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Webinar Recording: The Potential of Digital Vegetation in the Design of Sustainable and Biodiversity-Rich Cities
25.02.2025
Megatrends are fundamentally reshaping how we live and work. These changes are transforming transportation, housing and construction. Implementing best practices in urban planning, construction management, and transportation planning is crucial for creating energy-efficient and high-quality residential and business environments.
See programs Solutions for organizationsNavigating megatrends requires expertise. We have supported built environment professionals and organizations for half a century. Our training programs combine research-based academic knowledge, insights from leading industry experts, and participant experience. Interactive methods ensure our training meets current development needs and prepares you for the future of the built environment.
Some of our training courses can also be used to obtain FISE certifications.
Megatrends like climate change, urbanization, and digitalization are significantly impacting the built environment. Building energy efficiency requires minimizing energy consumption throughout the lifecycle and integrating circular economy principles into material selection. Urbanization necessitates effective urban design and transportation planning to create quality living and working spaces. The potential of digital transformation to address these challenges is still being explored, but platform economy, sharing economy, and circular economy business models are already transforming transportation, housing, and construction.
Digitalization and artificial intelligence extend beyond digital tools; it is a societal transformation. Urbanization has enabled advanced digital applications to permeate our lives. Increased density simplifies logistics and enables services like public transport apps and city bikes.
Digitalization and AI also foster urban social life and activism, influencing how we inhabit and design our cities. Professionals must master interactive design methods and understand end-user needs.
Digitalization improves information sharing and transparency in construction projects, creating new business opportunities. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is digitizing design and reshaping the entire design culture.
The built environment plays a critical role in mitigating climate change. Sustainable construction practices, including wood construction, energy efficiency optimization, and renewable energy integration, are essential for reducing carbon emissions. Land-use planning and transportation system design are critical, as urban areas contribute significantly to our carbon footprint. Urban green spaces and carbon handprint initiatives highlight the role of nature in urban environments. Teleworking and sustainable transportation options demonstrate the potential of digitalization.
Aalto EE has supported built environment professionals for almost 60 years. Our training focuses on urban planning, construction management, and transportation planning.
We emphasize the Aalto spirit, including multidisciplinarity, sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, design expertise, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
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In this program, designed for professionals in planning, development, research, consulting, and management positions in the field of community planning, you will delve into community planning and urban research. You will acquire extensive expertise, deepen your understanding and form a vision of the development direction of community planning. The program is held in Finnish.
August 25, 2025 – May 27, 2026
During the program, you will learn about sustainable construction, developer project planning, managing projects, and people in a changing business environment. The training program meets the need to update the professional skills of experts in the field and is suitable, for example, for teachers and authorities in the construction industry.
October 8, 2025 – May 2026
Designed for professionals involved in transportation system planning in municipalities, cities, counties, regional governments, ministries, and agencies, the program provides a comprehensive and practical overview of the different levels and objectives of transportation system planning and promotes coordination between transportation and land use planning.
October 27, 2025 – March 18, 2026
This program, designed for urban planning or technical management in cities and municipalities and anyone responsible for the planning and implementing of the built environment in their city or municipality, provides you with support and concrete tools for managing processes and people in the context of continuous change.
November 5 – December 10, 2025
Estimated study time: 27 hours
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During this self-paced online course, participants will learn about climate change and its impact on the built environment and human health. This forward-thinking course encourages learners to not only understand the challenges we are facing but also to reflect on how we can reduce negative climate impacts and support the well-being of all life on this planet.
Fee: € 150 (+ VAT)
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Introduction to Wood Material is a set of two online courses, the first focusing on wood structure and anatomy, and the second focusing on wood properties.
Fee: € 250 (+ VAT)
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This course presents the structure of wood material, including macroscopic features such as earlywood, latewood, heartwood, sapwood, and knots. Additionally, wood formation and the basic cell types are presented, as well as the main structural constituents of wood: lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose.
Fee: € 150 (+ VAT)
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This course links the basic anatomical features of wood, such as grain orientation and knots, to its properties relevant in the built environment.
Fee: €150 (+ VAT)
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Lean and Digitalization in Construction is an online course designed to equip you with the latest insights and practical tools to enhance project efficiency, improve construction quality, and gain a competitive edge. You will explore strategies for addressing productivity challenges in the construction sector, including lean principles and digital solutions that streamline project management, improve quality, and reduce project timelines.
Fee: € 300 (+VAT)
Estimated study time: 10 hours
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This online course presents you with the different approaches to, cases, and applications of communicative urban mobility planning. The course is built for urban mobility and transportation professionals, urban planners, and other professionals in public and private sectors working in urban mobility and transportation planning at any stage of their career.
Fee: € 150 (+ VAT)
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This online course provides different approaches to Carbon Smart Urban Green Infrastructure. During the course, you will reflect on Urban Mobility Challenges and grasp the context and bigger picture of Urban Mobility, the built environment, and green infrastructure.
Fee: € 150 (+ VAT)
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Estimated Study Time: 8 hours
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Projektinhallinnan verkkokurssi is an online course that gives you basic information on understanding projects, project management, and methods for implementing a successful project. Course language: Finnish
Fee: € 350 (+ VAT)
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Sustainability Toolbox for Building Designers equips you with the tools needed to analyze and reduce the carbon footprint throughout a building’s lifecycle. The program helps you lead the change towards carbon-neutral construction and navigate the changing regulatory requirements in the European Union.
Fee: € 500-800 (+VAT)
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