally, gaming technology offers new opportunities for urban planning.
Read more
Better concrete through digital monitoring
The manufacture of concrete is a multistage process where mistakes can be costly. Formed by a number of construction sector operators, the Digitalisation of Concrete consortium is developing a digital solution that enables quality control for concrete from the factory to the construction site. Congrid Oy’s experimental project is part of the preparation and proof of concept (PoC) stage for the consortium’s operations.
Read more
Improving wood construction through better cooperation between machinery and software
Improving cooperation between the milling equipment in CLT timber mills and design software offers the potential to create more beautiful wood structures more affordably and more quickly.
Read more
Estimation of the life cycle costs of a residential building
The objective of the project is to develop better tools for the administration of residential buildings and to see how the residential building data can be used in forecasting and planning.
Read more
A robot cleaning windows
In its project, Smart Travel Oy developed a window cleaning robot for the needs of the real estate and construction sector.
Read more
Enhancing building safety using information models
The project carried out by the Saimaa University of Applied Sciences improves the safety of buildings by using information models.
Read more
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.
Read more
Safety documents into your mobile device
In the framework of the project, we will pilot a solution that sends safety information to a user’s mobile device based on the location of the property.
Read more
