The Building Physics Research Group of Tampere University has organized the Finnish Building Physics Conference every two years since 2007. The conferences bring together a broad audience from different areas of construction and the presentations deal with the latest achievements in building physics research and practical applications. A total of almost 100 current presentations from different areas of building physics will be held in the conference. In addition, top international researchers in building physics will participate in the seminar as keynote speakers. There were almost 500 participants again in the 2023 conference and it has become the largest professional seminar in the construction industry in Finland.
In 2023, the event was organized for the second time in cooperation with Kiinko Real Estate Education. The construction industry is currently in strong financial difficulties due to global crises and rising interest rates. This had partly reflected to the arrangements of the previous 2023 Building Physics Conference. Nevertheless, the traditional event was once again successfully organized.
The Building Physics 2025 Conference will be held in Tampere Hall on October 28-29, 2025.
Finnish Award for Moisture-safe Building Construction
Finnish Award for Moisture-safe Building Construction emphasizes the importance of moisture management at construction sites and the moisture behaviour of envelope structures, and their role in making a healthy, safe, and long-lasting building. The aim of the competition is to highlight good practices, execution and products that strive to improve moisture safety of buildings. The competition is open for both new buildings and renovations.
The best propositions are presented at the Building Physics Conference. The winner is chosen by judges. Representatives from both Tampere University and from Finnish Association of Civil Engineers are in the jury alongside representatives of media and other expert organisations.
Previous winners:
2019: An update to the repair manual for a building with moisture and microbe damage, and the team who worked on it (article in Finnish, diploma)
2017: Construction site moisture management training and the development team (article in Finnish, diploma)
2015: Building inspection authority of City of Oulu and that of City of Helsinki (Oulu’s article in Finnish, Oulus’s diploma, Helsinki’s article in Finnish)
2013: Lamox Oy/Takotek Oy (their article in Finnish, diploma)
