
Nordic Climate Forum for Construction 2023
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.
Preliminary programme
10:00 Official opening of the forum
10:15 Session 1: Policies for low carbon construction
Experiences from Nordic policies: What are the first lessons learnt from the climate declarations and limit values? Where are the countries proceeding?
Where will the revisions of the European legislation lead? Update on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and Construction Products Regulation
12:00 Lunch
12:45 Session 2: Carbon budgets for buildings
Alternative approaches to setting carbon budgets for buildings: what does the science say?
How can the built environment support carbon neutrality?
Can digitalisation help for keeping track on life cycle emissions?
14:30 Coffee break
15:00 Session 3: The business of carbon neutral construction
What requirements does the changing legislation set for companies?
Business cases from the Nordic countries
17:00 End of forum
Stay tuned for the final programme and keynote speakers
Time and place:
Time: 10.00-17.00 (local time)
Place: Aleksanterinkatu 7, Helsinki, Finland
Sign-up here
The event will be held in English.