Bio
Taru Lehtinen (o.s. Lindberg) is a doctoral student, researcher and housing design teacher in Tampere University (TAU), School of Architecture. As a member of ASUTUT – Sustainable Housing Design research group, Lehtinen studies architectural spatial and passive design solutions for ecological sustainability in housing design. Ecological sustainability focus is related to energy efficiency and carbon footprint of the buildings, not forgetting the essential qualitative factors such as delight and human well-being. As a housing design teacher, her interest is to share up-to-date knowledge in teaching, working interactively with the students. Lehtinen has been working in TAU (previous Tampere University of Technology, TUT) since 2015 and she has been proceeding with her PhD research since 2016.
More information about Taru here on LinkedIn.

Projects

• COMBI project. (2015–2018). The project information, all the publications, publication summaries, presentations and teaching slides can be found in: https://research.tuni.fi/rakennusfysiikka/tutkimusprojektit/combi/

Peer-reviewed publications

• Kaasalainen, T., Mäkinen, A., Lehtinen, M., Moisio, M. & Vinha, J. 2020. Architectural window design and energy efficiency: Impacts on heating, cooling and lighting needs in Finnish climates. Journal of Building engineering, 27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100996
  
• ​Lindberg, T., Kaasalainen, T., Moisio, M., Mäkinen, A., Hedman, M. & Vinha, J. (2018) Potential of space zoning for energy efficiency through utilization efficiency. Advances in Building Energy Research, Taylor & Francis, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17512549.2018.1488619, 23 p.

Other Publications

• 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., Ruusala, A., Sankelo, P., Sekki, P., Sirén, K., Tuominen, E., Tuominen, O., Uotila, U. & Uusitalo, S. 2019. Comprehensive development of nearly zero-energy municipal service buildings (COMBI). Tutkimushankkeen johdanto- ja yhteenvetoraportti. [Introductory and summarizing report for the research project.] Tampere: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Rakennustekniikan laboratorio, Rakennetekniikka, Tutkimusraportti 168. 45 p. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-15-4306-7
• Kaasalainen, T., Lehtinen, T., Moisio, M. & Hedman, M. 2018. Ikääntyneiden tehostettu palveluasuminen – Tilallisten ratkaisujen tehokkuudesta ja toimivuudesta. [Assisted living for the elderly – On the efficiency and functionality of spatial design solutions.] Tampere: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Asuntosuunnittelu, julkaisu 33. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-15-4286-2
• Lehtinen, T., Papinsaari, A., Kaasalainen, T., Moisio, M. & Hedman, M. 2018. Peruskoulut ja energiatehokkuus – Tilallisista ja toiminnallisista suunnitteluperiaatteista. [Comprehensive schools and energy efficiency – On spatial and functional design principles.] Tampere: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Asuntosuunnittelu, julkaisu 34. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-15-4287-9
• Moisio, M., Kaasalainen, T., Lehtinen, T. & Hedman, M. 2018. Energiatehokkaan arkkitehtisuunnittelun ohjekortisto. [Instruction card file for energy efficient architectural design.] Tampere: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Asuntosuunnittelu, julkaisu 32. 148 p. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201901221135
• Moisio, M., Lindberg, T., Kaasalainen, T. & Mäkinen, A. 2017. Arkkitehtuurin ja tilasuunnittelun vaikutus rakennuksen energiatehokkuuteen. In Rakennusfysiikka 2017: Uusimmat tutkimustulokset ja hyvät käytännön ratkaisut, 24-26.10.2017. Vinha, J. & Kivioja, H. (toim.). Tampere: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Rakennustekniikan laboratorio, Rakennusfysiikka

 
Seminar publications:

• Moisio, M., Lindberg, T., Kaasalainen, T. & Mäkinen, A. (2017). Rakennusfysiikka 2017: Uusimmat tutkimustulokset ja hyvät käytännön ratkaisut, 24-26.10.2017, Tampere. Vinha, J. & Kivioja, H. (eds.). Arkkitehtuurin ja tilasuunnittelun vaikutus rakennuksen energiatehokkuuteen. [Building physics seminar 2017: Latest research results and good practice solutions; Impact of architecture and spatial design solutions on buildings’ energy efficiency]. Tampere University of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, p. 331–336 6 p.

 
Master’s thesis

• Lindberg, T. (2015) Vihreä asuinkerrostalo: Selvitys ekologisen asuinkerrostalon passiivisista suunnitteluratkaisuista energiatehokkuuden ja hiilijalanjäljen näkökulmista. [Green Apartment Block: A report of ecological apartment block's passive design strategies in energy efficiency and carbon footprint perspectives.] Tampere University of Technology, School of Architecture, Housing Design, Publication; no 21, 325 p.

 
Other research activities
Coming up:

• Architectural spatial design solutions for sustainability workshop. Workshop organizer, SBE19 Sustainable Built Environment conference, Helsinki, Finland, 23.5.2019

 
Memberships of competition jury:

• Architectural design and urban planning competition of Haurala housing area in Lempäälä. Invited member of the competition jury, Municipality of Lempäälä, Finland, 15.1.2018              
• House panel – The best residential environment in Kaleva. Invited member of the jury, Pirkanmaa provincial museum, Tampere Design and Architecture week (TADA), Tampere, Finland, 28.8.2017

 
Seminar presentations:

• The combined effect of building use and spatial design on energy efficiency. Seminar presentation, COMBI seminar, Tampere, Finland, 26.1.2017
• The impact of architectural design solutions on energy efficiency. Seminar presentation, COMBI seminar, Tampere, Finland, 28.1.2016              
• Green apartment block – Passive design strategies from the perspectives of energy efficiency and carbon footprint. Presentation, Green Building Council Finland, Helsinki, Finland, 24.11.2016
• Green apartment block – Passive design strategies from the perspectives of energy efficiency and carbon footprint. Presentation, Finnish Association of Architects SAFA, Architecture Day 2016 seminar, Tampere, Finland, 22.4.2016                           

 
Organising events:

• Sustainable construction – What, why and how? Presentation and organizing, TamSAFA, Tampere, Finland, 25.10.2018                        
• Quality for housing seminar. Participation in organizing, TamSAFA, Tampere, Finland, 2.10.2017
• New winds for urban construction seminar. Panelist and participation in organizing, TamSAFA, Tampere, Finland, 4.4.2017       

 
Guest lectures:

• Passive design strategies for sustainability. Guest lectures, Tampere University of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Building energy efficiency course, Tampere, Finland, 14.2.2018 and 27.1.2016

 
Teaching responsibilities:

• Saint-Gobain Multi Comfort Student Contest. Representation charge due to students' competition success, Isover Saint-Gobain: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 11.–15.5.2018; Madrid, Spain, 9.–11.11.2016 (teachers' day); and, Brest, Belarus, 25.–28.5.2016