Finland directing building towards energy efficiency
The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra is a public fund that reports directly to the Finnish Parliament. Sitra funds projects that seek new operation…
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Krista Kiuru, Minister of Housing and Communications: Energy wisdom and ecological thinking increasingly important in construction
The Minister of Housing and Communications of Finland, Ms Krista Kiuru, is prepared to use strong national measures to increase the alternatives for…
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Sounds of wood in new Helsinki Music Centre
Forest and wood have given the Helsinki Music Centre not only its exterior look, but also character and atmosphere. The pail-like main hall…
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Minister of the Environment Ville Niinistö: Increasing wood building necessary for the sake of natural resources
The Minister of the Environment, Mr Ville Niinistö, who is in charge of Finland’s climate policy, considers it necessary that new, more material…
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Wood strengthening its position in Finland’s construction industry
The Association of Wood Product Industry in Finland (Puutuoteteollisuus) joined forces with The Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries RT (Rakennusteollisuus RT ry) in…
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Good architecture, good living main themes of modern Finnish wood building
Combining architecture and design with modern, environmentally friendly and energy efficient building is emerging as the main theme of Finnish wood building. –We…
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A new-age wooden complex at Viikki in Helsinki
Peab Oy is building a complex of wooden residential buildings at Latokartano in Viikki, Helsinki. A total of 104 rental apartments are being…
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Industrial production behind the success of wood construction in Sweden
Industrial production systems, speed and the strong competitiveness of wood construction are the key success factors in Swedish wood construction. According to Niclas…
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International business from wood construction expertise
Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, is currently conducting several programmes aimed at the development of the construction business. ”Tekes’…
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Harmonised open standard for Finnish wood construction
The preparation of the RunkoPES industrial standard, a harmonised measurement and jointing system for industrial prefabricated wood construction initiated by the wood products…
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