AEC Baltic Digital Construction Hackathon

Get ready to take the construction and real estate industry to the next level digitally!

What is the AEC Hackathon?

The AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) Hackathon was created in 2013 to give those designing, building, and maintaining our built environment the opportunity to collaborate with cutting edge technologies and its developers and designers. It has quickly become a community of innovators that include all elements of the built environment, not just AEC.

In addition to the Friday through Sunday hackathon, there are tech workshops pre-event and presentation sessions that happen on Saturday usually from 10:00 – 17:00 for those interested in learning about the latest tech trends and industry related solutions.

Who Attends?

Attendance is limited to 100-150 technology and architecture professionals from the built environment, including:
• Architects
• Engineers
• Builders / Construction Managers
• Software developers
• Digital fabricators
• Urban planners / designers
• Hardware developers
• GIS specialists
• User Experience & User Interface experts
• Web & Mobile app developers
• Contractors/sub contractors
• Building product manufacturers
• Real estate developers
• Facility managers
• Corporate real estate professionals
• Government officials & policy makers
• And all interested in improving the built environment

What technology is at a hackathon?

Attendees are required to bring their own laptops, desktops, and other gear
(hardware/software) they want to work with. The latest high tech tools are provided by the AEC Hackathon organization, supporters, sponsors, and fellow community members.

There are a variety of tools at a hackathon such as virtual and augmented reality headsets, 3D scanners, interface devices, drones, and sensors.

What kind of solutions are made at AEC Hackathon?

The types of solutions created at the AEC Hackathon vary according to the trade they are developed for but have included:
• Virtual Reality apps for design collaboration and safety training
• RFID app for tracking lost tools
• Plugins for popular software tools
• Project coordination apps
• Apps that communicate with drones and robots
• Building automation, Internet of Things, and Smart Cities apps
• Visit the AEC Hackathon Youtube channel to see more team projects

WHERE AND WHEN?

25.-27.08.2023 in the lovely summer city of PÄRNU, just 130km from Tallinn and 183km from Riga. Perfect time-place-event for ending the baltic summer season!

Venue of the event is Tartu University Pärnu College campus, Ringi 35, in the heart of the cozy Pärnu city!

Event is taking place over the weekend:
• Friday, 6pm: Hackathon mixer, lightning round and team formations
• Saturday: Hackathon & Speaker Presentations
• Sunday: Hackathon, Team Presentations & Award Ceremony

Why Participate?

The AEC Hackathon has become the largest global hack community pushing for open innovation in the built environment professions. As a supporter, you are empowering passionate individuals that want to upgrade the industries we love.

In addition to solving industry problems, the event has become a great place to network, identify potential partners, deal flow, and talent.

It is a great opportunity to connect with those that understand the value of tech, are adventurous enough to experiment with it, and identify how best to implement solutions into daily practice.

AEC hackathon is an intense, hands-on experience with expert mentoring, checkpoints, demo drills, and hard teamwork where you can implement your creativity and resourcefulness to the full extent. These are the essential parts in building working prototypes in just 48 hours that will become the change makers and drivers of the development of the digital construction industry.

TEAM FORMATION

We welcome international teams. You can register as an individual and with or without an idea. You can put together your team in the process or join someone else's team. Please note that only ready-made teams formed during the hackathon registration process are accepted for validation, and only pre-validated teams are allowed to participate in the hackathon.

THE PITCH

Each team has to prepare a live 3-minute demo pitch at the finals.

The event is supported by the Ministry of the Environment, EAS with funds from the European Regional Development Fund and it contributes to the renovation marathon - it seeks for solutions to speed up energy-efficient renovation of buildings.

The project is supported by the Enterprise Development Foundation (EAS) from the funds of the European Regional Development Fund.