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KONE Renaissance

Tomorrow’s cities begin with today’s buildings. Join us in shaping their future!

The mission of the KONE Renaissance program

Total revival of existing buildings for low-emission living and working by 2030.

Co-innovation areas

  • Data and AI-driven operations

    Data and AI-driven operations

    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

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  • Decarbonized buildings

    Decarbonized buildings

    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

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  • Adaptability and lifecycle extensions

    Adaptability and lifecycle extensions

    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 modernization.

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  • Next-generation delivery and maintenance

    Next-generation delivery and maintenance

    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.

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Research areas

  • Next generation data & AI foundations

    Next generation data & AI foundations

    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
  • Net-zero building foundations

    Net-zero building foundations

    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

On-going Ecosystem projects

Description: AIWO is a Renaissance ecosystem co‑innovation project focusing on transforming fieldwork operations through AI, human–AI collaboration, and advanced process intelligence. Its goal is to solve major challenges in manufacturing, construction, and industrial design by enhancing documentation, troubleshooting, and operational support.

 

Duration: 06/2025 – 05/2027

 

Focus area: Next‑generation delivery and maintenance, Data and AI-driven operations

 

Type: Co-innovation project

 

Partners: KONE Oyj, Carina Solution Oy, Edea Design Oy, Konecranes Oy, Ponsse Oy, Lingsoft Group Oy, Softability Oy, Aalto University, Tampere University, Turku University of Applied Sciences, University of Helsinki

 

Project overview

Description: GenAIDE (Generative AI for Industrial Design Engineering) is a doctoral training program focused on advancing industrial design through human-AI collaboration. It supports 14 doctoral candidates across Europe as they research innovative AI technologies to transform computer-aided engineering into proactive AI partners. The program emphasizes developing new methods for Human-AI teamwork, including natural language interfaces, nature-inspired optimization, understanding social impacts on team dynamics, and advanced machine learning. Central to GenAIDE is the creation of AIPE, an intelligent AI partner designed to assist engineers in real time using natural language and multiobjective optimization.

 

Duration: 10/2025-09/2029

 

Type: EU Horizon Europe Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) project

 

Focus area: Next generation data & AI foundations

 

Partners: Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH (GE, coordinator), Universiteit Leiden (NL), Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (GE), Altair Engineering GmbH (GE), University of Jyväskylä (FIN), The University of Manchester (UK), Kone Oyj (FIN), Fondation de l'Institut de Recherche Idiap (SWI), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (SWI), Terra Quantum GmbH (GE), DATEV eG (GE), RINF Outsourcing Solutions SRL (ROM), The MathWorks Limited (UK), Samaya (UK), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US), Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

 

Project overview

Become our ecosystem partner

We are looking for partners from different domains

The Renaissance ecosystem fosters meaningful networks and long-term partnerships. Our partners access new funding, opportunities for collaborative research, and real-world customer cases that drive innovation forward. Through co-creation and strategic collaboration, we develop cutting-edge solutions, grow businesses, and facilitate international expansion. Together, we turn bold ideas into scalable impact!

With any general questions, please contact us by mail: renaissance@kone.com


 

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)


to bring practical technology integration expertise for piloting and scaling new solutions in real-world environments.

Corporations


to engage in strategic co-innovation partnerships and in building scalable solutions through peer collaboration and shared expertise, driving real market impact.

Startups


to drive agile innovation and bold disruptive concepts through piloting new solutions, accelerating go-to-market and co-creating the next generation of building technologies.

Research partners


especially universities, universities of applied sciences and research institutions to build foundations and future-facing competencies through shared research, testbeds, thesis projects and participation in research consortia, including EU funded initiatives.