The operating environment of public buildings, such as school and office buildings, has great potential for utilizing data and digitalization. New digitalization technologies, such as IoT and artificial intelligence, require more expertise and familiarization to understand the needs of different applications. Those responsible for property maintenance have difficulty keeping up with the development of various services, such as artificial intelligence applications, that control the property through so-called artificial intelligence applications using intelligent controls. Smart controls mean utilizing digitalization and data, for example, to control heating and air conditioning as energy-efficiently as possible while also ensuring high-quality indoor air conditions for both the users of the property and the property itself. The recent significant increase in the price of energy has made this goal very topical, and smart controls have only been used as pilots in school and office buildings. This project enables their systematic and comprehensive utilization in the properties of Hämeenlinna, Forssa, and Riihimäki, and in addition information will be shared with everyone responsible for the maintenance of public properties in Kanta-Häme. The project will be implemented by conducting practical pilots in Forssa and Riihimäki and by participating in the implementation of the system for energy and indoor air condition management in Hämeenlinna. In addition, the project will create a digital twin to which various pilot sites will be connected, and the digital twin is intended to be used for development work to create new services and innovations. The end result of the project is enabling the large-scale utilization of intelligent controls in the entire Kanta-Häme area, and companies in the field will be involved in this. One of the goals is also to create an ecosystem of industry players for long-term development. One of the goals of the Sustainable Growth Häme 2022-2025 Provincial Program is smart services and production processes in renewing business, and the project supports the realization of this goal, i.e. the introduction of smart services and production processes in our province, and on the other hand enables RDI activities with leading companies in the field.
