/en/listing/162951/feed News listing en /en/news/how-eu-data-and-digital-regulations-are-reshaping-the-building-services-industry Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:31:53 +0000 Mawara Khan 1318308 at /en The EU is enacting a wave of data, cybersecurity, and AI regulations that will impact every part of the construction technology value chain, including building services. A research project by the Finnish Talotekniikka 2030 group is examining their impact on building services companies and their clients. Digitalisation and AI Talotekniikka 2030 digitalising construction workflows Research & Art Digital Regulation /en/news/the-building-2030-wants-to-make-finlands-construction-industry-the-most-reliable-in-the-world Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:35:37 +0000 Riitta Särkisilta-Lundberg 973251 at /en The Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2023 was awarded to the Building 2030 consortium, led by Olli Seppänen and Antti Peltokorven, which includes 21 companies. Awards and Recognition Building 2030 - Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2023 /en/news/construction-industry-influencer-maija-jokela-has-been-named-school-of-engineering-alumna-of Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:59:41 +0000 Riitta Särkisilta-Lundberg 810951 at /en ’Sustainable development and energy efficiency are at the heart of planning in construction projects. Together with Aalto University, we are working to make strides in these themes as well.’ Alumni stories Alumnus of the year alumni Appointments Maija Jokela /en/news/boosting-mep-works-productivity-with-design-for-installation-and-prefabrication Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:20:35 +0000 Joonas Lehtovaara 705616 at /en In his doctoral research, Tuomas Valkonen delves deep into the design requirements and challenges of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) prefabrication. Digitalisation and AI Talotekniikka 2030 digitalising construction workflows Research & Art man looking at drawing /en/news/building-2030-tests-the-spot-robot-on-construction-sites Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:03:19 +0000 Alaa Al Barazi 347801 at /en Building 2030 Tests the Spot Robot on Construction Sites Research & Art /en/news/how-to-successfully-change-the-construction-sector-for-the-better Mon, 08 Feb 2021 08:26:01 +0000 Alaa Al Barazi 299081 at /en The construction industry is undergoing a transformation to become more productive, sustainable, and customer-oriented. Aalto University is now exploring how to make this change successful and permanent. Research digitalising construction workflows Research & Art Change-in-construction-1 /en/news/the-design-process-management-course-is-truly-multidisciplinary Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:40:24 +0000 Maiju Thers 268856 at /en In the Design Process Management course, organised for master's and doctoral students for the first time this autumn, students design and manage real-life construction projects in cooperation with companies of the field. Studies Department of Civil Engineering architecture construction courses multidisciplinarity Studies Järvenpään toimistorakennuksen asemapiirrustus /en/news/how-to-make-high-rise-construction-perform-better Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:45:05 +0000 Alaa Al Barazi 204406 at /en High-rise construction has been around since the 1880s, but in Finland it’s still a fairly rare phenomenon. As cities are considering new ways to meet the demands of the ever-increasing urban population, high-rises are now part of the solution. A working group of the Building 2030 consortium is exploring processes and technologies for making high-rise construction more efficient and sustainable. Collaboration Research construction Research & Art crane /en/news/reality-capture-automated-construction-site-productivity-and-quality-monitoring Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:54:20 +0000 Saeed Mirzaeifar 191341 at /en If you want to improve the productivity and quality of construction work, you need an efficient way to monitor progress and detect quality issues on a daily basis. Collaboration Research digitalising construction workflows Research & Art recap_rebar /en/news/four-views-of-construction-process-waste Thu, 07 Nov 2019 11:16:17 +0000 Saeed Mirzaeifar 165441 at /en Waste in construction comes in many forms and at every stage of the process. Four master’s theses from Aalto University used real-life process data to make the waste visible, measurable, and analyzable Collaboration Research construction digitalisation Research & Art waste /en/news/solving-the-construction-productivity-puzzle-with-digital-situation-awareness Wed, 24 Apr 2019 08:58:40 +0000 Joonas Lehtovaara 111751 at /en Aalto University researchers believe they have found the reason to why digitalisation hasn't produced the expected boost in productivity. Collaboration Research digitalisation construction Research & Art Construction site. /en/news/icons-boosting-construction-productivity-with-indoor-positioning Sat, 16 Feb 2019 12:48:23 +0000 Joonas Lehtovaara 87001 at /en The iCONS project started out as a real-time resource reporting study, but morphed into a production-waste measurement exercise. Technology and engineering projects construction Research & Art ¸é²¹°ì±ð²Ô²Ô³Ü²õ³Ù²âö³¾²¹²¹ /en/news/how-data-reveals-construction-process-waste Thu, 24 Jan 2019 12:38:27 +0000 Joonas Lehtovaara 84626 at /en Aalto University research looks into how much waste there is in the typical day of a construction worker and what causes it. Collaboration Research Technology and engineering process management construction Research & Art Buildings with construction cranes visible in the distance