Finland's wood-frame multi-storey construction innovation system: Analysing motors of creative destruction

Lazarevic, David; Kautto, Petrus; Antikainen, Riina

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2019.01.006

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“…The governmental innovation policy instruments have played an important role in the development of the WMC technology in Finland, especially during the early stages, in the 1990s and in the first decade of the twenty-first century, as suggested also in other studies (e.g. Lazarevic et al 2019). The shifts in the institutional framework, especially the gradual removals of the regulatory obstacles on wood-based structural solutions in multi-storey buildings, appear as key factors backing up the evolvement of the new technologies.…”

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confidence: 55%

“…Riala and Ilola 2014, Hurmekoski et al 2018, even if the recent reforms have made it easier to engage in WMC business in many countries, including Austria and Finland. Lazarevic et al (2019) applied technological innovation system perspective to explore the emergence and evolution of the WMC sector in Finland. They point out that the institutions supporting the dominant construction material in multi-storey construction have been destabilized, permitting building technologies to compete on a more even playing field (Lazarevic et al 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The development of Engineered Wood Products (EWPs), such as glue laminated timber, laminated veneer lumber (LVL), cross laminated timber (CLT), combined with building concepts based on industrial pre-fabrication, have created opportunities to increase the use of wood in large scale construction, including wood-framed multi-storey construction (e.g. Hurmekoski et al 2015b, Lazarevic et al 2019. In this context, we use the term Wooden Multi-storey Construction (WMC) to refer to a set of innovative construction technologies used for making buildings higher than two floors, where the load bearing structure is for the most part made of wood or wood-based products (Kuittinen 2013, Hurmekoski et al 2018.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Institutional and policy frameworks shaping the wooden multi-storey construction markets: a comparative case study on Austria and Finland

Vihemäki¹,

Ludvig

Toivonen³

et al. 2019

Wood Material Science & Engineering

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In the urbanizing society faced with the climate change challenge, wood has major potential as a lowcarbon and renewable construction material. Yet, Wooden Multi-storey Construction (WMC) remains a niche even in countries with rich forest resources. This paper compares the institutional and policy setting and assesses the WMC growth prospects in Austria and Finland, based on expert interviews, Delphi surveys, and the review of secondary materials. Clear differences were detected in the policy frameworks and institutional settings between the two countries. The Austrian fairly informal and largely private sector driven approaches to promote the growth of the WMC sector seem to have had a rather similar effect on the markets, as the formal policy measures, typically driven by the public sector in Finland. In both countries, the interviewed experts suggested additional, but partly different, policy measures and institutional changes to accelerate WMC market diffusion. In spite of the increase in WMC activity within the past ten years, the WMC market share is likely to remain rather low by 2030 in both countries, as the institutional frameworks are not expected to change abruptly. However, the future market prospects appear to be somewhat more positive in Finland compared with Austria.

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Institutional and policy frameworks shaping the wooden multi-storey construction markets: a comparative case study on Austria and Finland

Vihemäki¹,

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Toivonen³

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“…Increasing societal interest toward more sustainable and lowcarbon materials paves way for the use of wood in construction as a modern way of urban living, and as a part of bioeconomy and circular economy development (e.g. Toppinen et al 2018, Lazarevic et al 2019. According to Bourdeau (1999, p. 364), the main challenge of construction business is "to transform the demand for sustainable development into an opportunity, to create and access new markets, and innovative responses which satisfy traditional industry demands and the new societal demands for sustainable development."…”

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Collaboration and shared logic for creating value-added in three Finnish wooden multi-storey building projects

Toppinen

Miilumäki

Vihemäki

et al. 2019

Wood Material Science & Engineering

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Increasing societal interest towards sustainable and low-carbon materials contributes to demand for wood-based materials and modern solutions for urban construction. Wooden multi-storey construction (WMC), however, is a relatively new phenomenon in the construction business, and collaborative business models in projects that adopt such novel building techniques are yet to develop. Shared logic is a key concept shaping the development of well-functioning business ecosystems, even though actor priorities may vary between the WMC business ecosystem members. This study examines the applicability of business ecosystem concept based on actor perception involved in three Finnish WMC projects. The results suggest that elements from the business ecosystem thinking can be identified in all the cases. Moreover, network collaboration created benefits to the ecosystem, such as reference value and new insights from research and development. For some companies, engagement in the business ecosystem created financial and employment benefits, while some interviewees perceived these projects also to create immaterial value, such as awareness on sustainability issues in their business, marketing gains, or in the form of mutual learning effects.

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“…Many entrepreneurial opportunities for entrepreneurs result from a transition to a bioeconomy, which allows entrepreneurs to introduce new products and establish new ventures [21]. These are realized through so-called "entrepreneurial experimentation" [22][23][24]. Support from investors [25] as well as universities and research institutions [26,27] will be essential in this regard and policy can intervene to help maximize the potential resulting from entrepreneurial activity.…”

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Bioeconomy Transformation Strategies Worldwide Require Stronger Focus on Entrepreneurship

Kuckertz

2020

Sustainability

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The number of governments worldwide embracing the vision of a sustainable bioeconomy is constantly rising. One factor facilitating the transformation of economies to such sustainable bioeconomies will be entrepreneurial activity. Hence, I analyze how available bioeconomy strategies account for the role of entrepreneurship in driving the bioeconomy transformation. That analysis indicates that the majority of existing bioeconomy strategies account for the transformative potential of entrepreneurship but remain ineffective with respect to achieving their goals. I consequently suggest devising entrepreneurship substrategies of bioeconomy strategies that are holistic, dedicated, and based on a clear causal rationale.

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Finland's wood-frame multi-storey construction innovation system: Analysing motors of creative destruction

Cited by 75 publications

References 37 publications

Institutional and policy frameworks shaping the wooden multi-storey construction markets: a comparative case study on Austria and Finland

Institutional and policy frameworks shaping the wooden multi-storey construction markets: a comparative case study on Austria and Finland

Collaboration and shared logic for creating value-added in three Finnish wooden multi-storey building projects

Bioeconomy Transformation Strategies Worldwide Require Stronger Focus on Entrepreneurship

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