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Upcoming workshops and seminars
- An interactive workshop “Improving energy efficiency, IEQ, and health” will take place during the Healthy Buildings 2015 Europe conference in Eindhoven (the Netherlands), on Tuesday, 19 May 2015, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, at the campus of the Eindhoven University of Technology, Auditorium 12 (see here for further info). We will hear presentations from experts and also present first results of the project at the workshop.The final workshop agenda can be found here.
Upcoming meetings
- Next Steering Board meeting will take place on Tuesday afternoon, 19 May 2015, at the campus of the Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands).
Previous meetings
- December 5, 2014: Steering Board meeting 9 in Kaunas, Lithuania
- October 3, 2014: Monitoring team visit (THL) in Kuopio, Finland
- June 3, 2014: Steering Board meeting8 in Tampere, Finland
- March 19, 2014: Commission Desk officer visit (THL) in Kuopio, Finland
- December 10, 2013: Steering Board meeting 7 in Kuopio, Finland
- August 14, 2013: Monitoring team visit (THL) in Kuopio, Finland
- June 7, 2013: Steering board meeting 6 in Kaunas, Lithuania
- December 13, 2012: Monitoring team visit (THL) in Kuopio, Finland
- December 12, 2012: Steering board meeting 5 in Tampere, Finland
- June 19, 2012: Monitoring team visit (THL) in Kuopio, Finland
- June 7, 2012: Steering board meeting 4 in Kuopio, Finland
- November 11, 2011: Steering board meeting 3 in Tampere, Finland
- June 27, 2011: Monitoring team visit (KTU) in Kaunas, Lithuania
- June 16, 2011: Steering board meeting 2 (telephone meeting)
- May 6, 2011: Monitoring team visit (THL) in Kuopio, Finland
- February 22-23, 2011: Training related to field studies in Kaunas, Lithuania
- November 22-23, 2010: Kick-off meeting and Steering board meeting 1 in Tampere, Finland
Previous workshops and seminars
June 2-3, 2014 in Tampere, Finland
- As a part of the General Assembly, on June 2nd we arranged a seminar for the occupants (in Tampere region) who had participated in the field study measurements. All together 11 persons participated. First Ulla Haverinen-Shaugnessy told about the project background and objectives. Then Virpi Leivo presented the measurement results and Mari Turunen the results from the occupant questionnaire. The occupants were interested about the results and we had a nice discussion at the end of the event.
- The following day we had a Workshop for invited guests. Sixteen people participated to the Workshop, including eight were invited experts. Virpi Leivo opened the event and Ulla Haverinen-Shaughnessy introduced the project background and objectives. First Eduardo de Oliveira Fernandes (University of Porto, Portugal) told about “Advanced Studies on Energy in the Built Environment”. The second speaker was Mickael Derbez from CSTB, France. He’s presentation was about French IAQ observatory and research on IAQ and comfort in energy-efficient buildings. Then Tiina Reponen (University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center, USA) presented some results from their study “Effects of Green Renovation on Indoor Air Quality”. The next speaker was Matthias Braubach from WHO (Bonn office, Germany), he told about potential health benefits related to improving energy efficiency and IEQ in buildings. The fifth speaker was Pertti Metiäinen (National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health VALVIRA, Finland) whose topic was “Application of the national instructions regarding physical, chemical and biological factors in housing and other living premises”. Then Harri Hahkala from Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (Finland) was telling about the Finnish classification for IEQ and its application in assessment of IEQ in renovated buildings. The last speaker was Pawel Wargocki (President ISIAQ, Chair ASHRAE EHC International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy, DTU Civil Engineering, Denmark), he’s topic was “Collecting and disseminating scientific information regarding energy efficiency, IEQ, and health”.
June 6th 2013 in Kaunas, Lithuania
- An open seminar was arranged on June 6th in Kaunas, Lithuania. The target audience was scientists, decision makers, housing administrators and building professionals. All together 63 people participated. The seminar included nine presentations, which were mainly focused on sustainable building renovation. The first presenter was Simona Irzikeviciute from Housing and Urban Development Agency (HUDA, Lithuania), she gave an overview of the Lithuanian building renovation strategy. Then Ulla Haverinen-Shaughnessy from National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL, Finland) shortly introduced the INSULAtE project. The third presentation was focused on the effects of building renovation to building structures, it was presented by Virpi Leivo from Tampere University of Technology (TUT, Finland). The fourth presenter was Lina Šeduikyte from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU, Lithuania) and she told us about the issues of air quality and microclimate management in energy efficient buildings. After a short coffee break Dene Carvell from East Midlands Housing Association (EMHA, UK) gave the fifth presentation about UK’s Green Deal initiative. He was followed by a colleague Tarif Javid (EMHA, UK), who told us about the challenges in applying practical retrofit solutions to a Victorian mid-terraced property. The sixth presentation was focused on solutions for renovation - how to achieve good indoor climate and energy efficiency in old apartment building (Estonian experience) given by Anti Hamburg from Tallinn University of Technology (TTU, Estonia). After this Gatis Žogla from Riga Technical University (RTU, Latvia) kept a presentation "Sustainable materials for building renovation and renovation practices in Latvia". The last presentation "Smart cities: Kaunas case" was given by Ramūnas Gatautis from Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI, Lithuania).
- After the seminar there was an expert discussion for invited guests: Building renovation is mostly based on economic aspects – performing cost-effective refurbishment actions assuming further savings in energy costs. Can we also assure comfortable and healthy living to the inhabitants with no negative impact to the environment? What are the key sustainability aspects to consider in the process?
June 6th 2012 in Kuopio, Finland
- As a part of the General Assembly on June 6th we arranged a seminar in Kuopio. Over 30 people participated in the seminar. The seminar included six presentations in total. Anne Hyvärinen, the head of the Environmental Microbiology Unit (THL), was the chairman and she also opened the seminar by giving a short presentation concerning THL (especially the Department of Environmental Health). Then Virpi Leivo and Dainius Martuzevicius gave a presentation concerning the INSULAtE-project. The third presentation was about REHVA (Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations) and its statements on energy and/or indoor environment, given by Jorma Railio. The last four presentations were given by Marianne Stranger (Belgium), Bernard Collignan (France), Aneta Wierzbicka (Sweden) and Tiina Reponen (USA), they all presented their studies concerning energy efficiency and indoor air issues.
February 22nd 2011 in Kaunas, Lithuania
- An open for public seminar was organized in Kaunas in February 2011. Presentations focused on indoor environment and health effects, building-related parameters and air quality indicators for assessment of indoor environment, and experiences from Lithuanian housing refurbishment program.
- The seminar attracted 41 participants, including representatives from Kaunas Municipality, Kaunas Public Health Centre, Radiation Protection Centre, Association of Building Certification Experts, Health Sciences University, Scientists and Students from KTUs Faculty of Chemical technology as well as Civil Engineering and Architecture. The discussion included comparison of the renovation processes in Finland and Lithuania. Further tasks will include disseminating the project activities among companies working in housing renovation sector.
November 23rd 2010 in Tampere, Finland
- Seminar was held during the kick-off meeting in Tampere, and it attracted 22 participants. Seminar presentations were: "Improving energy efficiency of buildings may impact IEQ - an overview", "Lithuanian program for refurbishment of multifamily buildings" and "New requirements for the existing building stock with respect to energy efficiency".