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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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Nordic Works Collective: digital platform for resource sharing
The development project of the Nordic Works Collective brings together the resources of young design offices by developing a new intelligent digital platform for resource sharing.
Read moreAn electronic service for increasing the efficiency of trade in the construction sector
This project develops an electronic service to improve the procurement and logistics processes and data transfer in trade in the construction sector.
Read moreApartment indoor data
The project experiments with the so-called Video to Property Data method in collecting 3D data for the needs of real estate agencies.
Read moreTransferring data on the road and street network condition
Ramboll Oy and the City of Espoo tested how data on the road and street network can be transferred in a shared system ecosystem.
Read moreNext-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.
Read moreBoosting 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.
Read moreEnhancing 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 moreInstructions 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.
Read moreFree 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.
Read moreEspoo is developing smoother infrastructure-related exchange of information
Several different parties are involved in designing, building and maintaining infrastructure in Espoo. The city is developing an information portal and user interface through which information would be exchanged more smoothly between projects and be made accessible to all parties involved.
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