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On 3 June, a partner launch event was held for the Community Energy Solutions (CES) project, coordinated by Concordia University in Canada. Dig-IT Lab is an international partner in the project through KTH and Uppsala University. The aim of the four-year project CES is to identify energy solutions for communities through the development of multi-domain…

Dig-IT Lab’s centre director Jonas Anund Vogel was a speaker at Proptech 2025, where he talked about the future of digitalisation in the property sector. Read the full news article at svenskbyggtidning.se here: https://www.svenskbyggtidning.se/2025/05/21/proptech-2025-nasta-generation-digitala-fastigheter-teknikens-roll-i-taxonomilinjerade-fastigheter/

The position is part of the larger research project “Digital technologies for informed and user-adapted building renovation”, funded by the Swedish Energy Agency. In the project, digital twins will be developed for three campus areas in Uppsala that are in need of renovation, and use these to study different renovation scenarios and strategies. The project…

The discussion about common standards in the real estate industry has been going on for decades. Now, Dig-IT Lab is launching its Testbed Xn — an infrastructure designed to speed up the industrialisation of digital features. In this new testbed, Dig-IT Lab and its partners can compare different buildings and digital models, collaborate on standards,…

With a background in technical consultancy, most recently at Sweco, Björn Boberg joins Dig-IT Lab to research how digitalisation impacts organisations and collaborations in the built environment. In partnership with SISAB, his PhD project aims to strengthen organisations’ ability to navigate innovation while balancing stability and long-term development. Hi Björn, what were you doing before…

A research collaboration between Einar Mattsson and KTH explores how AI can improve the understanding of renovation needs in various types of buildings. In the project ”AI-driven Predictive Maintenance Planning in Buildings”, large volumes of property data are being analysed to enhance maintenance planning, reduce costs for property owners, and lower the environmental impact of…

The potential use of digital solutions in building renovation has not been thoroughly studied. In a recently approved project, starting in April 2025, Uppsala University and Akademiska Hus will collaborate on how solutions like digital twin technology can contribute to advancing the state of the art in building renovation. The project ”Digital Technologies for Well-Informed…

Zhipeng Li is the newest PhD student to join the Dig-IT Lab. He has a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China. He will focus on developing a high-fidelity, real-time updating digital twin for smart building microgrids considering electrical and thermal characteristics, in collaboration with the industry partner Einar Mattsson. Hello…

A graduate of KTH’s Master’s program in Information and Network Engineering, Ci Song completed his thesis on automated fault detection for HVAC systems. As a new PhD student at Dig-IT Lab, he focuses on designing trustworthy digital twins for smart buildings in collaboration with industry partner Einar Mattsson. Hello Ci, what is your project about?…

Supriya Mini Soman is the newest PhD student to join the Dig-IT Lab. An Electrical and Electronics Engineer with a dual master’s in Sustainable Energy Systems from KTH and UPC, she will focus on developing a full-scale digital twin for a building, in collaboration with industry partners. Hello Supriya, what is your PhD project about?…