publications

Here is a selection of our key publications. More listed under each project.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Architectural Education: Methods for Integrating Climate Change Design (CCD) in the Curriculum

O’Dwyer, S., Geogeghan, E., Nisonen, E., Castano De la Rosa, R., Pelsmakers, S., Lykouras, I., Donovan, E., Alvise Bragadin, M., Morganti, C. & Coraglia, U. M., (2023).

A Focus on Pedagogy: Teaching, Learning and Research in the Modern Academy. Adil, Z. (ed.). Vol. 28.2. pp. 167-189 (AMPS PROCEEDINGS SERIES; vol. 28.2)

Energy poverty and emerging debates: Beyond the traditional triangle of energy poverty drivers

Stojilovska, A., Guyet, R., Mahoney, K., Gouveia, J. P., Castaño-Rosa, R., Živčič, L., Barbosa, R. & Tkalec, T., (2022).

In Energy Policy. 169 (14) p. 113181.

Housing adaptability: new research, emerging practices and challenges

Pelsmakers, S., & Warwick, E. (2022).

Buildings & Cities, 3(1), 605–618.

Rethinking Nordic urban harbour development – a sustainable perspective

Donovan, E., Pelsmakers, S. & Kozminska, U., (2021).

Nordic Journal of Architectural Research. 33, 2, p. 142–174.

Potential of space zoning for energy efficiency through utilization efficiency

Lindberg, T., Kaasalainen, T., Moisio, M., Mäkinen, A., Hedman, M. & Vinha, J., (2020).

Advances In Building Energy Research. 14, 1, p. 19-40.

Understanding your design: what others want and think about it?

Pelsmakers, S. & Hilberth, T., (2019).

The 6th International Conference on Architecture and Built Environment S.Arch: Conference Proceedings.

Home, university, and other spaces: Where Finnish and Italian academics did research prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tagliaro, C., Migliore, A., Danivska, V., Poutanen, J., Pelsmakers, S., Kaasalainen, T. & Nenonen, S. (2023).

In The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Working Spaces (1st ed., pp. 213–226). Routledge.

Planning energy interventions in buildings and tackling fuel poverty: Can two birds be fed with one scone?

Abbasi, M. H., Abdullah, B., Castano De la Rosa, R., Waseem Ahmad, M., Rostami, A. & Cullen, J., (2022).

Energy Research & Social Science. 93, 102841.

Avoiding Macro Mistakes: Analysis of Micro-Homes in Finland Today

Pelsmakers, S., Saarimaa, S. & Vaattovaara, M. (2021).

Nordic Journal of Architectural Research, 33(3), 92-127.

The critical role of trust in experiencing and coping with energy poverty: Evidence from across Europe

Grossmann, K., Jiglau, G., Dubois, U., Sinea, A., Martín-Consuegra, F., Dereniowska, M., Franke, R., Guyet, R., Horta, A., Katman, F., Papamikrouli, L., Castaño-Rosa, R., Sandmann, L., Stojilovska, A. & Varo, A., (2021).

Energy Research and Social Science. 76, 102064

Better Living Environment Today, More Adaptable Tomorrow? Comparative Annalysis of Finnish Apartment Buildings and their Adaptable Scenarios

Saarimaa, S., & Pelsmakers, S. (2020).

Yhdyskuntasuunnittelu-Lehti, 58(2), 33–58.

Low energy housing retrofit in North England: Overheating risks and possible mitigation strategies

Ibrahim, A. & Pelsmakers, S., (2018).

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology. 39, 2, p. 161-172.

Ten questions concerning residential overheating in Central and Northern Europe

Taylor, J., McLeod, R., Petrou, G., Hopfe, C., Mavrogianni, A., Castaño-Rosa, R., Pelsmakers, S. & Lomas, K. (2023).

Building and Environment, 110154.

Resilience in the built environment: key characteristics for solutions to multiple crises

Castaño-Rosa, R., Pelsmakers, S., Järventausta, H., Poutanen, J., Tähtinen, L., Rashidfarokhi, A., & Toivonen, S. (2022).

Sustainable Cities and Society, 87, 104259.

Conviviality in the city: experience-based spatial design against the segregation of places

Maununaho, K., Puumala, E., & Luoma-Halkola, H. (2021).

Journal of Urbanism, (ahead-of-print), 1–23.

Existing Apartment Buildings as a Spatial Reserve for Assisted Living

Kaasalainen, T. & Huuhka, S.,(2020).

International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation. 38(5), 753-769.

Integrating sustainability in design studio through blended learning

Donovan, E. & Pelsmakers, S., (2020).

Education, Design and Practice – Understanding skills in a Complex World AMPS, Architecture_MPS; Stevens Institute of Technology New Jersey / New York: 17-19 June, 2019. (AMPS Proceedings Series).

Political, Practical and Architectural Notions of the Concept of the Right to the City In Neighbourhood Regeneration

Maununaho, K. (2016).

Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 6(1), 58–64.

The actual performance of retrofitted residential apartments: post-occupancy evaluation study in Italy

Elsayed, M., Romagnoni, P., Pelsmakers, S., Castaño-Rosa, R., & Klammsteiner, U. (2023).

Building Research and Information: the International Journal of Research, Development and Demonstration, 51(4), 411–429.

Kodin merkitykset ja ympäristösuhteet monipaikkaisessa arjessa

Maununaho, K., & Lilius, J. (2022).

Yhdyskuntasuunnittelu, 59(4), 65–94.

Architecture Design Studio in Uncertain Times: Digital Teaching and Learning Implications

Pelsmakers, S., Donovan, E., Poutanen, J., Hoggard, A., Sandström, N. & Friedman, K., (2021).

Scroope. 30, p. 47-72.

Architectural window design and energy efficiency: Impacts on heating, cooling and lighting needs in Finnish climates

Kaasalainen, T., Mäkinen, A., Lehtinen, T., Moisio, M. & Vinha, J., (2020).

Journal of Building Engineering. 27, 14 p. 100996.

What can we learn from sustainable Nordic architecture? (3 exemplary case studies)

Pelsmakers, S., Kozminska, U. & Donovan, E., (2019).

The 6th International Conference on Architecture and Built Environment S.Arch: Conference Proceedings.

Accessibility improvement models for typical flats: Mass-customizable design for individual circumstances

Kaasalainen, T. & Huuhka, S., (2016).

Journal of Housing for the Elderly. 30, 3, 271–294.

Peer reviewed books & chapters

Designing for the climate emergency : a guide for architecture students

Pelsmakers, S., Donovan, E., Hoggard, A., & Kozminska, U. (2022). RIBA Publishing.

The environmental design pocketbook (2nd edition.)

Pelsmakers, S. (2015). RIBA Publishing.

Energy Poverty in Finland: Reality and Challenges in the Face of Climate Change

Castaño-Rosa, R., Taylor, J., Pelsmakers, S., Gullman, M., & Sukaden, H. (2022).

In Rubio-Bellido, C., Solis-Guzman, J. (eds.) Energy Poverty Alleviation (pp. 185–208). Springer International Publishing AG.

Energy, people, buildings : making sustainable architecture work

Kimpian, J., Hartman, H., & Pelsmakers, S. (2021). RIBA.

(Hybrid) architecture in and over time

Pelsmakers, S., Poutanen, J., & Saarimaa, S. (2020).

In Zari, M., Connolly, P. & Southcombe, M. (eds.). Ecologies Design: Transforming Architecture, Landscape, and Urbanism (pp. 268–275).

PhD Theses

Joustavan asunnon tilalliset logiikat: Erilaisiin käyttöihin mukautumiskykyisen asunnon tilallisista lähtökohdista ja suunnitteluperiaatteista

Tarpio, J., (2015).

(Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Arkkitehtuurin laitos. Asuntosuunnittelu; No. 18) Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Arkkitehtuurin laitos.

Potential for Ageing at Home in the Finnish Apartment Building Stock: A Spatial Perspective on Renovation

Kaasalainen, T., (2021).

Tampere: Tampere University. (Tampere University Dissertations - Tampereen yliopiston väitöskirjat; vol. 368)

Tackling the challenge of user-centred urban housing: Enabling user preferences today and user adjustments in the future

Saarimaa, S., (2023).

Tampere: Tampere University. (Tampere University Dissertations - Tampereen yliopiston väitöskirjat; vol 868)

Project Reports

Asuntosuunnittelun laatutekijät
(Housing Design Quality Factors)

Nisonen, E., Kaasalainen, T., Pelsmakers, S., Maununaho, K. (2023).

Asuminen muutoksessa: Asunnot ja naapuruston jaetut tilat asukkaiden arjessa
(Housing in change: apartments and shared spaces in the neighborhood in the everyday life of the residents)

Lehtinen, T., Maununaho, K., Varis, K., Kaasalainen, T., Luotonen, E., Saarimaa, S., Nisonen, E., Pelsmakers, S., Tarpio, J., Blomgren, W. & Castano De la Rosa, R., (2022).

Comprehensive development of nearly zero-energy municipal service buildings (COMBI): Tutkimushankkeen johdanto- ja yhteenvetoraportti

Vinha, J., Laukkarinen, A., Kaasalainen, T., Pihlajamaa, P., Teriö, O., Jokisalo, J., Annila, P., Harsia, P., Hedman, M., Heljo, J., Kallioharju, K., Kauppinen, A., Kero, P., Kivioja, H., Lehtinen, T., Marttila, T., Moisio, M., Mäkinen, A., Paatero, J., Raunima, T., & 8 others, (2019).

(Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Rakennustekniikan laboratorio. Rakennetekniikka. Tutkimusraportti; no. 168).