WDBE Summit & Awards, 19-20 September 2023
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Summit DAY 1 – 19th Sept 2023
Venue: Kruiisiterminal; Cruise terminal hall, Logi 4/2, 10111 Tallinn Estonia // Please note that all times are in EEST. Map
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09:00
Doors open, coffee + wdbe speed meets
10:00
Opening of the Summit
Hosted by: Hele-Mai Metsal (Estonian Digital Construction Cluster) & Jaan Saar (Ministry of Climate of Estonia)
10:30
Keynote Session
10:30 KEYNOTE 1: Miguel Nigorra Esteban (Fifth Wall)
“INVESTING IN BUILT WORLD TECH”
10:50 KEYNOTE 2: Sebastien Michaud (Foundamental)
11:10
Shared Q&A with keynote speakers
11:30
Lunch Break & WDBE Speed meets
12:30
Community Sessions 1 & 2 + Parallel Partner Session 1
Kruiisiterminal main + Stream 1
SESSION 1 – COMMUNITY SESSION
SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING
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12:30 Analyzing the state of digitalisation in Estonian construction sector Karin Reiska, CIVITTA (Estonia) |
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12:38 From old blueprints to 3D City Models Gosia Wrzesinska, Coders Co. (The Netherlands) |
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12:46 Case study – CO2 reduction in residential building using BIM data Tomas Blaziunas, INHUS Engineering (Lithuania) |
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12:54 Modern human-friendly timber house – what to pay attention to? Marek Mardisoo, EstHus (Estonia) |
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13:02 From concept to maintenance – Case study of BIM usage for single family house Janis Berkis, ITED (Latvia) |
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13:10 Shared panel discussion with all the presenters (20 min) |
KRUIISITERMINAL SIDE + STREAM 2
PARTNER SESSION 1
Hosted by EU BIM Task Group & Horizon Europe Projects
BIM-based Building Permitting and Environmental Compliance Checking
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12:30 Enhanced compliance checking through integrated geoinformation with bim Francesca Noardo, Open Geospatial Consortium (Belgium) |
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12:40 BIM-based Building Permitting and Environmental Compliance Checking Rita Lavikka, VTT (Finland) |
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12:50 BRISE – Vienna, an openBIM building permit process Christian Schranz, TU Wien (Austria) |
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13:00 RAVA3Pro – National development project for the further development and automation of the permit process of municipal building control Anna-Riitta Kallinen, ARKCON (Finland) |
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13:10 Placing Clearly. BIM in the environment Linn Koeman, Future Insight (The Netherlands) |
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13:20 Research Activities in the European Network for Digital Building Permits (EUnet4DBP) Judith Fauth, TU Wien (Austria)
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13:30 BIM-based building permit developments in Estonia Christopher-Robin Raitviir, Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication (Estonia)
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13:40 Implementing BIM to a digital permitting process, Ilkka Mattila, Cloudpermit (Finland)
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13:50 Shared panel discussion with all the presenters (40 min) |
13:30
Kruiisiterminal main + Stream 1
SESSION 2 – COMMUNITY SESSION
COLLABORATION PLATFORMS TO ACCELERATE SUSTAINABILITY
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13:30 The Open Urban Platform – A smart way to collaborate Rick Klooster, Future Insight (The Netherlands) |
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13:38 Using advanced technologies to reduce the carbon footprint of infrastructure – A case study on the one-Hour Train project in Finland Renaud de Montaignac, ORIS (France) |
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13:46 Challenges of measuring and reporting on CSR and ESG – GSES platform as an example of best practice Oriane Wiser, Global Sustainable Enterprise System (The Netherlands) |
13: 54 Configuring a Sustainable Future: The Role of 3D Technology Daniel Nael, Wenture OÜ (Estonia) |
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14:02 Shared panel discussion with all the presenters (20 min)
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14:30
15:00
Coffee break & WDBE Speed Meets
Community session 3 + partner sessions (TBA)
Kruiisiterminal main + Stream 1
SESSION 3 – COMMUNITY SESSION
INVESTING IN SUSTAINABILITY
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15:10 Improving Sustainability with the National Digital Twin of Estonia Jaan Saar, Ministry of Climate of Estonia (Estonia)
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15:20 Reinventing Unito – Digital Diffuse Campus University of Turin for a sustainable and inclusive learning environment, Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue, University of Turin (Italy) |
15:30 Investment Case of City Scale Wind Power Ari Laitala, Sykli (Finland) |
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15:40 Hacking Digital Construction Baltic AEC Hackathon pitches – SimsalaBIM and Creatomus (Estonia) E-leap Innovation Program Regina Viljasaar-Frenzel, Ministry of Climate; and Kaia Kirs, Reminet (Estonia) |
15:50 Shared panel discussion |
