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
Real time use of data produced by properties
The experiment run by Cozify combines smart property systems to traditional property management systems in real time using an IoT service bus. The objective is the optimal functioning and comfort of use of the property.
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Information models to be used throughout the life cycle of the building
The Real Estate Unit of the Jyväskylä Educational Consortium tested how information models could be used to serve the needs of property management.
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Transferring 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.
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Digitalisation of building elements: Anticipating repairs in properties
The project investigates the possibility to digitalise and collate the data on the condition of building elements and building automation in the properties. The aim is a digital system that anticipates the date when repairs are needed.
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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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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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Combining 3D models of a building project with cartographic information and city data
The Vektor3 project creates a system in which the 3D models of a construction project can be combined with cartographic information and city models.
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Mass digitalisation of municipal building permit data
In the experiment, the municipality of Hollola will digitalise building permit data and create a mass digitalisation model to meet the needs of municipalities.
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A new way of creating HVAC systems with virtual reality tools
Virtual reality would be easy to apply in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry. Kolmeks Oy is developing a virtual reality tool that will ease the design, contracting and deployment of HVAC systems.
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Instructions 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.
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