Aalto Wood Winter Seminar 2016
Building Material Futures II
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Venue: Auditorium A2, Otakaari 1 X (Otaniemi)
Participation is free, however, ´First come – first serve´ - maximum 100 participants.
Registration ends when the limit is reached.
Programme
12:30 Welcome Pekka Heikkinen (Aalto ARTS)
12:40 Keynote: Hygrothermal Effect – A New Standard? Kristine Nore (Norsk Treteknisk Institutt)
13:15 Session 1: Near to Zero Energy Building
Energy-efficient Townhouse, Matti Kuittinen (Aalto ARTS)
Nordic NzeB Pilot Projects from an Architectural Viewpoint, Tomi Tulamo (Aalto ARTS)
The Evolving Definition of Efficiency in Architecture, Philip Tidwell (Aalto ARTS)
Towards Eco-efficiency: The Future of Eco-labelling, Simon le Roux (Aalto ARTS)
15:00 Session 2: Material Futures
The Effects of Wood Anatomy on Moisture Buffering Properties of Wooden Surfaces, Katja Vahtikari (Aalto CHEM)
Natural Hydrophobic Coatings that Retain the Moisture-buffering Ability of Wood, Monika Österberg (Aalto CHEM)
3D Printing - A New Way to Shape Architecture?, Heidi Turunen (Aalto ARTS)
Cellulose Nanostructures – Potential as Future Construction Materials?, Jaakko Pere (VTT)
Concluding Words Mark Hughes (Aalto CHEM)
Programme (pdf)
Aalto Wood is a focal point for research, education and knowledge about Wood Construction. At its heart are faculty members and research staff from the Aalto University Schools Arts, Design & Architecture (ARTS), Chemical Technology (CHEM), and Engineering (ENG) and who are dedicated to advancing the use of wood in buildings through a range of multidisciplinary teaching and research activities. Aalto Wood combines cutting edge wood architecture with leading research in structural engineering and wood science to provide a holistic approach to the development of wood construction.