Kruiisiterminal main + stream 2
PARTNER SESSION 2
Hosted by City of Tallinn
Tallinn European Green Capital
Tallinn Digital Twin platform
Speaker:
Christopher Raitviir, Tallinn Urban Planning Department (Estonia)
Green Twins
Speaker:
Abdelrahman Elkhatib, Tallinn Strategy Center (Estonia)
16:00
Keynote Session 2
16:00 KEYNOTE 3: Marzia Bolpagni, Mace Group (United Kingdom)
“TECHNOLOGY AND ETHICS FOR A SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT”
16:20 KEYNOTE 4: Daniel Hall, TU Delft (The Netherlands)
“DECENTRALIZED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR CIRCULAR FUTURE CITIES”
16:20
Shared Q&A WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKERS + closing words
Summit DAY 2 – 20th Sept 2023
Venue: Clarion Hotel Jätkäsaari, Tyynenmerenkatu 2, 00220 Helsinki
Finland, Map
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08:00
09:00
DOORS OPEN, COFFEE + WDBE SPEED MEETS
Opening of the Summit
Hosted by Tuija Pakkanen (VTT) & Teemu Lehtinen (KIRAHub)
09:30
Keynote session
09:30 KEYNOTE 5: BJ Siegel Juno (United States)
“THE POWER OF DESIGNING HOUSING AS A CONSUMER PRODUCT”
09:50 KEYNOTE 6: Michelle Xuereb BDP Quadrangle
(Canada)
“BUILDING RESILIENCE IN THE AGE OF ACCELERATION”
10:10
Shared Q&A with keynote speakers
10:30
WDBE community session 4 + partner sessions (tba)
CLARION MAIN + STREAM 1
SESSION 4 – COMMUNITY SESSION
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
| 10:30 The architect 2.0 – How generative design and design for reuse are shaping the way architects design Margherita Lisco, Lund University (Sweden) |
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10:38 Sustainable Real Estate using Virtual Reality for Housing Evaluation
Athira Azmi, Universiti Putra Malaysia (Malaysia)
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10:46 COMMI’BOT – Automated robotic solution used for the measurement of comfort and operating conditions of building equipment David Corgier, MANASLU Ing. (France) |
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10:54 Low-carbon foundations – Making sustainable concrete infrastructure Fernando De los Rios, Hyperion Robotics (Finland) |
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11:02 Metaverse in built environment
Tuija Pakkanen, VTT (Finland)
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11:10 Shared panel discussion
(20min)
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CLARION SIDE + STREAM 2
PARTNER SESSION 3
Hosted by Urban Hub Europe
Urban partnership across EuropeHub
What is Urban Hub Europe?
How can UHE network support the industry?
- KIRAHub (Finland)
- BLOXHUB (Denmark)
- ConTech Lab (Denmark)
- Digital Construction Cluster (Estonia)
- Nordic Edge (Norway)
- Munich Urban Colab (Germany)
- Smart City Cluster (Spain)
Discussion and Q&A
11:30
Lunch break + WDBE Speed meets
12:30
WDBE Community session 5 + Partner sessions
CLARION MAIN + STREAM 1
SESSION 5 – Community session
DIGITAL CITY PLANNING
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12:30 Creating Interoperability for the National Core Data Services Antti Jakobsson, National Land Survey of Finland (Finland) |
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12:40 Urban data platforms – how to ensure flow of critical information (in Smart Cities) Anu Soukki, Sitowise (Finland) |
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12:50 Reimagining the future of our cities with UrbanistAI Damiano Cerrone, UrbanistAI (Finland) |
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13:00 Creating and using nationally interoperable plan data in Finland: Envisioning the future of planning support Pilvi Nummi, Asiantuntijat n+1 Oy (Finland) Anni Hapuoja, Et May Oy (Finland) |
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13:10 Shared panel discussion (20min) |
CLARION SIDE + STREAM 2
PARTNER SESSION 4
Hosted by Metropolia UAS
Building for tomorrow: Revolution or evolution of competencies?
PANEL DISCUSSION about the requirement of future knowledge, skills, and possibilities in the construction industry.
Does the education for sustainable built environment miss something essential, is it enough to improve existing competencies or do we need something really new in the education? How do we get all parties involved in identifying the needs of the future?
Facilitator:
Anna-Stina Tähkävuori, Director of Innovations, Metropolia UAS
Panelists:
Mia Toivonen, Programme Director, Real estate and construction (KIRA) Growth Programme
Miro Ristimäki, Vice President, Digital Services and Innovation, Skanska
Kaisa Ahonen, Project Manager, Urban Tech Helsinki
PARTNER SESSION 5
Hosted by Haahtela TVD
Make a real impact: use simulation to make the right investment decisions
Do you know what you are building and why?
To construct a sustainable building does not lead/ equal to increased costs – quite the opposite! The biggest climate impacts of construction builds up in the decisions made related to the efficiency of the use of resources. Therefore almost 80% of the carbon footprint of a building is defined before the actual designing phase.
With the help of our simulation model you can stop wasting resources and only build what is genuinely needed. You find the right solutions more efficiently and take into account the environmental aspects by reducing waste. This leads to cost reductions as well as minimizing the carbon footprint of the building. Our simulation model helps you to save money by making environmentally sustainable and ecological decisions.
