Talotekniikka 2030 – Advancing a regenerative vision together
Building services ensure that buildings are healthy, safe, and energy-efficient for their occupants. In a world shaped by the energy transition and global health challenges, the importance of building services remains paramount. At the same time, emerging technologies and digitalization are creating unprecedented opportunities for the industry.
To fully harness these opportunities, a group of academic and industry actors has launched the Talotekniikka 2030 collaboration model.
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Vision work
Talotekniikka 2030 is a consortium led by Aalto University and Tampere University, with 14 industry partners. Its mission is to co-create a shared vision for Finland’s building services sector and promote its implementation through research and agile pilot projects.
The vision aims to broaden the role of MEP professionals in both construction and real estate management. It also challenges the sector to leap forward in productivity and responsibility.
A CEO-level group representing participating companies is responsible for shaping the vision. The group also defines indicators based on the vision to assess progress and measure impact.
Development activities
Talotekniikka 2030 will produce a roadmap that guides the sector toward the vision and initiates development projects. These projects bring together researchers and companies to co-develop research-based solutions that renew the MEP sector.
The consortium’s efforts are informed by international benchmarks, best practices from other industries, and the new opportunities enabled by technology and digitalization.
An advisory board selects the annual research themes and oversees the progress of the projects.
Current research projects
Current projects include:
- Demand-side flexibility and peak heating power reduction with short-term thermal energy storage
- Design management for building services
- Modularity, prefabrication, and tolerances in MEP systems
- Impacts of digital regulations and cybersecurity requirements on MEP data management and digital solution development
The Talotekniikka 2030 vision
The CEO group of Building Services 2030 has developed a sector-wide vision and value propositions for the MEP industry. Freely translated from Finnish, it entails:
Building services enable the world’s most sustainable buildings.
- We take responsibility for zero-emission energy solutions in buildings and lead the green transition.
- We ensure user comfort, health, and safety.
- We are transforming construction business models and taking responsibility for the entire building lifecycle.
- We are developing respected top talent for an attractive industry of the future.
Advanced technology and data enable productivity and continuous improvement.
Consortium members
A quintet of professors leads the research of the consortium:
- Risto Kosonen, Aalto University, Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering
- Heikki Ihasalo, Aalto University, Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
- Jaakko Ketomäki, Aalto University, Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
- Piia Sormunen, Tampere University, Business Development, Construction and Property Development Services
- Olli Seppänen, Aalto University, Department of Civil Engineering
The other consortium members are leading organizations in the building services sector: