Decarbonizing suburban and rural housing

Citizens as agents of change

Decarbon-Home

Decarbon-Home provides research excellence in the intertwined and ongoing climate-related and social challenges which necessitate a major transition in the Finnish housing system. In the project we analyze the housing system challenges from environmental, technical and social science silos to form a comprehensive understanding and create novel, human-centred solutions to climate-wise housing, especially via renovations.

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Breaking barriers for reclaimed wood in Finnish construction?

Our recent study examines the root causes for low utilization rate of reclaimed wood in the Finnish built environment. We explore the characteristics of the existing business ecosystem and identifying solutions for increasing the reclaimed use of wood as part of circular economy.

Financial incentives and streamlined regulations are needed to make Energy-Efficiency Renovations more feasible in Helsinki

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Properly managing EERs significantly improves buildings' energy performance to meet modern sustainability standards, ensuring the longevity and sustainability for future generations. However, reaching these goals is hindered by financial, regulatory, and technical challenges. Gillian Henderson explores these key problems and the solutions in her thesis.
Wooden multistory construction

Whether local administrators view wooden multistory buildings positively is a question of societal impacts

A recent dissertation by Florencia Franzini sheds light on the various beliefs Finnish municipal civil servants hold about implementing wooden multistory buildings. According to the results, municipal civil servants perceive a variety of social goods associated with wooden multistory construction.
130 000

homes have oil heating

17 %

homes are heated by heat pumps

D

is the most common energy class in apartment and detached buildings

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40 %

of apartment buildings were build in the 1960s and 1970s

40 %

of energy is consumed in the construction sector

20 %

of employment is in the construction sector

Project info

Decarbon-Home provides research excellence in the intertwined and ongoing climate-related and social challenges which necessitate a major transition in the Finnish housing system.  Learn more about the project here.

Project information

Publications

Decarbon-Home analyses the housing system challenges from environmental, technical and social science silos to form a comprehensive understanding and create novel, human-centred solutions to climate-wise housing. Read more about our work in here.

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Contact

Decarbon-Home-research consortium is formed by the University of Helsinki, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), University of Vaasa and Tallinn University of Technology. You can find contact information here.

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Consortium

Decarbon-Home-consortium brings together researchers from the University of Helsinki, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), University of Vaasa and Tallinn University of Technology.

 

Funding

Research project is funded by the Strategic Research Council (SCR) established within the Academy of Finland.

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