Speakers:
Pyry Haahtela, COO, Haahtela TVD
Saku Metsärinne, Head of Product Development, Haahtela TVD
13:30
WDBE Community Session 6 + Partner sessions
CLARION MAIN + STREAM 1
SESSION 6 – COMMUNITY SESSION
SMART AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
| 13:30 The Smart Buildings Alliance for Smart Cities – How to outpace the traditional silo working between companies and associations Jean-Christophe Vanderhaegen, Embuild (Belgium) |
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13:38 User-centeredness at the hearth of better future building Laura Remes, Ramboll Finland (Finland) |
| 13:46 Go green with digital twins! Frank Rust, Framence GmbH (Germany) |
| 13:54 Healthy building Mariia Begouleva, PMtech IT OU (Estonia) |
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14:02 Sustainability performance of office buildings – A model for measuring the environmental impact based on Ecological Footprint index
Alice Paola Pomè, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
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14:10 Shared panel discussion (20min) |
CLARION SIDE + STREAM 2
PARTNER SESSION 6
Hosted by Platform of Trust
Sustainable built environment: Interoperable data in a key role when building greener environment
Panel discussion
Facilitator: Roope Pajasmaa, CGO, Vastuu Group
Panelists:
- Antti Harjunpää, CEO, Platform of Trust
- Rita Lavikka, Senior Scientist, VTT
- Suvi Monni, Group Manager – Climate and Sustainability Services, Sitowise
PARTNER SESSION 7
Hosted by Zero Construct
“You don’t know what you don’t know” and “You don’t know what you don’t measure” are two big terms which are bound around construction today, especially around driving towards Net Zero. Carbon Literacy is one of the biggest challenges we face because, without it, the industry has no idea what to do next. In this session, we will learn where we can all start and how to bring our industry with us.
Speaker:
Matthew A. Jackson, Co-Founder of ZERO Construct
14:30
COFFEE BREAK + WDBE SPEED MEETS
15:00
WDBE Community Session 7 + Partner session 9
CLARION MAIN + STREAM 1
SESSION 7 – COMMUNITY SESSION
SUSTAINABLE AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT CITIES
| 15:00 Making Sustainability Achievable for the Built Environment Life Cycle through BIM Standardisation Annina Lehikoinen, buildingSMART Finland (Finland) |
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15:08 Strategic Implementation of Scenario-Based Modelling to Optimize Site Energy Systems by Service Operations – An Innovative Approach to Achieving Sustainable Energy Efficiency Richa Srivastava, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (HTW) (Germany)
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| 15:16 Tackling Climate Challenges with Deep-Tech Solutions – Caidio’s Research on Sustainable Concrete Projects in the European Union and China Aku Wilenius, Caidio (Finland) |
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15:24 Sustainable Urban Food Production – How new innovations enable system-level benefits,
Panu Miettinen, Aalto University/ Vacuum Insulation Solutions (Finland)
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15:32 Shared panel discussion (20min) |
CLARION SIDE + STREAM 2
PARTNER SESSION 8
HOSTED BY RAVA3PRO PROJECT
RAVA3PRO DEVELOPMENT PROJECT RESULTS SUMMARY
RAVA3Pro results for municipalities in Finland
Aarno Alanko, RAVA3Pro Chair of Board, Head of Unit, City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division
RAVA3Pro results in Finland and international collaborations
Anna-Riitta Kallinen, RAVA3Pro Project Manager, ARKCON
RAVA3Pro Finnish National IFC building code checking for building permitting
Pia Nitz, IFC code checking specialist in RAVA3Pro, Solibri
RAVA3Pro Finnish National requirements for MEP IFC models
Markus Järvenpää, MEP IFC Specialist in RAVA3Pro, Development Manager (MEP), Granlund
16:00
Keynote Session
16:00 KEYNOTE 7: DR PALLAVI MOHAN, NVIDIA (GERMANY)
“DIGITAL TWINS FOR SUSTAINABILITY WITH NVIDIA OMNIVERSE”
16:20 KEYNOTE 8: MATTI KUITTINEN, AALTO UNIVERSITY (FINLAND)
“THE ROLE OF DIGITALIZATION FOR BUILDING WITHIN PLANETARY BOUNDARIES.”
16:40
Shared Q&A and closing words
AWARDS PARTY – 20th September 2023
Venue: Maria 01, Lapinlahdenkatu 16, 00180 Helsinki, Finland Map
19:00
19:30
19:45
Doors open – food, drinks & networking
Awards party welcoming words
Awards party keynote
“WHILE THE PLANET IS WARMING UP, WHY ARE WE SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF THE LAST MILE?”
20:00
Announcing the winners
| CATEGORY 1: Best research for digital built environment |
| CATEGORY 2: Most advanced digital twin |
| CATEGORY 3: Most collaborative use of data |
| CATEGORY 4: Most impactful digital act for sustainability |
| CATEGORY 5: Most innovative digital project delivery |
| CATEGORY 6: Most promising digital solution |
22:00
reception ends
