Establish your built environment tech leadership
To become a tech leader in the built environment sector, you need a strategy. You also have to communicate effectively. We have helped startups, established companies, and academic institutions map out their future and build trust and leadership through systematic communication.
Services
Strategy
AEC innovation, technology, and communication strategy consulting.
Systematic Content Creation
We plan and execute systematic content programs.
Your Own Media Channel
We produce original content series (video, audio) for businesses and other organizations for a fixed fee.
Virtual Event Series
We organize and broadcast recurring virtual events.
Examples of Our Work
Aalto University
A weekly content series on new construction processes and digital technologies based on interviews and event presentations
Aiforsite
A weekly video series for a construction AI startup featuring a subject matter expert in each episode
KIRA-digi
Two 6-month weekly blog post series about built environment experimentation projects
ReCoTech
A podcast series and a printed publication for a built environment event
WDBE
A series of keynote-speaker interviews, podcast interviews, and live-streamed virtual events
Tools
Idea Wall is a tool that we developed for open online brainstorming. Lear more about Idea Wall and how you can use it to engage your customers and employees. Visit ideawall.fi
News
Aarni Heiskanen in the Tekla Global BIM Awards Jury
Aarni Heiskanen is a member of the Tekla Global BIM Awards jury. The other members are Anders Carlén is Editor in Chief of Byggindustrin and FastighetsnyttDr. Burcu Akinci is Paul Christiano Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Associate...
Tomorrow’s Construction Site is Digitalized
Aarni Heiskanen's article on the digitalized construction site of the future appeared on RamiSanomat, a customer magazine of Ramirent. Read the magazine online (in...
Aarni Interviewed on the Future of Construction Post Covid-19
Fabian Saverimuttu of Rackspace interviewed Aarni Heiskanen on the future of construction after Covid-19. Read the interview on aec-business.com. Here are some of the comments the post has received on LinkedIn: "Fantastic read on the future of AEC, emerging...
Video Summary of Building 2030 Achievements
Building 2030 is a Finnish consortium of 19 construction industry companies, led by Aalto University. The consortium has devised a vision for the industry and supports research projects in the field. AE Partners produced a one-minute video summarizing the...
Digital Situational Awareness Event Livestreamed
Digital Situational Awareness in Construction was the theme of the official WDBE 2020 pre-event hosted by Aalto University on June 24, 2020. The 2-hour virtual event consisted of four presentations and five workshop sessions. The presentations featured results of...
Visualizations for a National Digitalization Scheme
We helped Finland's Ministry of the Environment visualize key concepts in a public sector data reorganization scheme. The work included concept development, generation of images and slides, and motion graphics.
About Us
AEC Business is a communication and tech team specialized in the construction and real estate industries. It was founded by Aarni Heiskanen and Eija Merenmies. For over two decades, we have served clients in Finland and internationally.