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. A presentation session will be held on the best proposals submitted to the competition in connection with the seminar. The winner of the award will be announced after the presentation of the winning candidates.
Previous winners:
2023: Climate change preparedness and resilient structures as the main themes of the new RIL 107-2022 (article in Finnish, diploma)
2021: by2020 Concrete Drying Time Estimate – a tool for more accurate assessments (article in Finnish, diploma)
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)
Members of the jury
2013
- Chairman: Professor Juha Vinha, Tampere University of Technology
- Risto Vahanen, Chairman, RIL/ Vahanen Group
- Juhani Pirinen, Programme Manager, Ministry of the Environment
- Seppo Mölsä, Managing Editor, Rakennuslehti
2015
- Chairman: Professor Juha Vinha, Tampere University of Technology
- Chairman Tuomas Särkilahti, RIL/ Skanska Oy
- Associate Professor Heidi Salonen, Aalto University
- Pekka Seppälä, Director, Building Control of the City of Oulu
- Seppo Mölsä, Managing Editor, Rakennuslehti
2017
- Chairman: Professor Juha Vinha, Tampere University of Technology
- Tuomas Särkilahti, Chairman, Skanska Suomi Oy, RIL
- Kai Miller, Director, Helsinki Building Control Department
- Managing Director Simo-Pekka Valtonen, Insinööritoimisto Lauri Mehto Oy
- Seppo Mölsä, Managing Editor, Rakennuslehti
2019
- Chairman: Professor Juha Vinha, University of Tampere
- Chairman Timo Kohtamäki, RIL/ Foudia Housing Oy
- Aimo Heimala, Senior Specialist, Sweco Expert Services Ltd
- Lecturer Hannu Kääriäinen, Oulu University of Applied Sciences
- Seppo Mölsä, Managing Editor, Rakennuslehti
2021
- Chairman: Professor Juha Vinha, University of Tampere
- Helmi Kokotti, Chief Specialist, Ramboll Finland Oy
- Juha Valjus, Development Director, Sweco Rakennetekniikka Oy
- Adjunct Professor Hannu Viitanen, Aalto University, (VTT)
- Seppo Mölsä, Managing Editor, Rakennuslehti
2023
- Chairman: Professor Juha Vinha, University of Tampere
- Senior Engineer/ Journalist Esko Kukkonen, (Ministry of the Environment)
- Risto Levanto, Chairman, Building Inspection Association
- Timo Turunen, Chief Specialist, Ramboll Finland Oy
- Seppo Mölsä, Managing Editor, Rakennuslehti