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1 Ongoing R&D projects in COST member countries Finland

2 Finland Participating Group 1, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Hannu Viitanen, Elina Sohlberg, Kirsi Immonen, Participating Group 2, Metla Finnish Forest Research Institute Pekka Saranpää, Erkki Verkasalo, Martti Venäläinen Participating Group 3, TUT, Tampere University of Technology TUT, Building Physics Juha Vinha, Anssi Laukarinen Participating Group 4, UEF, University of Eastern Finland, Dep of Environmental Sciences, Indoor Environment and Occupational Health, Pertti Pasanen, Department of applied physics, Biomater unit, Reijo Lappalainen Participating Group 5, Aalto University, Wood Science & Technology Mark Hughes, Lauri Rautkaari Participating group 6, Finnish Association of Construction Product Industries RTT, Wood Construction, Tomi Toratti

3 Finland, VTT Several research projects for industry for study the resistance of new solutions Optimisation of durability against mould and decay, and service life of wood Durability of bio polymers Microbial biodiversity in buildings and impacts on perceived IAQ Analyses of mould and decay damages in buildings Efficacy against mould and decay Causes for biodeterioration Durability of coated plywood (Plybiotest) CEN TC 38 WG 28 and Perform wood Durability of Thermowood Modelling of mould and decay resistance Material capability and enhancement Water permeability and performance above ground Mould modell Tekes project VTT projects on modelling Optikesto Tekes project Enersis Tekes project Several research projects for industry for new solutions Building physics calculation and modelling Fire resistance, performance against fire WoodWisdom projects Several research projects for industry for new solutions

4 Finland, VTT Several research projects for industry for new solutions Properties and resistance of new bio-based products, modification of polymers Encapsulation of biocides New solutions against mould and decay Performance of coated plywood, Plybiotest 2 project CEN TC 38 WG 28 and Perform wood Durability of Thermowood DURA TB - Durable Timber Bridges, WoodWisdom net work RH (%) C 5 C 10 C 20 C Time (weeks) Modelling service life of building components Performance above ground and field analyses Functionality and performance WoodExter (WoodWisdom), climate exposure VTT projects on service life Optimisation of durability and service life Research projects for new solutions 100 years service life of wood material (dry) Eco and energy efficiency of built environment Building physics calculation and modelling Renovation of energy efficiency of buildings Enersis Thermal comfort of users Heat and moisture perfomance of a wooden exterior wall

5 Finland, VTT New biopolymers from biomass Modification and functionalisation technologies for tayloring biopolymers Light weight from bio-based foams Improved fibre-biopolymer biocomposites by chemo-enzymatic modification Novel volume products from nanocellulose New products and solutions Construction products from forest biomass Adaptation and application September 2013 Bio-based solutions for net-zero energy bionic buildings Wood-based low-energy / passive family house concept Eco efficient buildings and infrastructures Eco efficiency and sustainability indicators Environmental product declaration Life cycle assessment method development critical reviews Carbon and water footprint analyses Sustainability assessment for new products and technologies LCA software, Material flow and energy flow analysis

6 Finland, Metla September 2013 Wood durability testing in soil contact Genetics and wood durability Efficacy against decay Future raw basis and cultivation forestry Product properties and their improvements Building with wood Wood based raw Material capability and enhancement Added value of forest products UOulu Bioactive compounds of bark Weather resistance Biomass: Residue: bark, stumps, roots, knots Lignans from knotwood (Metla, Åbo Academi) Bioactive compounds of bark (Uni Helsinki, Florence) UV protection, mould protection, termite protection

7 New forest and forest biomass based products and services Biomass Residue: bark, stumps, roots, knots Collaboration with ÅA university Phloem chemistry, Lignans from knotwood Collaboration with FRI, Japan Bioactive compounds UOulu of bark Collaboration with, University of Helsinki University of Florence Added value of forest products UV protection, mould protection, termite protection Pekka Saranpää

8 Finland, Technical University of Tampere, TUT Analysing moisture performance of envelope assemblies Development of analysing principles Determination of building physical test years in Finnish climate TUT and FMI Development of calculational mould growth model VTT TUT and VTT Outdoor air conditions Performance criterion TUT Effects of Climate Change and Increasing of Thermal Insulation on Moisture Performance of Envelope Assemblies and Energy Consumption of Buildings Indoor air conditions Functionality and performance Calculation softwares Determination of indoor air design conditions TUT and HUT Material properties Determination of Finnish building material properties TUT Future Envelope Assemblies and HVACsolutions FRAME Benchmarking of building physical HAM software TUT

9 Finland, Technical University of Tampere, TUT BUILDING PHYSICS, Calculation software Analyses of hygrothermal performance of envelope assemblies DofTherm1D HEAT 2D and 3D WUFI 1D and 2D Delphin 2D Calculations of buildings energy consumption (The Finnish Building Code for energy requirements) IDA ICE 3D Heat transfer and air flow investigations (now with moisture) Comsol Multiphysics 3D

10 Finland, University of Eastern Finland, UEF Indoor Environment Science based solution for indoor life quality Risk assessment of IAQ in buildings with deteriorated building Microdiverbuilt project Outdoor air conditions Performance criterion Indoor air conditions Functionality and performance Material properties Development of bioaerosol testing facility application for modelling and controllingindoor air quality (BITEFA) Microbial characterization of green and non green building (fungal and bacterial growth on the Modeling the impact of microbial growth in the building on indoor air quality Bioaerosol release from the contaminated

11 Finland, Aalto University Application of wood in buildings and interiors Surfaces and interfaces in wood-based Indoor air conditions Material properties Functionality and performance Wood Programme for architetcs Utilising the moisture & thermal buffering ability of wood and latent heat exchange Teaching in wood technology Wood & bio-based modification Bio fibre reinforced composites Wood and non wood fibre, regenerated cellulose Fibre mechanics, processing & modification Fibre matrix interactions

12 Specialist equipment VTT: Production of bio based products, test methods for durability of products, tools for service life and LCA analytics, epifluorescence microscopy, confocal laser scanning microcopy (CLSM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) tools, Combination techniques: physical, chemical and biological tools, molecular methods, pyrosequencing data analysis. TUT: Faculty of Built Environment were concidered excellent (international Research Assessment Exercise 2011): material testing, laboratory test facilities for envelope assemblies and field tests. Also numerical heat and moisture simulation tools, e.g. Comsol Multiphysics, Delphin 5, IDA ICE and Wufi 1D and 2D. METLA: Analytics of wood components and extractives, wood quality analytics UEF: Indoor air quality (IAQ): VOC with TCD GC MS, SVOC with GC MSD, HPLC, CO, CO 2, Microbial contaminants in the air, Particle concentrations: OPS, Dust Trak, P trak, filter sampling.

13 January 2013 Specialist equipment Properties Environmental Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Emission testing Product accreditation Whole Life evaluations Life Cycle Assessments Dimensional stability Insect /termites / pests Fire resistance / reaction to fire Resistance to mould Moisture / sorption studies Natural Durability INSTITUTE

14 January 2013 Specialist equipment Laboratory tests Field tests Moisture data logging Surface performance / coatings Natural weathering Out of ground contact tests In ground contact tests Dimensional stability Sorption studies Leaching / weathering Insect /termite testing Mould resistance Natural Durability INSTITUTE

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