Why Wood? Building from wood in growing cities

Urban Academy invites you to a morning coffee event

What is the role and potential of wood based building in achieving the targets of carbon neutral cities? Why are we not building everything from wood?

PROGRAMME

1. 8.45 Coffee and breakfast
2. The role of wood construction in mitigating climate change in cities
   Mark Hughes, professor/Aalto University
3. End-user driven wood construction - future opportunities in Finnish cities
   Anne Toppinen/professor, director of Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science/University of Helsinki
4. Building from wood in Helsinki – goals and challenges
   Anu Turunen, special advisor/City of Helsinki
5. Wooden multi-storey buildings – developer’s perspective
   Jari Mäkimattila, managing director/A-Kruunu Oy

To get coffee please register by Monday 9 December!

The event is open for all

Event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2550152551744159/

More information:
Annina Ala-Outinen
Project Manager / Urban Academy
annina.alaoutinen(at)hel.fi
09-310 36588, 040-1953061