Abstract
The paper gives a short summary of the development of approaches to the sustainable construction in Finland. This field has been an interest area of policy-makers and stake-holders in the sector for decades. It has been supported with national academic and technology programmes. Many piloting projects have been performed in building and district level in order to develop new processes, assessment methods and technologies. Some examples are also briefly described.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Integrated Approach towards Sustainable Constructions |
| Subtitle of host publication | Summary Report of Cooperative Activities, COST Action C25: Sustainability of Constructions |
| Editors | L. Bragança, Heli Koukkari, R. Blok, H. Gervásio, M. Veljkovic, Z. Plewako, R. P. Borg |
| Place of Publication | Malta |
| Publisher | University of Malta |
| Chapter | 4.3 |
| Pages | 102-112 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-99957-816-1-3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| MoE publication type | D2 Article in professional manuals or guides or professional information systems or text book material |