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Platform economy – novel examples from Finland
Platform economy describes a phenomenon in which platforms bring together different actors (such as buyers and sellers) and enable the exchange, co-creation or sharing of information, goods and services between the parties.
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Future of service robotics in smart buildings
The sales of professional service robots has kept on growing at the rate of around 20-30% annually during the past years – some applications, such as logistics and cleaning robots, even faster!
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How might we create a feeling of safety in the post pandemic world? – research highlights studying people’s behavior and attitudes in Covid-19
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How can a building guide its users to their destination – multichannel navigation solution deployed by KEKO and Proximi.io
One of the first real-life applications of the KEKO ecosystem is an experimental wayfinding solution that brings help to this everyday issue.
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Fighting global challenges with a smart building ecosystem
In the KEKO Ecosystem project, we at Halton, want to address two very relevant issues for people’s life now and in the future: improving their wellbeing in buildings through better indoor climate, and promoting sustainability through lower energy consumption.
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Why KEKO? – VTT view
“Why you joined KEKO?” was asked from every partner during our KEKO NOW! Webinar on 12th November 2020. Here we reflect VTT’s view to this question.
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Reasserting the Net Present Value of a Smart Building: From a Cost Item to a Value-creating Platform
The decision-making related to buildings has been based on investment costs, rather than life-cycle costs or net present value calculations. As smart service opportunities increase, the decision-making and attitudes associated with buildings should also change.
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