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Can AI agents play a role in building the smart cities of the future?

A smart city is more than sensors, connected infrastructure and digital services. Behind it are buildings, energy systems, supply chains, transportation, data and countless decisions that need to work together, often in real time.

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The AI factory is driving the digital transformation of building services engineering

There are already thirty AI agents, and the number is constantly growing. The Show & Tell Day for the AI Champion project, funded by Business Finland, once again brought together a large group of consortium members to shape the future of the building services and construction sectors. Researchers are seeing ever more clearly how AI agents are rapidly transforming building services and civil engineering processes.

AI Champion gathers together doctoral researchers

AI Champion has been hiring assiduously since the project started. Soon our brand new and proficient Research School is fully staffed with competent Doctoral Researchers and ready to rumble!

First Research Exchange in AI Champion

As promised in the AI Champion project plan: our very first researcher exchange started this week! Our project is not only theoretical but aims to build useful AI Agents for real industry problems.

Power in Partnerships

AI Champion, Talotekniikka 2030 and Building 2030 projects enhance data flow and research best ways to utilize AI in the real estate and construction sector together.

AI Agents: From Definition to Deployment

By Jussi Rasku, Vice Head of GPT-Lab, leader of the work package on agentic development in the AI Champion project

AI agents: a new tool for the building services and civil engineering field

Solutions designed to break down data silos in the construction field are being compiled into an AI agent library. Work is progressing rapidly in the Business Finland funded AI Champion Co-Innovation project.

Introducing Mika Kataikko

Supporting the AI Champion project is the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment's Senior Adviser Mika Kataikko, because AI Champion has also been selected as one pilot of the data economy growth programme.

Introducing Hans Haase

It is great to conclude the AI Champion project team introductions with Airlyse Oy's Senior Specialist Hans Haase, who sees AI Champion as an excellent opportunity to deepen our understanding of the possibilities that artificial intelligence offers as part of a modern IoT ecosystem.

AI Champion in AI in AEC 2026

AI Champion was presented at AI in AEC 2026 in Helsinki by Tampere University's Associate Professor Piia Sormunen and Dr. Osku Torro.

Introducing Perttu Havulehto

We are happy to have Key Account Manager Perttu Havulehto from GF Building Flow Solution’s Building Services division, previously known as Uponor in the AI Champion project.