Visit to important examples of timber architecture as well as Estonian woodhouse producers
DAY TRIP 113:00 – Departure from
Creative Hub (Kalamaja historical area)
15:00 –
KMT Prefab production visit (including an overview of the peculiarities and possibilities of the production of modules and elements)
16:00 – Vaela modular kindergarten visit (an object under construction, where the last exterior/interior works are still in progress)
17:00 – Kuuma 4 apartment building visit at Saue (an already renovated apartment building, an example of a "circular" renovation solution)
18:00 – Arrival at the
Creative HubDAY TRIP 213:00 – Departure from
Creative Hub13:15 – Permanent exhibition “SPACE IN MOTION: A Century of Estonian Architecture” visit at the
Estonian Museum of Architecture14:15 –
Pelgulinna state gymnasium / Arhitekt Must
15:30 –
Municipal Building in Saue / Molumba architecture office
16:30 - Elektrilevi educational building in Kiili / senior researcher Renee Puusepp (EKA), Estnor
18:00 – Arrival at the
Creative HubRegistration
Tea & coffee
Opening of the Exhibition
Opening Words for the FORUM HOLZBAU
Hugo Karre, Member of the board FORUM HOLZBAU, Lurnfeld (Austria)
Kaja Pae, Ministry of Climate (Estonia)
Role of New European Bauhaus in transformation of timber architecture for sustainable future
Anna Sandak, InnoRenew CoE & University of Primorska (Slovenia)
Future challenges for timber structures
Andrea Frangi, ETH Zürich (Switzerland)
Eurocode 5 – 2nd generation @ Small HallDesign of cross-laminated timber
Philipp Dietsch, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany)
Design for serviceability limit state
Tomi Toratti, Federation of the Finnish Woodworking Industries (Finland)
Execution standard
Andrew Lawrence, ARUP (UK)
Design for manufacture and assembly@ Woodblock HallThe future of timber construction facing the challenges of Industry 4.0 Dr. h.c.
Heinz Köster, President of the Technical University of Applied Sciences of Rosenheim and President of FORUM HOLZBAU (Germany)
Platform-DfMA timber designs for Resi and Office concept buildings
Sebastian Hernandez Maetschl, Stora Enso (Germany)
ELEMENTerial – Construction system study for CLT offcuts
Siim Tuksam, Sille Pihlak, Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonia)
Timber-based renovation solutions@ Small HallCircular renovation of an apartment building with prefabricated insulation elements
Eero Nigumann, Timbeco Woodhouse OÜ (Estonia)
Development of prefabricated additional insulation elements for the renovation of high-rise apartment buildings
Peep Pihelo, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Case studies of moisture safety implementations on timber structures
Eneli Liisma, Rauno Lemberg, Merko Ehitus Eesti AS (Estonia)
Eurocode 5 – 2nd generation@ Woodblock HallDesign of connections
Robert Jockwer, Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
Design of timber bridges
Matthias Gerold, Harrer Ingenieure GmbH (Germany)
Fire design
Alar Just, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Short presentations@ Small HallCommissioning the Design and Construction of Prefabricated Renovation
Alari Jürgenson, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Moisture safety strategies for roof renovation with prefabricated additional insulation elements
Georg-Mihkel Kodi, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Misused timber in renovation
Üllar Alev, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
An Analysis of Wooden Traditional House in Nepal
Bharat Raj Pahari, Institute of Engineering/TU (Nepal)
Short presentations@ Woodblock HallTimber Reciprocal Frame Structures
Kertu Johanna Jõeste, Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonia)
Airtightness and moisture behaviour of joints and VOC concentrations in wood and hybrid structures
Anti Rohumaa, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
A novel approach to quantify crack formation in CLT.
Kristo Kalbe, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Onsite application of end-grain bonded timber under low curing temperatures
Dio Lins, Bern University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
Regenerative and circular architecture@ Small Hall3cycle. An open source circular modular construction system
Renee Puusepp, Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonia)
Prolonged carbon storage by circular design with wood
Harald Schwarzschachner, Stora Enso (Germany)
Prefab light clay-timber elements for net zero whole life carbon buildings
Juha Päätalo, Päätalo Architects Ltd (Finland)
Fabrication reconsidered: Root chair; robotic milling technology
Hugo Fekar, Academy of Arts (Czech Republic)
Life-Cycle-Costing in wood construction@ Woodblock HallModelling the decay risk of exterior wood from detailed 3D geometries
Jonas Niklewski, Lund University (Sweden)
Bioinspired living coating system for regenerative and circular architecture
Anna Sandak, InnoRenew CoE (Slovenia)
Tool development for Life Cycle Cost (LCC) of wooden building envelope
Roja Modaresi, Norwegian Institute of Wood Technology (Norway)
The Effect of Material Selection, Design, and Construction on the Service Life and Appearance of a Wooden Building
Villu Kukk, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Gala Dinner@ Cauldron Hall,
Creative HubEstonian Woodhouse Association will give out awards for individuals or organisations that have contributed to the development of the sector.
Person of the Year 2023Friend of Wooden Houses 2023Influencer of Estonian Wooden Architecture 2023Moisture safety@ Small HallMoisture sorption properties of Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) – measurements and implications for practise
Lars Gullbrekken, SINTEF (Norway)
The future of wooden structures in combination with bio-based insulation
Anke Blommaert (Belgium), Ghent University
A numerical study of methods to improve moisture safety of ventilated wooden roofs
Klaus Viljanen (Finland), Aalto University
Timber Structures@ Woodblock HallReconnect Ukraine – research project on timber connections
Andrii Bidakov, O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv (Ukraine)
Assessment of strength and stiffness properties of aged structural timber
Maarja Kauniste, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Bending and vibration behaviour of CLT-steel composite beams
Noah Böhm, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (Germany)
Process innovation@ Small HallConstruction projects using the example of the Student residential quarter “Campus RO”
Lore Köster, Campus RO, Rosenheim (Germany)
Multi-criteria decision process for selection of biobased facade materials
Gry Alfredsen, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (Norway)
SOFTacademy – development of pre-fabricated renovation to turn a district into a cosy living environment
Mariliis Niinemägi, Tallinn City, Strategic Management Office (Estonia)
Historic wooden buildings@ Woodblock HallTechnical state, renovation need, and performance of renovation solutions of Estonian wooden log houses
Alois Andreas Põdra, Estonian Open Air Museum (Estonia)
Low carbon emission renovation of historical residential buildings
Kadri-Ann Kertsmik, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Assessment of the Potential of Reconstruction of Historic Buildings
Helena Rummo,
Elina LiivaEstonian Academy of Arts (Estonia)
Designing material genealogies: the case of wood
Aris Kafantaris, Kengo Kuma and Associates, Chief Project Manager (Japan)
Open-Source, Low-Code, No-Code: Digitalization of Renovation Processes
Ergo Pikas, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Automated Architecture
Gilles Retsin, Automated Architecture AUAR (UK)
Hugo Karre, Forum Holzbau
Antra Viļuma, Riga Technical University