CIRCAIDE

AI Assisted Circular Construction Coordinator

CIRCAIDE develops an AI-powered digital service that brings together and makes accessible information on buildings and building materials before demolition or construction begins. By enabling planners and builders to identify and consider reusable materials from the earliest project stages, the service helps reduce waste and supports more efficient reuse and recycling. Through cross-border collaboration in the Central Baltic region, CIRCAIDE promotes resource efficiency and more sustainable construction.

Hero image generated using artificial intelligence (Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini).

CIRCAIDE turns demolition-bound buildings into reusable resources

Smarter Use of Building Materials

The project will deliver a shared digital service that provides up-to-date information on buildings and materials before demolition and construction begin. The service will be piloted in real demolition projects in Kouvola and Tallinn to demonstrate how building components and materials can be more easily reused in new developments.

By making relevant information available early, the service enables better planning decisions and helps prevent unnecessary waste of usable materials. Through collaboration between organizations across countries, common practices will be developed and shared. In the long term, CIRCAIDE supports more resource-efficient construction and reduces waste across the Central Baltic region.

Main activities of the project

I) Knowledge and data foundations for AI coordinator development
II) Piloting and validation of the AI coordinator
III) Dissemination and sustainability

Facts

Project name:

CIRCAIDE

Project duration: 1.6.2026–31.5.2029

Info

Lead partner: South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
Partial partners: City of Kouvola, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn Strategic Management Office
Focus area: Circular Economy, Energy, and Logistics
Research centre: Bio-Based and Circular Economy

Budget

Financier and main source of funding: Central Baltic
Total budget: 2 164 053€
EU part of the total budget: 1 731 243€

Contact information

Phone
+358503226166
Email
Rauli.Koskinen@xamk.fi
Department
Bio- ja kiertotalouden tutkimusyksikkö
Rauli Koskinen
Project Manager
+358503226166
Rauli.Koskinen@xamk.fi
Phone
+358504409211
Email
Anton.Wikstedt@xamk.fi
Department
Luovan talouden tutkimusyksikkö
Anton Wikstedt
RDI Specialist,Lecturer
+358504409211
Anton.Wikstedt@xamk.fi
Phone
+358504690058
Email
Tero.Ojanen@xamk.fi
Department
Digitaalisen tiedonhallinnan tutk.keskus Digitalia
Tero Ojanen
Research Engineer
+358504690058
Tero.Ojanen@xamk.fi
Phone
+358504143303
Email
Simo.Vilkki@xamk.fi
Social media
Department
Bio- ja kiertotalouden tutkimusyksikkö
Simo Vilkki
RDI Specialist
+358504143303
Simo.Vilkki@xamk.fi
Social media
Phone
+358503028309
Email
Markus.Tiainen@xamk.fi
Department
Digitaalisen tiedonhallinnan tutk.keskus Digitalia

Expertise:

  • AI
  • Databases
  • Software Development
  • UI
Markus Tiainen
Software Designer
+358503028309
Markus.Tiainen@xamk.fi
Phone
+358406474809
Email
Vuokko.Malk@xamk.fi
Department
Materiaalien ja ympäristöturvallisuuden tutk. yks.

I`m working in the research group of environmental safety and water technology, in the projects related to circular economy (e.g. biogas, sewage sludge, textiles).

Vuokko Malk
RDI Specialist
+358406474809
Vuokko.Malk@xamk.fi
Phone
+358503474910
Email
Henri.Kettunen@xamk.fi
Department
Materiaalien ja ympäristöturvallisuuden tutk. yks.
Address
Patteristonkatu 2, 50100 Mikkeli

Työskentelen ympäristötruvallisuuden ja vesiteknologian tutkimusryhmässä.

  • Tasks related to environmental safety RDI projects
  • Drones: aerial imaging, photogrammetry, multispectral imaging
  • Various environmental measurements and sampling
Henri Kettunen
Project Researcher
+358503474910
Henri.Kettunen@xamk.fi