The hackathon, organised by the University of Helsinki and the technology event Slush, with partners City of Helsinki, YIT Corporation, and the Finnish Meteorological Institute, aimed to find solutions to improve the liveability and ecological sustainability of city environments. The jury was particularly impressed by the winning team’s software, which not only addresses global energy consumption, but could also have increased demand in the age of pandemics when we are increasingly concerned about indoor air quality,” Jari Strandman, CEO of Helsinki Innovation Services sums. “All of the shortlisted works were of very high quality, but these three teams stood out with technically advanced solutions that could be scaled for broader impact. The two runners-up are Team Discover’s CompAir and Purify, whose environmentally conscious city planning application and air purification towers also received praise from the competition jury.Īll of the shortlisted works were of very high quality The team’s software-based approach to optimising heating, ventilation and air conditioning management in buildings brought them a cash prize of €20,000. The winner of the Venture with Air hackathon is Airfloow from Portugal.
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