KIRAHub - the innovation ecosystem of the built environment in Finland
KIRAHub is a real estate and construction industry innovation ecosystem operating in the form of a non-profit association. Our vision is to position Finland as a pioneer in sustainable digitalization of the built environment. Our mission is to accelerate the seamless digitalization development of the industry.
OUR LATEST EVENTS (IN ENGLISH)
AI IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Artificial intelligence is also a big topic in the built environment sector. KIRAHub is a part of the EU-funded Finnish AI Region innovation hub in the Helsinki capital region. Digital innovation hubs are part of the European Union’s new Digital Europe program and help companies develop products, processes or services using digital technologies. FAIR supports companies especially in expertise services related to artificial intelligence, augmented reality and cyber security, and the quality of its services is ensured by a strong partnership. KIRAHub brings the artificial intelligence learning path of the built environment to the FAIR complex. Our services include a free and industry-wide AI for Built Environment online course, an Artificial Intelligence Accelerator course tailored to companies and other organizations, as well as various events and other content production.
LET’S CO-OPERATE!
What would you as an actor in the construction industry want to co-operate on? Or is there something you need assistance with? Below you can see a portfolio of our past projects and find examples of the different things that we do. The future isn’t handed to us – we need to make it together. That’s why we’re open to trying new methods and ways of working. Hopefully we get to be inspired and excited with you and build a better world!
Learn
Stay up to date on the digital development of the industry and learn more!
Newsletter
KIRAHVI-group
Bulletins
Events
Network
Broaden your network, find customers and make partnerships.
Matchmaking
Global co-operation
The URBAN3-space
WDBE
Grow
Experiment, develop solutions in joint projects and scale up with growth funding.
Strategical sparring
test funding
Growth program
co-op projects
Share
Share knowledge, tell success stories and claim the title of a forerunner!
Events & workshops
Showroom
impact tools
KIRA MEDIA
The breakthrough of the construction industry has brought forward many interesting stories – we provide a platform for sharing all of them. Our goal is to lift up industry actors, ease the entire industry’s learning process and share inspiring experiments and success stories. The breakthrough is a chance to turn the entire industry to a better direction.
Progress, Property, and Privacy: Discussing Human-Led Infrastructure and Supersensing with Jeff Schumacher
WDBE UPDATES // Meet our keynote speaker!Progress, Property and Privacy: Discussing human-led infrastructure and supersensing with Jeff SchumacherWe sat down with Jeff Schumacher, Microsoft’s Global Workplace Services Regional Lead Ireland, UK, and MEA, in the run-up...
WDBE-talks: Supersensing for Greater Experiences and Better Decisions
This episode of WDBE Talks features Lorri Rowlandson of BGIS. We discuss the role sensor technology and technical innovation play within the modern workplace. Our talk covered the historic reaction to change, understanding value, and the challenges facing the industry...
Acceleration, Innovation, and Covid: Talking Sectoral Change and Business Strategy with Lorri Rowlandson
We sat down with Lorri Rowlandson of BGIS to discuss the role sensor technology and technical innovation plays within the modern workplace. Our talk covered the historic reaction to change, understanding value, and the challenges facing the industry in a post-covid...
Leading with quality data
WDBE UPDATES // What did we learn at the Community Session?Both Congrid & Fira Smart are striving after better building practicesLeading with data is a big buzzword of our time, but the origin of the data on the situational dashboards plays such an important role...
WDBE-talks: Unlocking a Supersense for a Common Language in Construction
In this WDBE Talks podcast episode, Jaan Saar, Head of Digital Construction for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications in Estonia, talks about finding and implementing a common language for digitalized construction. Listen to our podcast! (also on Apple...
A message from Teemu Lehtinen on behalf of the WDBE2020 organising team
On behalf of the WDBE2020 organising team I want to thank all the amazing 522 attendees for joining us in this years’ virtual summit. I also want to thank all of our dear partners, keynote speakers and the community behind the magnificent presentations we were able to...
KIRA EVENTS
What are the latest local and global events in digitizing the built environment industry? We share the most exciting news here on our website – tell us about yours and we’ll add it to our calendar! We also welcome events to our Urban3 space, which doubles as a studio and arena for the built environment ecosystem.
URBAN3
Urban3 – the meeting place of our ecosystem at the Maria01 innovation cluster in Helsinki invites the entire industry to innovate, get inspired, share and network together. The space has facilities and equipment to organize events, meetings and workshops, both physically and virtually. The space also doubles as an open testing platform for digital solutions relating to the industry and the Showroom presents digital innovations for the built environment to our stakeholders relating to various themes.
Urban3 is the best place to meet Finnish ecosystems working with Urban Innovation. If you are planning a delegation trip to Finland – don’t hesitate to contact us (vappu@kirahub.org)
URBAN HUB EUROPE
KIRAHub actively collaborates with other ecosystems promoting urban innovation development nationally and internationally. We also established a network of European hubs named Urban Hub Europe, the purpose of which is to facilitate cooperation between the network’s operators, as well as easy access to the market for members. The World of Digital Built Environment WDBE Summit serves as the network’s official annual gathering platform. In addition to KIRAhub, Urban Hub Europe consists of Estonia’s Estonian Digital Construction Cluster, Denmark’s BLOXHUB and ConTech Lab, Germany’s Munich CoLab and Spain’s Smart City Cluster.