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The Absurdity of the Ordinary: The Fragile Affinity Between Imagination and Materiality in the Finnish Urban Periphery by Tuominen, Pekka

“…This anthropological study focuses on spatially ordered dimensions of sociocultural life in Kontula, a suburban housing estate located at the urban margins of…”
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Striving for normality: Agency, citizen participation and intergroup belonging on the urban periphery of Helsinki by Tuominen, Pekka

“…This article examines how the inhabitants of a culturally diverse suburban estate in Finland strive for meaningful encounters in their lives. The focus is on…”
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Historical and Spatial Layers of Cultural Intimacy: Urban Transformation of a Stigmatised Suburban Estate on the Periphery of Helsinki by Tuominen, Pekka

“…Kontula, a suburban estate at the margins of Helsinki, Finland, has been plagued by a notorious reputation since its construction in the 1960s. At different…”
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Schielke, Samuli: Migrant Dreams: Egyptian Workers in the Gulf States by Tuominen, Pekka

“…Schielke, Samuli 2020. Migrant Dreams: Egyptian Workers in the Gulf States. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. 137 p. ISBN: 9789774169564…”
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Carbon-neutral cities: Critical review of theory and practice by Huovila, Aapo, Siikavirta, Hanne, Antuña Rozado, Carmen, Rökman, Jyri, Tuominen, Pekka, Paiho, Satu, Hedman, Åsa, Ylén, Peter

“…Carbon neutrality has become central in policy discourse and cities’ climate actions are crucial to achieve this goal. Consequently, many cities have already…”
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Neighborhood Residents in Vulnerable Circumstances: Crisis, Stress, and Coping Mechanisms by Tuominen, Pekka, Smets, Peer

“…The editorial introduces the articles in this thematic issue, which provides a multifaceted analyses on how residents of vulnerable neighbourhoods cope with…”
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Calculation method and tool for assessing energy consumption in the building stock by Tuominen, Pekka, Holopainen, Riikka, Eskola, Lari, Jokisalo, Juha, Airaksinen, Miimu

“…A novel calculation tool (REMA) for assessing the effects of various energy efficiency measures in buildings on the scale of the whole building stock of…”
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Citizen Participation, Digital Agency, and Urban Development by Tappert, Simone, Mehan, Asma, Tuominen, Pekka, Varga, Zsuzsanna

“…Today’s exponential advancement of information and communication technologies is reconfiguring participatory urban development practices. The use of digital…”
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IEA EBC Annex83 Positive Energy Districts by Hedman, Åsa, Rehman, Hassam Ur, Gabaldón, Andrea, Bisello, Adriano, Albert-Seifried, Vicky, Zhang, Xingxing, Guarino, Francesco, Grynning, Steinar, Eicker, Ursula, Neumann, Hans-Martin, Tuominen, Pekka, Reda, Francesco

“…At a global level, the need for energy efficiency and an increased share of renewable energy sources is evident, as is the crucial role of cities due to the…”
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Estimating the Value of Price Risk Reduction in Energy Efficiency Investments in Buildings by Tuominen, Pekka, Seppänen, Tuomas

“…[...]this does nothing to remove any of the other types of risk that are inherently included in any construction investment, for instance, those relating to…”
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Effects of Building Occupancy on Indicators of Energy Efficiency by Huovila, Aapo, Tuominen, Pekka, Airaksinen, Miimu

“…The potential to reduce energy consumption in buildings is high. The design phase of the building is very important. In addition, it is vital to understand how…”
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Methodologies Developed for EcoCity Related Projects: New Borg El Arab, an Egyptian Case Study by Antuna-Rozado, Carmen, Garcia-Navarro, Justo, Reda, Francesco, Tuominen, Pekka

“…The aim of the methodologies described here is to propose measures and procedures for developing concepts and technological solutions, which are adapted to the…”
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A cost-effectiveness assessment method and tool for assessing energy efficiency improvements in buildings by Tuominen, Pekka, Reda, Francesco, Dawoud, Waled, Elboshy, Bahaa, Elshafei, Ghada, Negm, Abdelazim

“…This paper proposes a method and a tool based on cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) for assessing energy efficiency improvements in buildings using a case…”
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Editorial: on open access publishing by Graan, Andrew, Hartikainen, Elina I., Kallinen, Timo, Laakkonen, Ville, Tammisto, Tuomas, Tuominen, Pekka, Eräsaari, Matti

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Collective Value Creation and Empowerment in an Online Brand Community: A Netnographic Study on LEGO Builders by Kurikko, Hanna, Tuominen, Pekka

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Energy savings potential in buildings and overcoming market barriers in member states of the European Union by Tuominen, Pekka, Klobut, Krzysztof, Tolman, Anne, Adjei, Afi, de Best-Waldhober, Marjolein

“…► Barriers to energy savings and the policy measures set up to overcome these barriers were mapped with stakeholder interviews. ► An estimate of energy savings…”
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Towards circular cities—Conceptualizing core aspects by Paiho, Satu, Mäki, Elina, Wessberg, Nina, Paavola, Martta, Tuominen, Pekka, Antikainen, Maria, Heikkilä, Jouko, Rozado, Carmen Antuña, Jung, Nusrat

“…Already in agricultural societies issues like the efficient use of natural resources, recycling of goods and materials, and minimization of food waste were key…”
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Organic and amplified eWOM in consumer fashion blogs by Kulmala, Marianne, Mesiranta, Nina, Tuominen, Pekka

“…Purpose - In the past few years fashion blogs have become a popular form of user-generated content, and consequently, the fashion industry has shown great…”
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The clash of values across symbolic boundaries: claims of urban space in contemporary Istanbul by Tuominen, Pekka

“…Issue Title: Moral Ambiguities and Muslim Lives…”
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Low-energy residential buildings in New Borg El Arab: Simulation and survey based energy assessment by Reda, Francesco, Tuominen, Pekka, Hedman, Åsa, Ibrahim, Mona Gamal Eldin

“…•We assessed many building technology solutions and two investment scenarios.•We involved stakeholders, local authorities and energy market key players.•A…”
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