The 13th Forum Wood Building Nordic (WBN) in Oslo focuses on the wooden architecture and constructions in the future perspective. Topics to be covered at WBN 2024 are dealing with amongst others artificial intelligence and the wood building industry, barriers and harmonization of standardization across the Nordic region, and sustainable architecture and urban design.

About the Forum Wood Building Nordic
The Forum Wood Building Nordic is a part of the International Wood Construction Conference organization (Forum Holzbau). The Forum Wood Building Nordic is the leading conference for wood building in the Nordic countries. The conference brings together academics and practitioners to exchange experiences and learn the latest developments in the field, featuring lectures by international speakers accompanied by an exhibition where different organizations present their latest products and services. WBN is also a B2B-network, targets a wide spectrum of companies from Norway, the Nordic and central Europe, and representatives from public authorities in the sector of timber construction.

The Forum Holzbau family is a joint platform of the Aalto University School of Science and Technology Helsinki (FI), the Bern University of Applied Sciences (CH), the Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences (DE), the Technical University of Munich (DE), the Vienna University of Technology (AT) and the University of Northern British Columbia (CA).

Programm

Thursday 03 October

08.00 – 08.30 Registration and coffee

Block 1
08.30 – 08.45 Welcome words
Knut Werner Lindeberg Alsén, Trearkitektur (NOR) and Tobias Schauerte, Forum Holzbau (SWE)

08.45 – 08.55
Finn-Arne Weltzien, Vice Chancellor for Research, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NOR)

Block 2 – Where is the Nordic construction market in five years?

08.55 – 10.10 chair:
Aasmund Bunkholt, Trefokus (NOR)

08.55 – 09.15 Where is the Norwegian construction market in five years?
Heidi Finstad, Norwegian Wood Industry Federation (NOR)

09.15 – 09.35 Where is the Swedish construction market in five years?
Susanne Rudenstam, Swedish Wood Building Council (SWE)

09.35 – 09.55 Where is the Finnish construction market in five years?
Petri Heino, Wood Policy Platform (FIN)

09.55 – 10.10Panel discussion

10.10 – 10.40 Coffee break in the exhibition halls

Block 3 – How to develop a sustainable world

10.40 – 12.00 chair:
Leif D. Houck, Norwegian University of Life Science (NOR)

10.40 – 11.00 Real Estate development for a sustainable world
Anna Ervast Öberg, Folkhem/Nordr (SWE)

11.00 – 11.20 title inquired
Arthur Buchardt, AB Invest (NOR)

11.20 – 11.40 Stora Enso’s new head office – The story behind
Antto Kauhanen, Stora Enso (FIN)

11.40 – 12.00 panel discussion

12.00 – 13.00Lunch in the exhibition halls

Block 4A – Large Buildings

13.00 – 14.15 chair:
Dag Paca, Norwegian Institute of Wood Technology (NOR)

13.00 – 13.20The New Nadderud Stadium in Wood
Rune Abrahamsen, Moelven Limtre (NOR)

13.20 – 13.40 Low Carbon Large Educational Buildings: Strategic experiences from the Nordic Region
Rob Marsh, CF Møller (DEN)

13.40 – 14.00 Katajanokan Laituri – urban scale wood architecture in stone city
Teemu Halme, Anttinen Oiva Architects (FIN)

14.00 – 14.15panel discussion

14.00 – 14.45 Coffee break in the exhibition halls

Block 4B – Barriers and harmonization of standardization

13.00 – 14.15 chair:
Hauke Burkart, Standard Norge (NOR)

13.00 – 13.20 Eurocode Highlight – Safe rules for brittle failures
Roberto Tomasi, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NOR)
Kjell Arne Malo, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NOR)

13.20 – 13.40 Design of cross-laminated timber
Philipp Dietsch, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (GER)

13.40 – 14.00 Standardization and fire
Alar Just, Tallin University of Technology (EST)

