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In Estonia, there are thousands of apartment buildings in desperate need of renovation, but often the process remains undone due to its complexity and intimidating nature. Renokratt is a smart tool that helps residents better plan their renovations and takes the first step with them. Photo: Dall-E
Business
02.04.2025
Renokratt: embracing renovation with artificial intelligence
There are thousands of apartment buildings in Estonia that are in urgent need of renovation, yet the daunting nature of the process often prevents people from taking the first step. This is precisely the problem Renokratt aims to solve – a smart tool designed to make renovation planning easier.
Beneath cities lies a complex infrastructure that includes water supply systems, electrical grids, sewage networks, gas pipelines, and even historical and geological layers. Additionally, there are tree root systems, which are crucial for maintaining urban greenery. However, in practice, current urban planning often fails to consider the importance of these roots—and even mycorrhiza—resulting in declining tree vitality and, ultimately, the removal of trees. Photo: Pexels
Society
27.02.2025
Back to the roots: TreeCity saves urban trees
Imagine a city where the invisible world hidden beneath streets and buildings is mapped and integrated with innovative urban planning. TreeCity, one of the finalists of FinEst Centre for Smart Cities's Smart City Challenge 2024, offers exactly this.
Jarek Kurnitski. Photo: TalTech
Opinion
15.02.2024
Jarek Kurnitski: Which apartment building has the lowest costs?
Out of necessity, I’ve become thoroughly acquainted with the apartment market in central Tallinn. The process was marked–and somewhat slowed–by strong signs of professional bias, but in the end, I secured an apartment under the old VAT rate and gained plenty of firsthand experience along the way.