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A Review of Non-Residential Building Renovation and Improvement of Energy Efficiency: Office Buildings in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Germany by Kiviste, Mihkel, Musakka, Sami, Ruus, Aime, Vinha, Juha

“…Existing buildings are a source of great potential for energy efficiency through renovation. In this study, the national energy requirements equivalent for the…”
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Hygrothermal Analysis of Masonry Wall with Reed Boards as Interior Insulation System by Keskküla, Kadri, Aru, Tambet, Kiviste, Mihkel, Miljan, Martti-Jaan

“…When the masonry walls of buildings under heritage protection need to be restored and thermally improved, the only option is to use an interior insulation…”
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Air Pressure Differences over External Walls in New and Retrofitted Schools and Daycare Centers by Kauppinen, Antti, Kiviste, Mihkel, Pirhonen, Joni, Tuominen, Eero, Laukkarinen, Anssi, Huttunen, Petteri, Vinha, Juha

“…Air pressure differences are a key factor in the behavior of building ventilation and air leakages through the building envelope. Field measurements of the air…”
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The Effect of Printing Direction on the Strength Characteristics of a 3D Printed Concrete Wall Section by Põldaru, Mattias, Tammkõrv, Karl, Tuisk, Tanel, Kiviste, Mihkel, Puust, Raido

“…Digital construction is expected to reduce the high volume of waste and the labour shortage in the construction sector. The properties of hardened concrete…”
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Factors affecting the deep renovation of a single-family building – a case study by Bergmann, Triinu, Ruus, Aime, Kalbe, Kristo, Kiviste, Mihkel, Tintera, Jiri

“…The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) of the EU states that Each Member State shall establish a long-term renovation strategy to support the…”
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Strength- and Moisture-Related Studies of Historical Building Materials: A Case Study from Southern Estonia by Gineiko, Aljona, Kiviste, Mihkel

“…Demolition of existing buildings turns building products into waste. The amount of demolition waste is increasing globally. The current case study is an…”
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Indoor air temperature and relative humidity measurements in Finnish schools and day-care centres by Raunima, Tuomas, Laukkarinen, Anssi, Kauppinen, Antti, Kiviste, Mihkel, Tuominen, Eero, Ketko, Joonas, Vinha, Juha

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Airtightness of residential buildings in Finland by Vinha, Juha, Manelius, Elina, Korpi, Minna, Salminen, Kati, Kurnitski, Jarek, Kiviste, Mihkel, Laukkarinen, Anssi

“…Single-family buildings and apartments in multi-family apartment buildings have been studied in Finland in two large-scale studies between the years 2002 and…”
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Occupant satisfaction with indoor environmental quality and health after energy retrofits of multi-family buildings: Results from INSULAtE-project by Haverinen-Shaughnessy, Ulla, Pekkonen, Maria, Leivo, Virpi, Prasauskas, Tadas, Turunen, Mari, Kiviste, Mihkel, Aaltonen, Anu, Martuzevicius, Dainius

“…Driven by climate change mitigation, EU countries are committed to improve energy efficiency of their building stock by implementing the energy performance of…”
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Assessment of indoor environmental quality in existing multi-family buildings in North–East Europe by Du, Liuliu, Prasauskas, Tadas, Leivo, Virpi, Turunen, Mari, Pekkonen, Maria, Kiviste, Mihkel, Aaltonen, Anu, Martuzevicius, Dainius, Haverinen-Shaughnessy, Ulla

“…Sixteen existing multi-family buildings (94 apartments) in Finland and 20 (96 apartments) in Lithuania were investigated prior to their renovation in order to…”
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Indoor thermal environment, air exchange rates, and carbon dioxide concentrations before and after energy retro fits in Finnish and Lithuanian multi-family buildings by Leivo, Virpi, Prasauskas, Tadas, Du, Liuliu, Turunen, Mari, Kiviste, Mihkel, Aaltonen, Anu, Martuzevicius, Dainius, Haverinen-Shaughnessy, Ulla

“…•In Finnish buildings: overheating was common both before and after retrofits and ventilation rates increased after retrofits.•In Lithuanian buildings: indoor…”
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Durability demands related to carbonation induced corrosion for Finnish concrete buildings in changing climate by Köliö, Arto, Pakkala, Toni A., Lahdensivu, Jukka, Kiviste, Mihkel

“…The study is based on durability properties of concrete collected in condition assessments and climate change prediction. According to the prediction facades…”
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Durability demands related to frost attack for Finnish concrete buildings in changing climate by Pakkala, Toni A., Köliö, Arto, Lahdensivu, Jukka, Kiviste, Mihkel

“…In this study a database of concrete material properties and observed degradation was combined with climate data projections. Due to the predicted increase in…”
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Evaluation of residual flexural capacity of existing pre-cast pre-stressed concrete panels—A case study by Kiviste, Mihkel, Miljan, Jaan

“…The residual flexural capacity of 28 existing pre-cast, pre-stressed, ribbed concrete ribbed panels was studied. Four-point bending was applied into the middle…”
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Comparison of air pressure difference, air change rates, and CO2 concentrations in apartment buildings before and after energy retrofits by Leivo, Virpi, Prasauskas, Tadas, Turunen, Mari, Kiviste, Mihkel, Aaltonen, Anu, Martuzevicius, Dainius, Haverinen-Shaughnessy, Ulla

“…Impacts of energy retrofits on air pressure differences across building envelope, air change rate (ACR), and indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations were…”
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Internal moisture excess of residential buildings in Finland by Vinha, Juha, Salminen, Mikko, Salminen, Kati, Kalamees, Targo, Kurnitski, Jarek, Kiviste, Mihkel

“…In Finland, the indoor air conditions of 171 single-family buildings and 49 apartments in multi-family buildings have been studied in large research projects…”
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Evaluation of mechanical properties of OSB/3 after repetitive soaking and oven-drying cycles by Kask, Regino, Lille, Harri, Kiviste, Mihkel, Tamm, Renee, Reigo, Valdor, Lääne, Johann Olaf

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate some mechanical properties of OSB/3 after one to ten cycles of soaking and oven/drying (accelerated aging). The…”
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Comparison of air pressure difference, air change rates, and CO 2 concentrations in apartment buildings before and after energy retrofits by Leivo, Virpi, Prasauskas, Tadas, Turunen, Mari, Kiviste, Mihkel, Aaltonen, Anu, Martuzevicius, Dainius, Haverinen-Shaughnessy, Ulla

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Effect of Soaking/Oven- Drying on Mechanical and Physical Properties of Birch (Betula spp.) Plywood by Kask, Regino, Lille, Harri, Kiviste, Mihkel, Kruus, Silver, Lääne, Johann Olaf

“…The objective of this study was to explore some of the physical and mechanical properties of 9-layer birch (Betula spp.) plywood with the addition of…”
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Analysis of hygrothermal parameters in Finnish and Lithuanian multi-family buildings before and after energy retrofits by Leivo, Virpi, Kiviste, Mihkel, Aaltonen, Anu, Prasauskas, Tadas, Martuzevicius, Dainius, Haverinen-Shaughnessy, Ulla

“…This study focuses on analyzing temperature- and moisture-related parameters based on data from 45 Finnish and 20 Lithuanian multi-family buildings. The data…”
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