From consumers to prosumers
At Granlund, we want to promote the energy transition in the real estate and construction industry and create a future where buildings are an active part of the energy network. Our research takes energy use and emissions into account throughout a building’s life cycle, starting from the early phases of the construction project and ending with maintenance and operations.
Promoting smart energy in many ways
We have developed smart energy solutions in many projects.
The EU-funded HESMOS, ISES and eeEmbedded projects concentrated on energy efficiency and life cycle simulations and optimisation. The NewTREND project developed methodologies and tools for energy retrofits and the WaterSmartDC and AutoDC projects created solutions for hybrid energy systems and datacenters.
Neighbourhood-level energy solutions and demand responses were studied in the Smart Otaniemi and Reino projects. The national-level Virpa projects as well as the EU project eTeacher provided tools to save energy during operation and maintenance phases.
Related projects
NSDC
The NSDC project, funded by Business Finland, develops carbon-neutral urban planning. The goal is to create a concept where AI applications promote energy efficiency, carbon neutrality and the users’ well-being. Residents are invited to get involved using extended reality (XR) methods. Granlund is in charge of the sub-project for sustainable property management, focused on developing regional lifecycle management.
Energy-Carbon KOM
Funded by Business Finland, the Energy-Carbon KOM project focuses on small data instead of big data. The goal is to create a concept and new applications for determining local energy needs in the early stages of a project, even with inadequate initial information. Granlund’s contributions to the project include expertise in designing low-carbon energy systems.
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Heikki Ihasalo
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