{"id":25247,"date":"2024-03-16T07:25:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T14:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/the-future-of-construction-post-covid-19-an-interview-with-aarni-heiskanen\/"},"modified":"2024-03-16T07:25:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T14:25:12","slug":"the-future-of-construction-post-covid-19-an-interview-with-aarni-heiskanen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/the-future-of-construction-post-covid-19-an-interview-with-aarni-heiskanen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Construction Post COVID-19 – An Interview with Aarni Heiskanen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was recently interviewed by Fabian Saverimuttu<\/a>, Business Development Consultant specializing in AEC & Manufacturing. We discussed the impact of Covid-19 on the construction industry, what is needed to survive, and forecast what the future will look like for this sector.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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FS: It\u2019s been about 18 months since our last interview. How have you been keeping yourself busy since then?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AH: Among other things, I\u2019ve helped Aalto University and their partners get the word out about their R&D projects on digitalized construction. Finland\u2019s Ministry of the Environment commissioned my company to visualize various aspects of a built environment using digital information. We helped a very interesting construction AI startup, Aiforsite, with their video marketing. As a result of the lockdown measures, we\u2019ve also live-streamed several events on built environments to international audiences.<\/p>\n

Just before the COVID-19 outbreak, my company moved to new premises in downtown Helsinki. We\u2019re now on the Maria 01 Campus, one of the leading startup hubs in Europe. We have a studio there and share a fantastic ecosystem space with built environment trailblazers. Before it was modernized, the building used to be a hospital. It was originally built in 1908. The space is hosted by KIRAHub, an organization that is working to achieve sustainable digitalization of the built environment.<\/p>\n