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.

 

In alignment with our strategy:

  1. We promote selected development themes in collaboration with our collaboration members.
  2. We connect the right stakeholders.
  3. We facilitate the adoption of new solutions and the flow of data.

We have compiled a comprehensive range of ways to participate in our activities and contribute to sustainable digitalization development in the built environment on our website. Welcome to join us in finding inspiration, sharing knowledge, and building a common, better future!

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WDBE2024 Summit

With a seven-year history, the World of Digital Built Environment (WDBE) Summit serves as a central hub for a thorough examination of current research, developments, trends, and innovative solutions in the digital built environment sector. Join us on a journey from Helsinki to Tallinn, where we bring together accomplished professionals from the built environment industry for two days of collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Call for the community!

World of Digital Built Environment (WDBE) Summit 2024 offers the possibility to present your latest research, solutions, projects, ideas, and achievements to the global ecosystem of built environment professionals. Deadline for the submissions is 31 March and after that we will open the call for WDBE Awards!

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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.

WDBE-talks: Productizing Sustainable Urban Housing with BJ Siegel

WDBE-talks: Productizing Sustainable Urban Housing with BJ Siegel

WDBE UPDATES // WDBE Talks episode 24 releasedProductizing Sustainable Urban Housing with BJ SiegelHow do you take the learnings from Apple’s way of innovating products and apply them to housing? On WDBE Talks, you’ll hear how BJ Siegel pivoted from Apple to follow...

Meet Sebastien Michaud, VC at Foundamental

Meet Sebastien Michaud, VC at Foundamental

WDBE UPDATES // Meet our keynote speaker!Meet Sebastien Michaud, VC at FoundamentalInvesting in climate-aware construction technology makes business sense, claims Sebastien Michaud, a venture capital investor. He will be one of the thought-provoking keynote speakers...

Projects and legislation Publications Ministry Contact information suomiLue artikkeli suomeksi svenskaLäs artikeln på svenska English Real estate and construction innovations help solve climate crisis – EUR 12 million in development funding available in spring

Projects and legislation Publications Ministry Contact information suomiLue artikkeli suomeksi svenskaLäs artikeln på svenska English Real estate and construction innovations help solve climate crisis – EUR 12 million in development funding available in spring

Emissions from the real estate and construction sector can be effectively cut while creating new business that is also of international interest. The Low-carbon Built Environment Programme is offering another approximately EUR 12 million in funding for research,...

Meet Daniel Hall, Assistant Professor at TU Delft

Meet Daniel Hall, Assistant Professor at TU Delft

WDBE UPDATES // Meet our keynote speaker!Meet Daniel Hall, Assistant Professor at TU DelftWe sat down with Daniel M. Hall, an assistant professor at TU Delft, to discuss ways of achieving circularity in the built environment. Daniel will be a keynote speaker at WDBE...

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.

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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.