Department of Civil Engineering

A!BP: Aalto Building Physics

The team of Building Physics at Aalto university (A!BP) conducts research at the intersection of hygrothermal building physics, materials science, and environmental sustainability.

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Current projects

Aalto University/Esa Kapila

TFK Bio-LCArch

Bio-Design for Low Carbon Architecture (Bio-LCArch) 2026-2027 is a collaborative project between Aalto University and Beijing Jiaotong University. The project consists of three modules and case studies where the learnings can be applied.

Latest publications

Ultralight Earth : A Preliminary Look into Thermal Performance of Locally Sourced Fibre-Earth Composites

Johanna Hyrkäs, Matti Kuittinen, Magda Posani 2026 RILEM Youth Symposium 2025 – RYS2025 : 1st RILEM Youth Symposium on Building Materials and Construction

Recent advancements on the effect of bio-stabilisation on the mechanical and hygrothermal properties of earthen building materials

Alessia Emanuela Losini, Agostino Walter Bruno, Magda Posani, Samuel J. Armistead, Adewumi John Babafemi, Paulina Faria, Simon Guihéneuf, Ioannis Ioannou, Alejandro Jiménez Rios, Muralidhar Kamath, Derrick Mwebaza, Rafail Panagiotou, Alessandra Ranesi, Magdalini Theodoridou, Selina Vaculik, Snežana Vučetić, Guillaume Habert, Céline Perlot, Ana Margarida Armada Brás 2026 RILEM Youth Symposium 2025 – RYS2025 : 1st RILEM Youth Symposium on Building Materials and Construction

Bio-stabilised earthen materials: a perspective on the potential contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation

Magda Posani, Guillaume Habert, Yannick Igor Fogue Djombou, Yi Du, Evy Vereecken, Pierre Esteve-Bourrel, Léo Pinchard, Alessia Emanuela Losini, Guilherme Barreto Arez Coelho, Lola Ben-Alon, Olga Beatrice Carcassi, Mansoure Dormohmadi, Alejandro Jiménez Rios, Muralidhar Kamath, Michele Libralato, Joana Maia, Christina Makoundou, Bruno Malet-Damour, Alessandra Ranesi, Céline Perlot, Agostino Walter Bruno, Snežana Vučetić, Ana Margarida Armada Brás 2026 RILEM Youth Symposium 2025 – RYS2025 : 1st RILEM Youth Symposium on Building Materials and Construction

Hygrothermal Modelling Approaches for the Moisture Buffering Behaviour of 3D-Printed Building Components with Complex Geometry

Magda Posani, Giorgia Autretto, Vincenzo Gentile, Valentina Serra, Guillaume Habert, Stefano Fantucci 2026 Proceedings of CESBP 2025 - 6th Central European Symposium on Building Physics - Volume 1

RILEM Youth Symposium 2025 – RYS2025 : 1st RILEM Youth Symposium on Building Materials and Construction

Magda Posani, Surender Singh 2026

Bridge Management Based on Bayesian Decision Analysis with Sustainability Considerations

Pier Francesco Giordano, Magda Posani, Alina Galimshina, Maria Pina Limongelli 2025 Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures, EVACES 2025 - Volume 1

Adaptation and Mitigation : A Perspective on the Potential of Bio-Clay Composites for Renovating Concrete-Panel Buildings in Finland

Magda Posani 2025 Moisture in Buildings - Proceedings of ICMB25

Low-carbon indoor humidity regulation via 3D-printed superhygroscopic building components

Magda Posani, Vera Voney, Pietro Odaglia, Yi Du, Anastasija Komkova, Coralie Brumaud, Benjamin Dillenburger, Guillaume Habert 2025 Nature Communications

Estimating Hygrothermal Properties of a Rammed Earth Construction from Short-horizon Measurements with ML

C. Waibel, M. Posani, A. Evrard, G. Habert 2025 IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
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A home warmed by nature slows climate change

Bio-based insulation materials can store carbon and reduce emissions. Researchers develop alternatives for renovation using biomass-based solutions.

Designs for a Cooler Planet
Tayma Dadssi presenting her research at the NSB 2026 in Tampere. Photograph taken by Opa Latvala.

A!BP attends the 14th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics

On 08.06-10.06, the A!BP research group attended NSB 2026 in Tampere, contributing to the conference with scientific presentations and collaborative workshops on bio-based materials.

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Asst. Prof. Magda Posani presenting the TFK Bio-LCArch project at NSB 2026 in Tampere (Photo taken by A!BP)

International educational project at Aalto University funded by the TFK Programme

The Bio-Design for Low Carbon Architecture (Bio-LCArch) project is a collaborative initiative between Aalto University in Finland and Beijing Jiaotong University in China, geared toward demonstrating how bio-based materials can facilitate the construction industry's transition to net-zero emissions.

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Members

Magda Posani

Magda Posani

Assistant Professor
T214 Civil Engineering
magda.posani@aalto.fi

Johanna Hyrkäs

Doctoral Researcher
T201 Dept. Architecture
johanna.hyrkas@aalto.fi

Tayma Dadssi

Doctoral Researcher
tayma.dadssi@aalto.fi

Jingyi Deng

Doctoral Researcher
jingyi.deng@aalto.fi

Santeri Tammi

Doctoral Researcher
santeri.tammi@aalto.fi

Iiris Salo

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