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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
Interactive 3D service for city development
The project is developing a 3D service that can be accessed with only a browser and through which the parties involved in developing a city centre can interactively generate and view the future cityscape of this centre. Using a mobile device, the future cityscape of a city area can be viewed on the spot.
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Expert assistance using VR and AR glasses
The Sovelto project experiments with using virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) glasses in revolutionising service work. With the help of the glasses, an experienced expert can support a novice with the help of remote access as if they were present in the same room.
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Updating details in building designs more quickly
The transfer of more detailed information to the design data models of buildings is currently slow and it may lead to errors. Architects NRT is developing a process that allows more details to be added to building designs as quickly as possible during the construction stage.
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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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Residents in charge of a smart heating system
Enermix experiments with a smart control of heating in buildings, enabling residents to control the indoor air conditions.
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A “WhatsApp” of renovation projects
The TH Yrityspalvelut project aims at improving the information management in renovation projects. A digital tool gives a better overview of the schedules, changes and costs to all parties.
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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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Digitalisation of the local master plan of Tampere
The project implemented by the City of Tampere is developing a digital local master plan that is more than just a map. The new data model will improve and speed up the process of drawing up a local master plan.
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Better information transfer for the design of premises
When designing premises, the quality of the design process would be improved if information were transferred from one program to another more smoothly than before. The project develops a work method that allows information on premises to be transferred from the project plan all the way to execution.
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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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