How Open Data Could Serve in the City

Is Open Data finally making its presence felt in cities? The answer is yes as more and more cities are striving to become smart. If you want answers to questions like where did your dog go? How many lobbyists are in your city? If you want to get from 13th street to Main Road, should […]

Construction Innovation News from the North

Many of you know Nokia and Rovio, the creator of Angry Birds. Are you aware that Finland also has innovative companies in the construction industry? A one-hour roof Two Finnish companies, Koskisen Oy and Brand Building Oy, have developed a patent-pending roofing system (Vetokatto) that takes under an hour to install. The roof is prefabricated […]

AEC Hackathon Helsinki – Team Presentations

The AEC Hackathon 2.7 Helsinki 2015 was the first of its kind in Finland. The event brought together over 100 attendees; industry experts, designers, and software developers. 12 teams delivered awesome software within a weekend. Tekla hosted the event at their headquarters in Espoo from Friday the 6th through Sunday the 8th of November. Teemu […]