The extensive Future Spaces project coordinated by the Building Physics Research Group at Tampere University has ended. The aim of the project was to develop tools and concepts that can be used to repair buildings in advance so that their indoor air quality and energy efficiency can be improved and the effects of climate change can also be considered in advance.
The research project will produce more than 60 publications, which will be available on the project’s website in the future. So far, 25 publications have already been made. Publications and more detailed information about the project can be found on the research project’s own website.
One of the most significant results was obtained by studying the switching off ventilation in schools and daycare centres during absence. The study showed that turning off the ventilation completely does not have a significant impact on indoor air quality and healthiness if the ventilation is started 2–3 hours before the start of the school day and stopped a few hours after the end of the day.
The duration of the project was 1 Aug 2020 – 31 May 2023, i.e. a total of 2 years and 9 months. The total funding of the project was EUR 3.65 million, of which the total funding of the research project was EUR 1.47 million. The project was funded by Business Finland and 9 different companies, as well as Tampere University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
The research project involved three research groups from Tampere University: Aerosol Physics, Building Physics, and Knowledge Management. The research project also involved VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The research project was coordinated by the Building Physics Research Group and the principal investigator was Prof. Juha Vinha. The coordinator of the entire project was Jari Erkkilä from Tuotekehitys Oy Tamlink.