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Toward Increased Citizen Engagement in Urban Planning

June 20, 2025 by builderkp

[ad_1] Digitalization creates new opportunities for citizen engagement in urban planning. I gave a short presentation on the topic at … Read more

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How Machine Learning Can Help with Urban Development

June 11, 2025 by builderkp

[ad_1] An experimentation project has demonstrated the capabilities of machine learning in urban development. It used images as a starting … Read more

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Mapple: Better Design and Business Decisions with Location Data

June 9, 2025 by builderkp

[ad_1] I had the pleasure of interviewing Karolina Mosiadz, COO of Mapple, an urban intelligence startup. Can you say a … Read more

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Smarter Planning Decisions with Geospatial Data

June 8, 2025 by builderkp

[ad_1] As more data on our environment becomes openly available, new ways to use it in design and decision-making emerge. … Read more

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Citizen-Centric Development: An Interview with Ken Dooley

June 7, 2025 by builderkp

[ad_1] In this interview with Ken Dooley of Granlund, we discuss sustainability from a user’s point of view and how … Read more

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Plehat Brings Natural Environments into Design Tools

June 5, 2025 by builderkp

[ad_1] Natural elements are an essential part of the built environment. However, BIM tools offer almost no support to landscape … Read more

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Helsinki is Building a Digital Twin of the City

June 3, 2025 by builderkp

[ad_1] The capital of Finland first tested city modeling as long back as 1987. But the most recent model of … Read more

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Picks from Construction IoT News

June 25, 2024 by builderkp

[ad_1] Internet of Things is a rapidly expanding technology that will have a fundamental impact on the built environment. Here … Read more

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Helsinki’s Digital Twin Report Released

June 25, 2024 by builderkp

[ad_1] A report called The Kalasatama Digital Twins Project by the Helsinki 3D+ team details the process and the technologies … Read more

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Gardeners in the City of the Future: An Interview with Eric Baczuk

June 23, 2024 by builderkp

[ad_1] I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Baczuk, Designer at Google. We discuss his views on the future urban … Read more

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An International Ideas Competition in a Magnificent Finnish Lakeside City

June 20, 2024 by builderkp

[ad_1] An international ideas competition started off on 15 May 2019 in Viinikanlahti, a highly exciting area close to Tampere … Read more

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Know What’s Under Ground and Make Smarter Planning Decisions

June 18, 2024 by builderkp

[ad_1] A Finnish experimentation project developed a framework for classifying ground conditions for building and infrastructure construction. It will help … Read more

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