Research group's most important milestones

  • Future Spaces -project, the second largest single research project in the history of the Department of Civil Engineering 2020-2022
  • For the first time the research group has 20 members 2020
  • 25th anniversary of the research group held at the Finnish Building Physics Conference 2019
  • Teaching for the course Building Health and Indoor Environment began 2019
  • The course Introduction to Building Physics was reformed 2019
  • Implementation of the Building Physics minor, 20 credits 2019
  • The Building Physics research group received an award from the faculty for excellent research results 2018
  • Building physics Research engineer 2018
  • Teaching for the course Energy Efficiency of Buildings began 2016
  • COMBI -project, the largest single research project in the history of the Department of Civil Engineering 2015-2018
  • Building Physics Manual Part 1 2014
  • 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles 2014
  • For the first time the research group has 10 members 2014
  • New office space for the Building Physics research group 2014
  • 200 research projects 2013
  • Finnish Award for Moisture-safe Building Construction was awarded for the first time 2013
  • Academic chair of building physics 2013
  • 50 master’s theses on building physics 2011
  • TUT RAE evaluation: The scientific quality and significance of building physics research was assessed to be on the internationally highest level 2011
  • NSB 2011 Symposium organised 5.-2.6.2011
  • The use of the analysis method for moisture performance of structures began 2011
  • Determining Finnish moisture reference years together with the Finnish Meteorological Institute 2010-2012
  • FRAME-project, research related to adding insulation and assessing the effects of climate change began 2010-2012
  • An evaluation of the effects of improving energy efficiency of buildings for the Ministry of the Environment 2008
  • 100 research projects 2007
  • The first Finnish Building Physics Conference organised together with the Finnish Association of Civil Engineers (RIL) 2007
  • Development of the Finnish mould growth model together with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland 2005-2013
  • Teaching for the course Building Physics (theoretical knowledge for the highest designer level) began 2005
  • The first doctoral thesis 2002
  • Development of the analysis method for moisture performance of structures began 2000
  • First peer-reviewed scientific articles 2000
  • Development of research methods and equipment began 1994
  • Research activity began 1994

All courses mentioned here are held in Finnish, even though the names are presented in English.