Smart foundations: AI, parametric design & data‑driven housing

📅 Date: Oct 30th, 2025
​​🕔 Time: 17:30 - 21:00
📍 Location: Raamstraat 7, 1016 XL, Amsterdam

Join us for an evening of practical case studies and networking. Jasper Spiegeler (OMRT) demos parametric design, AI and HPC to generate and optimize thousands of greener design options; Lotte van der Klei (Aurai/ Woonstad Rotterdam) shows how a central data platform and strategic data products speed decision‑making for social housing.

Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals over drinks and snacks before and after the presentations.

Schedule:
17:30 - 18:15: Welcome with food and drinks!
18:15 - 18:20: Opening notes
18:20 - 18:55: Building smarter: parametric design, AI and the future of sustainable cities by Jasper Spiegeler (OMRT)
18:55 - 19:10: Break
19:10 - 19:35: Without a solid foundation, even the strongest house will eventually lean by Lotte van der Klein (Aurai/ Woonstad Rotterdam)
19:35 - 19:40: Closing notes
19:40 - 21:00: Networking/drinks

Talk 1 - Building smarter: parametric design, AI and the future of sustainable cities
Learn more about how parametric design, AI and high‑performance computing enable developers to generate and optimize thousands of design options in minutes. The housing crisis is growing, while real estate and construction account for roughly 40% of global CO₂ emissions. OMRT helps developers make better‑informed decisions by producing and comparing many design variants rapidly. Their platform uses high‑performance computing and AI to optimize design performance at scale, accelerating speed, accuracy and flexibility.

Bio speaker: Jasper Spiegeler is co-founder and CEO of OMRT, a Dutch proptech scale-up that helps real estate developers design and optimize projects using computational and AI-driven solutions. He is 34 years old and is considered a bomb of energy that leads his team with a positive mindset.

Talk 2 - Without a solid foundation, even the strongest house will eventually lean
Learn more about building a strong data foundation that turns raw data into reliable, actionable insight. Data alone isn’t enough: a solid foundation also requires deep understanding of the business it supports. Woonstad built a central data platform as a single source of truth with transparent, near‑real‑time access. On top of that foundation they developed data products aligned with strategy, freeing time for meaningful work and enabling data to actively support decision‑making.

Bio speaker: Lotte van der Klei is an Analytics Translator and Analytics Engineer at Aurai, based in Amsterdam. She has nearly five years of experience across business, data science, and data engineering, and facilitates workshops and training to bridge the gap between data and decision‑making. Outside work she enjoys hosting pub quizzes and game shows, designing handbags and accessories, and exploring new forms of exercise.

Important Note:
⚡ Spots are limited! Please cancel your registration if you cannot attend.