it_team4_FOREst 2 June 2026It4forest enthusiast Jan-Peter Mund gave a key-note speech on AI requirements for the urban data space acceleration timber construction.
Mund highlighted that urban data spaces would need to be accessible, interoperable and trustworthy data repositories of urban data that previously has often been fragmented and stored in silos. He highlighted that AI can only be as good as the urban data space created by the users. Transparent, coherent planning and simulation in Digital Twins of Cities promotes reliable life-cycle data, accurate life-cycle assessments, proof of origin, regional value creation, and quality assurance. Urban data space can support AI-supported maintenance and simulated demolition planning.
His input on data spaces and AI was part of a conference organised in the frame of the project Bauhütte 4.0. that aims to speed up wooden construction. The meetings discussed further question such as what data spaces are needed for circular construction using renewable raw materials and secondary materials along the forest-to-city value chain? What role does AI governance play in this, and how do our individual decisions about which tools we use and train ensure that data spaces and AI truly enable cities worth living in?
The workshop featured engaging 5-minute presentations from academia and industry across the value chain. Next to Jan-Peter Mund, inputs came from Raoul Bunschoten, Johannes Reinders, Alexander Werle, Luise von Zimmermann, Nicole Oertwig, and Marc Scholler.
