Position and opportunities of wood construction in Finland

Authors & references

Author:

Markku Karjalainen, Associate Professor (Architecture), D.Sc. (Tech.), architect, Tampere University (TAU), School of Architecture

References:

1. Decree of the Ministry of the Environment 1010/2017 on the energy performance of new buildings (Ympäristöministeriön asetus uuden rakennuksen energiatehokkuudesta 1010/2017) Available from https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2017/20171010 (in Finnish). [Accessed June 30^th, 2020]
2. Decree of the Ministry of the Environment 848/2017 on Fire Safety of Buildings (Ympäristöministeriön asetus rakennusten paloturvallisuudesta). Available from https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2017/20170848 (In Finnish). [Accessed June 30^th, 2020].
3. Karjalainen, Markku, Suomalainen puukerrostalo puurakentamisen kehittämisen etulinjassa. The Finnish multi-story timber apartment building as a pioneer in the development of timber construction. Doctoral thesis. Oulu University. 2002. Available from http://jultika.oulu.fi/files/isbn9514266188.pdf (In Finnish). [Accessed June 30^th, 2020).
4. Puukerrostalojen asukas- ja rakennuttajakysely 2017 – loppuraportti 11.6.2017 (Resident and builder survey 2017 for wooden multi-storey buildings – final report 11 June 2017), Karjalainen, M., 2017, Tampere: Tampere University of Technology. School of Architecture. Architecture. 39 p. Available from https://tutcris.tut.fi/portal/en/publications/puukerrostalojen-asukas-ja-rakennuttajakysely-2017–loppuraportti-1162017(7c6a5d7e-e30f-4ffd-a2ab-7aa4f7ac5448).html (In Finnish). [Accessed June 30^th, 2020].
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