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YIT streamline development for tenant application Workery+

YIT, the largest Finnish construction company, partnered with ProptechOS and Microsoft to build a tenant coworking offering, Workery+.

Case Study

The largest Finnish and significant North European construction company shortened time-to market of tenant application development and coordinated the assembly of the application across vendors and remote teams, using digital twin representations of project components.

About YIT

Large construction company

YIT, the largest Finnish and significant North European construction company, partnered with ProptechOS, Microsoft, and multiple hardware and service vendors, to build a tenant coworking offering, Workery+. The application consisting of an end user application connected to physical edge systems as well as YIT business processes.

“The Workery+ showcases the possibilities of refurbishment projects using smart solutions and technology. The digital twins reduced the complexity of the project and allowed coordination across vendor systems and applications. But their usage extends past the construction phase of the project, as we can continuously monitor our building performance using ProptechOS.”

Mikko Heikkila

IoT Solution Architect, YIT

Goal

A scalable tenant app

  • Develop an easily scalable tenant co-working app
  • Short time-to-market of the app
  • Remote assembly coordination of components through the usage of real-time data streaming to digital twins of project components

Solution

Digital twins enable interoperability

The tenant application was built in parallel to the refurbishment of the Valilla office – one of the offices to be covered by the services in the application. Consequently, many components of the building were not accessible to test integrations needed for the tenant application. To solve this, the project team relied on ProptechOS digital twins of the building and components, such as sensors, locks, and administrative systems, to coordinate the assembly of software applications and hardware in the plan. The project was divided into separate parts following the RealEstateCore standard, which enabled interoperability across vendor systems and real estate in the project. Hence, when the components of the project were put together, they all fit well.

The digital twins enabled the team to:

  • Simulate component behavior and integrations, consequently reducing reliance on components being operational. This was important for the team considering the restricted access to operational components due to the ongoing refurbishment of the building.
  • Test solutions without affecting the physical asset’s operations.
  • Align components of the project being built by remote teams in different countries.

Result

  • Roll-out of tenant application within less than three months
  • Additional roll-out to three sites within an additional month
  • Easily addable application extensions with new features
  • Short time to value realization across three coworking sites

Shortening time-to-market of tenant application development

Edge systems integrated

0

Integration cost saved

0 %

Applictions installed

0
3-month

Project completed on schedule

Recognition for innovation

Smartest Building Award 2021

The Workery+ Vallila building received the prestigious Smartest Building Award 2021 at the Real Estate and Building Futureproof event. The Smart Building Certification association recognized the project for its exceptional balance between smart technology and human interaction. The evaluation highlighted YIT’s implementation of top-class analytics and management systems, along with their focus on user experience, health, well-being, and security.

“YIT Workery+ Vallila is a perfect example of the future potential real estate has to offer. By imagining the smart infrastructure with only the sky as their limit, they have been able to reimagine their business.” Nicholas White, Co-Founder of the Smart Building Certification association

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