14.00 – 14.15 panel discussion

14.00 – 14.45 Coffee break in the exhibition halls

Block 5A – Digitalization and the construction industry

14.45 – 16.00 chair:
Pasi Aalto, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NOR)

14.45 – 15.05 A new workflow – digital fabrication
Aksel Ludvigsen, LOF arkitekter (NOR)

15.05 – 15.25 Revealing hidden simplicity in complex buildings
Jon Haddal Mork, RÅS (NOR)

15.25 – 15.45 How can artificial intelligence shape the future of architecture?
Tim Fu, Studio Tim Fu (GBR)

15.45 – 16.00 panel discussion

19.00 – 21.30 Conference dinner at Oslo Congress Center

Block 5B – Architecture and health

14.45 – 16.00 chair:
Anders Q Nyrud (NOR)

14.45 – 15.05 Healthy energy-efficient urban home ventilation
Knut Ragnvald Skulberg, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (NOR)

15.05 – 15.25 Neuropsychological approach to the wooden architecture
Tor Austigard, Austigard Arkitektur (NOR)

15.25 – 15.45 Wood and hospitals: Queen Silvia’s Children Hospital Gothenburg
Jens Axelsson, White Arkitekter (SWE)

15.45 – 16.00 panel discussion

19.00 – 21.30 Conference dinner at Oslo Congress Center

Friday 04 October

08.30 – 09.00 Registration and coffee

Block 6A – New opportunities

09.00 – 10.15 chair:
Thomas Kringlebotn Thiis, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NOR)

09.00 – 09.20 Engineering and innovation
Flemming Højbjerre Sørensen, Bollinger + Grohmann (GER)

09.20 – 09.40 Wisdome Stockholm: Free Form timber construction
Martin Looser-Frey, Blumer-Lehmann AG (CHE)

09.40 – 10.00 Challenges and Opportunities in Overseas markets
Anton Wanas, Rubner Holzbau GmbH, (AUT)

10.00 – 10.15 panel discussion

Block 6B – Market demands – as seen from the contractors

09.00 – 10.15 chair:
Tina Sletbak-Akerø, Norwegian Wood Industry Federation (NOR)

09.00 – 09.20 The interaction between engineer and contractor
Sondre Dolsvåg, Degree of Freedom (NOR)

09.20 – 09.40 Market demands – expected challenges and possible solutions
NN, HENT (NOR)

09.40 – 10.00 Engineering and innovation
Flemming Højbjerre Sørensen, Bollinger + Grohmann (DEN)

10.00 – 10.15 panel discussion

10.15 – 10.45 Coffee break in the exhibition halls

Block 7A – New innovative products

10.45 – 12.00 chair:
Ebenezer Ussher, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NOR)

10.45 – 11.05 The story behind a new connector
Kjell Arne Malo, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NOR)

11.05 – 11.25 Wood based products for reuse
Roberto Tomasi, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NOR)

11.25 – 11.45 Standard framework for new products
Robert Jockwer, University of Technology Dresden (GER)

11.45 – 12.00 panel discussion

Block 7B – Global market trends – as seen from the industries

10.45 – 12.00 chair:
Tobias Schauerte, Forum Holzbau (SWE)

10.45 – 11.05 General trends when carbon footprint is set with a legislative threshold
Bastian Zachariassen, KLH Massivholz (AUT)

11.05 – 11.25 Global market Trends in Timber Construction
Reto Schneider,- n’H International (CHE)

11.25 – 11.45 Market trends – Insights from an Adhesive supplier
Franz Windisch, DYNEA (NOR)

11.45 – 12.00panel discussion

12.30 – 13.10 Closing panel discussion

12.30 – 13.00 Inspirational keynote

13.00 – 13.10 Presentation of the venue for the 14th Forum Wood Building Nordic in 2025 and closing words

13.10 – 14.00 Lunch in the exhibition halls