News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/545886/feed News listing en New wooden buildings can slash upfront emissions by nearly a third, study shows /en/news/new-wooden-buildings-can-slash-upfront-emissions-by-nearly-a-third-study-shows Wed, 04 Jun 2025 08:53:52 +0000 Tiina Forsberg 1318511 at /en New research calls for clearer definitions for hybrid buildings Research Sustainability Department of Built Environment construction wood wood building Press releases Modernit puukerrostalot, joissa on useita kerroksia ja parvekkeita. Taustalla näkyy rakennusnosturi. Can a city store as much carbon as a forest? /en/news/can-a-city-store-as-much-carbon-as-a-forest Tue, 09 May 2023 10:12:42 +0000 Sedeer el-Showk 907391 at /en A new tool helps show how growing cities can remain carbon neutral Living environments Research Sustainability Department of Built Environment construction wood building Press releases Puukerrostalon rakennustyömaa Vantaan Tikkurilassa Investments in wood competence /en/news/investments-in-wood-competence Wed, 01 Feb 2023 12:34:37 +0000 Kristiina Lillqvist 890666 at /en Significant sum of donations of 700 000 euros enables high-quality wood science teaching with wider availability. Donations Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems School of Chemical Engineering technology education wood wood building Press releases Sun peaking through Finnish spruce forest Wooden buildings are a sustainable alternative in the face of global steel shortages /en/news/wooden-buildings-are-a-sustainable-alternative-in-the-face-of-global-steel-shortages Wed, 04 May 2022 13:35:34 +0000 Sedeer el-Showk 621336 at /en Building with wood instead of steel and concrete would make construction more sustainable and supply chains more resilient Living environments Research architecture carbon dioxide climate change steel-manufacturing sustainability wood building Press releases Lähikuva Pikku-Finlandia väistörakennuksen vaaleasta männyn rungosta Bio-based coating for wood outperforms traditional synthetic options /en/news/bio-based-coating-for-wood-outperforms-traditional-synthetic-options Fri, 16 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0000 Virpi Raski 384681 at /en Researchers turn a non-toxic residue into wood coating that resists abrasion-, stain-, and sunlight. Innovations Living environments Materials and natural resources Research Sustainability Technology and engineering Bio Materiality Creative Sustainability Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems FinnCERES bioeconomy biomass biorefineries biotechnics biotechnology chemical technology chemistry circular economy forests material research new materials process industry sustainability sustainable economy wood wood building wood product technology wood refinement wood refinement chemistry wood refinement technology Press releases Research & Art Ligniinillä käsitelty tuoli Multi-story buildings made of wood sell for 9% more than other construction /en/news/multi-story-buildings-made-of-wood-sell-for-9-more-than-other-construction Thu, 20 May 2021 10:13:56 +0000 Katrina Jurva 357511 at /en Study shows for first time that wood construction is economically feasible Living environments Sustainability construction wood building Press releases Puukerrostaloja Viikissä Building European cities with wood would sequester half of cement industry’s current carbon emissions /en/news/building-european-cities-with-wood-would-sequester-half-of-cement-industrys-current-carbon Mon, 02 Nov 2020 08:43:03 +0000 Katrina Jurva 259246 at /en Model shows that slowly increasing the use of wood in European construction could increase the carbon storage of buildings by 420 million CO2 tons over the next 20 years Living environments Research architecture climate change sustainability wood building Press releases Aikalava International cooperation makes building with wood even more attractive /en/news/international-cooperation-makes-building-with-wood-even-more-attractive Fri, 11 Mar 2016 04:51:21 +0000 Site Factory admin 39231 at /en This is the main European conference for wood construction. It brings together researchers, builders and decision-makers at Aalto in June. architecture wood building Cooperation Press releases Wood Program Exhibition in Tokyo from 5 June 2015 to 5 August 2016. Photo: A4 gallery / Takenaka Corporation, Tokyo.