Seminar Afternoon 2.6.2026 12–14:30
The Seminar Afternoon is a perfect place to hear about sustainable construction in Northern Italy, as well as about Tampere University’s recent research on the topic. After the presentations, there is time to discuss and network with a hot cup of coffee.
Join us at Hervanta Campus’ Rakennustalo RO107 juhla-/kritiikkiaula (address: Korkeakoulunkatu 5, 33720 Tampere) on 2nd of June at 12-14:30!
The event is organised to honor Associate Professor Maracchini’s visit to Finland and the continued cooperation between our research groups since the CircBuild project’s research exchange to Trento in 2025.
Keynote
Associate Professor Gianluca Maracchini from the University of Trento’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering holds a keynote speech ”Resilience and Circularity in the Built Environment: Lessons from the Italian Context” at the start of the seminar afternoon. Find out more about prof. Maracchini on his introduction page.
Program
12:15 Welcome Jaakko Kinnunen, Project Manager, Tampere University
12:20 Keynote: Resilience and Circularity in the Built Environment: Lessons from the Italian Context, Associate Professor Gianluca Maracchini, University of Trento
12:40 Recent Research and Results
- Opening Remarks: Civil Engineering and Sustainability, Sami Pajunen, Professor, Tampere University
- New Construction and Real Estate Development Research Centre, Assistant Professor Antti Kurvinen, Tampere University
- AI Champion for Intelligent Supply Chain Management in AEC, Associate Professor Piia Sormunen and Postdoctoral Research Fellow Osku Torro, Tampere University
- Sustainable Housing Design (ASUTUT) Research Group, Senior Research Fellow Raul Castano De la Rosa, Tampere University
- Digital solution and advanced procurement for building demolition, Principal Research Scientist Zhongcheng Ma, HAMK
- Recent progress in Design for Disassembly, Doctoral Researcher Tuomo Joensuu, Tampere University
- The Urban Mining project, Postdoctoral Research Fellow Mario Kolkwitz, Tampere University
- The Digital Tools for Intelligent Design (SmartDesign) project, Doctoral Researcher Jaakko Viertiö, Tampere University
- The Regenerative Construction project, Doctoral Researcher Anna-Sofia Aaltonen, Tampere University
14:00 Coffee and discussion
14:30 End of the seminar afternoon
Registration
Everyone is welcome to the free event, but we ask you to register here because there is a coffee and tea service.
More information:
Jaakko Kinnunen
Project Manager, CoreLab
Faculty of Built Environment, Tampere University
jaakko.kinnunen@tuni.fi
Ask about event registration or organisation:
Alisa Hakola
Researcher, CoreLab
Faculty of Built Environment, Tampere University
alisa.hakola@tuni.fi
