Development of research methods and equipment

Upgrades to the equipment for studying capillary water absorption 2020-2021
Fixes and improvements to the climate rooms 2019-2021
Building a test hall in the test building area 2019-2021
Glassy test cups for water vapour permeability experiments 2019-2020
A vacuum used for removing loose insulation 2018
New high presure chamber for the pressure plate extractor 2018
A system for monitoring the temperature and moisture conditions of the research facilities 2018
Weather station in the test building area 2018
Use of high performance computing in calculation analyses began 2018
A moisture calibrator for accurately calibrating relative humidity 2018
A vacuum chamber for determining the maximum moisture content of materials 2018
Building new modifiable test buildings in the test building area and expanding the area 2018-2020
New laboratory facilities for material experiments and calibrating quantities 2018-2021
Updating and improving the pressure test equipment 2017-2018
U-value tests of roofs began 2017
Updating and improving the building physical research equipment of wall structures 2016-2021
Development of pressure difference sensors 2016-2020
New T/RH/CO₂-loggers for field experiments 2016
Blowing device for installing loose insulation 2016
Dynamic vapor sorption analyzer for determining moisture content and equilibrium moisture content 2016
Grinder for material samples 2016
Pressure plate extractor for determining capillary equilibrium moisture content, 3 measurement chambers 2014-2015
Development of the building physical research equipment of roof structures 2014-2021
New infrared camera for field experiments 2014
New automatically adjustable climate rooms, 2 pcs 2014
Development of the automatic equipment for studying capillary water absorption, 3 measurement units 2013-2015
Improvements to the heat flow meter instruments, and the ability to measure specific heat capacity 2013-2014
Heat flow meter instrument for measuring the heat conductivity of heat conductive materials 2013
Use of COMSOL Multiphysics in calculation analyses began 2011
Development of water vapour permeability experiments, and aluminium test cups 2010-2012
Use of Delphin in calculation analyses began 2010
New T/RH-loggers for field experiments 2010
Equipment for measuring the air permeability of insulation materials 2010
Use of ICA-ICE in calculation analyses began 2009
Additional fans for the pressure test equipment, for measuring the air permeability of large buildings 2008
Development of new automatic field experiment equipment 2007
Use of HEAT in calculation analyses began 2006
Mould sensitivity experiments on building materials began 2006
A testing awning in the test building area for experiments done in outdoor climate conditions 2005
Infrared camera for field experiments 2002
T/RH-loggers for field experiments 2002
New frost room 2002
Calculation analyses and the use of WUFI began 2001
Pressure test equipment for measuring the air permeability of buildings 2000
Heat flow meter instruments for measuring the thermal conductivity of non-conductive materials 2000
Precision scales for material experiments, 2 pcs 2000
Building constant climate rooms and moisture cabinets 2000
Development of automatic field experiment equipment 1998
Building physical climate condition experiments of exterior walls began 1997
U-value tests of exterior walls began 1996
Building of test building area and test buildings for energy consumption experiments 1996-1999
Determination of building physical material properties began 1995
Development of building physical research equipment of wall structures 1994-1998