Sustainable Built Environment
Climate-resilient and resource-wise construction
We are transforming the built environment sector with sustainable innovations and practices that reduce environmental impacts, support climate change adaptation and create new sustainable business. We promote change towards sustainable built environment through multidisciplinary and innovative research.
Combating against climate change and the sustainable use of natural resources are driving the transition of the construction sector towards low-carbon and circular economy solutions. At the same time, continued urbanisation is creating pressure to build flexible and multifunctional living environments.
A sustainable built environment consists of a building stock that incorporates materials that are reusable and with low embedded carbon, smart energy systems, and green infrastructure that seamlessly integrates engineered structures with vibrant vegetation. We promote systemic change through multidisciplinary and innovative research, producing impactful results that benefit actors in both industrial and public sector.
We promote the application of bio-based material solutions in the construction industry, renew the circular economy in the construction sector and support operators in their transition to more sustainable forms of energy. Preserving nature’s resilience is a matter of honour for us. In doing so, we are improving both the industry’s ability to mitigate climate change and its capacity to meet the challenges it brings.
Our research groups working on this theme are:
- Sustainable energy systems research group
- Timber and hybrid construction research group
- Long-term durability research group
- Steel construction research group
- Advanced manufacturing research group
- Circular business innovations in construction research group
- Accessibility research group
- Digitalisation for sustainable development and circular economy solutions research group
- Plant technology solutions research group
Our projects
Adaptive, smart and energy-wise building (ADRA)
Traditional building automation systems contain little intelligent control. In the ADRA project, our aim is to develop solutions that increase the intelligence of buildings and to promote their use and popularization.
Agile expert in additive manufacturing
Ketterä-hankkeessa pilotoimme täydennyskoulutuksen, jossa toteutetaan yrityslähtöisiä, ketteriä ja innovatiivisia tuotekehitysprojekteja sekä syvennetään tekniikan alan asiantuntijoiden erityisosaamista esimerkiksi metallien lisäävästä valmistuksesta.
BioColour – Colour palette for bio-based dyes and pigments
BioColour research project is developing new methods for the production and use of bio-colourants. The aim is to create a “colour palette” of bio-colourants, including yellow, red, brown, green, blue and black.
CIRC-2-ZERO
The international CIRC-2-ZERO project addresses the challenge of accelerating the reduction of carbon emissions and developing advanced manufacturing capabilities in electronics and engineered wood product SMEs in the Baltic Sea Region. The project will develop and deploy a Digital Twin Demo Platform, which includes practical tools for simulating and optimizing product and value chain design…
DataMill – sustainable data management for companies at smart city environment
DataMill optimises the utilisation of timely and historical data for cities and businesses, enhancing service delivery and decision-making processes.
Digital autonomous services in circular economy
Together with our partners, we are developing the services of the circular economy area of the MORE industrial park in Hämeenlinna.
Durable biopigments and binders (Biopigments)
In Durable biopigments and binders (Biopigments) project, we promote the transition of the dyes and binders industry from fossil raw materials to renewable raw materials.
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