This year’s Nordic Climate Forum for Construction is hosted by the Ministry of Environment of Finland, Aalto University and Green Building Council Finland. It takes place at the Ministry of Environment of Finland in Helsinki, but you can also join online.
Programme
10:00 Official opening of the forum
Key Note Presentation by Principal Responsible Investment Specialist of the Bank of Finland, Anna Hyrske
Opening words by the Finnish Minister of Climate and Environment, Kai Mykkänen
10:40 Session 1: Policies for low carbon construction
Climate Impact of Construction: EU policy overview & Q&A by Policy Officer in DG GROW, EU Commission, Philippe Moseley
Whole Life Carbon Regulation in Finland and Nordic Collaboration by the Finnish Ministry of the Environment, Kirsi Martinkauppi
Policy updates from Nordic countries and Estonia
Nordic Policy Overview of Whole Life Carbon Regulation by the Head of Secretariat of Nordic Sustainable Construction, Helle Redder Momsen
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Session 2: Carbon budgets for buildings
From carbon budgets to limit values by Research Associate of KU Leuven, Dr. Martin Röck
Towards climate reporting of the building stock by Senior Specialist of Sweco Denmark, Morten Walbech Ryberg
Limit values: First experiences from Denmark by Specialist from the Danish Authority of Social Services and Housing, Helle Redder Momsen
Panel Discussion: How can the built environment support carbon neutrality?
14:45 Coffee break
15:15 Session 3: The business of carbon neutral construction
Market Outlook for Denmark by Director of the Danish Construction Federation, Anders Stouge
Market Outlook for Finland by Leading Specialist of Granlund consulting, Charlotta Nyholm
Market Outlook for Iceland by Project manager of green building Council Iceland, Katarzyna Jagodzinska
16:00 Closing Words
Greetings from the City of Helsinki by Deputy Mayor, Anni Sinnemäki
Closing Words By Dr. Matti Kuittinen of Aalto University, Maria Tiainen of the Ministry of the Environment and Miisa Tähkänen of Green Building Council Finland
16:30 End of forum
Time and place:
Time: 10.00-16:30 (local time)
Place: Aleksanterinkatu 7, Helsinki, Finland
The event will be held in English.
If you are curious about what Nordic Climate Forum for Construction is all about, you can read about last year’s forum here