KONE Renaissance

develop data and AI-driven solutions for construction and renovation workflows to improve building lifecycle management and modernization processes. Our goals are to:

• Standardize, and provide data for use in creating digital solutions for the built environment.
• Develop scalable services using AI capabilities needed for sustainable urban development
• Accelerate delivery of the solutions with new capabilities and applications

drive sustainable and digital innovations to reach net-zero and circularity targets with high customer value impact. We are looking forward to:

• Researching, prototyping and scaling new sustainable materials
• Finding solutions to further reduce elevators and escalators lifetime energy consumption
• Enabling holistic building optimization with elevator data integrations to smart building systems

develop sustainable upgrades and extend building lifespans through novel modernization solutions and processes. We aim at:

• Automating inefficient workflows with AI-based tools and digital solutions to shorten delivery times and reduce costs
• Developing flexible and modular modernization solutions that enable phased upgrades with minimal disruptions, supporting efficient and sustainable.

create digital and fully connected buildings to improve on-site productivity in both maintenance and installation. We target at:

• Introducing “digital twin” of the whole field process, enabling new logistic and site management innovations
• Increasing job retention and attraction for construction workers and field technicians as well as customer satisfaction with installation and maintenance innovations.

We are building the core data and AI capabilities and platforms needed to support scalable, connected and intelligent building lifecycle operations. Our key research topics under this theme include:

• Data capturing & mining
• AI-enhanced data quality
• Physical AI
• Generative digital twins
• Automated simulations

We are driving the giant leap to achieve the decarbonized built environment by 2050. Energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, and the exploration of low-carbon and light weighted materials are integral parts of achieving these ambitious goals. Our research topics under this theme include:

• Zero-carbon materials & alternatives
• Carbon sink materials
• Scalable circular supply chain