Professor Pekka Huovila 

 

 

 

Area of expertise/interest

  • Sustainable Knowledge Society
  • Sustainable built environment
  • Decision support tools for performance based building

Examples of recent international research projects

  • SuPerBuildings Sustainability and Performance assessment and Benchmarking of Buildings (2010-12)
  • ValPro Value Driven Procurement in Building and Real Estate (2010-12)
  • Perfection Performance indicators for health, comfort and safety of the indoor environment (2009-11)
  • SURE Sustainable Refurbishment - life cycle procurement and management by public clients (2008-11)
  • CREDIT Construction and Real Estate - Development of Indicators for Transparency (2007-10)
  • ManuBuild Open Building Manufacturing (2005-09)
  • STAND-INN Integration of performance based building standards into business processes using IFC standards to enhance innovation and sustainable development (2006-08)
  • IWLORB ICT for whole life optimization of residential buildings (2006-07)
  • Value4Network Sustainable Value Creation in Networked Working Environments (2005-06)
  • Asia Pro Eco Sustainable Building and Construction Conferences in Asia (2004-06)
  • Intelcities Intelligent Cities (2004-05)
  • Mosaic Mobile Worker Support Environments (2004-05)
  • Tissue Trends and Indicators for Monitoring the EU Thematic Strategy on Sustainable Development of Urban Environments (2004-05)
  • PeBBu Performance Based Building (2002-05)
  • Intelcity Towards Intelligent Sustainable Cities (2002-03)
  • Neskey New Partnership for Sustainable Development in the Knowledge Economy (2002-03)
  • Roadcon Strategic Roadmap towards Knowledge-Driven Sustainable Construction (2002-03)
  • Crisp Construction and City related Sustainability Indicators (2000-03)
  • Bequest Building Environmental Quality Evaluation for Sustainability through Time (1998-2002)

Publications

10 scientific publications and almost a hundred conference papers

Professional background

  • 1988: Researcher / Research Manager at VTT
  • 1987-88: Scientific Attache at the Finnish Embassy in Paris
  • 1986-1987: Technical Director in a Water supply project in Cameroon (Peracam S.A.)
  • 1981: Site Engineer in a Construction project in Libya (Perusyhtyma)
  • 1980-1985: Structural Designer (Juva, Sito)