Timber and wood construction afternoon

A warm welcome to Timber and wood construction afternoon at Tampere University on 28.9.2026 at 14-16!

28.9.2026 at 14-16, Sähkötalo SB100B

Have you ever wondered how many timber and wood construction research topics there are at Tampere University’s Faculty of Built Environment? Who is studying what? And how could you reach higher goals with better collaboration between projects?
If so, join us for an afternoon of meetings with people studying timber and wood construction at Tampere University!

Program

14:00 Welcome, Aku Aspila, Researcher Tampere University
14:05 Opening Remarks, Pekka Verho, Dean, Tampere University
14:10 Keynote, Associate Professor Rafael Novais Passarelli, Tampere University
14:30 Recent Research and Results on timber and wood construction

  • Sami Pajunen, Professor, Tampere University
  • Teemu Hirvilammi, Professor of Practice, Tampere University
  • Ninni Westerholm, Doctoral Researcher, Tampere University
  • Mika Alanen, Doctoral Researcher, Tampere University
  • Juha Franssila, Doctoral Researcher, Tampere University
  • Ahtesham Rehman, Project Researcher, Tampere University
  • Aku Aspila, Researcher, Tampere University

15:30 Coffee and conversation

Program may change and is updated on this page.

Registration

Register here by Webropol and guarantee your spot! There is limited space. The event is held at Hervanta Campus’ Sähkötalo and is an in-person only event.

More infromation:

Alisa Hakola
Researcher, CoreLab
Faculty of Built Environment
Tampere University
alisa.hakola@tuni.fi