World-class sustainable solutions from Finland

World-class sustainable solutions from Finland

• Sustainable Urban Development • Sustainable Buildings • Sustainability Solutions

Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund promotes

• Stable and balanced development in Finland • Growth of the Finnish economy • International competitiveness and co-operation

Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation

• The main public funding organisation for research, development and innovation in Finland

• Boosts wide-ranging innovation activities in research communities, industry and service sectors

VTT technical Research Centre of Finland

• Globally networked multi-technological applied research organization

• Actively developing and implementing sustainable solutions in Finland and internationally

Eco-Viikki ─ Finland’s first ecologically designed neighbourhood

• A pioneer in ecological building and sustainable urban planning since 1999

• The first apartment buildings to use solar energy are located there

• One of the first wooden apartment building projects was carried out in Viikki

Reclaimed harbours become an eco-efficient living environment

Sustainable solutions in Jätkäsaari • Jätkäsaari is one of the former harbour sites

in Helsinki that are being developed into a new urban residential environment

• Energy-efficient, innovative and low-carbon solutions will be demonstrated there

• The area will become home for 16,000 people and workplace for 6,000

Reclaimed harbours become an eco-efficient living environment

Low2No directs city planning to sustainability • The Low2No project launched by Sitra guides

construction, operation and maintenance in a block called Airut in Jätkäsaari to meet strict specifications for sustainability

• The results of the project will be used for promoting low-carbon residential development and city planning

Reclaimed harbours become an eco-efficient living environment Kalasatama showcases ecological solutions • Kalasatama is another former harbour site in

Helsinki that is being developed into sustainable modern residential and business district

• A testing ground for future smart energy solutions of global significance

• When completed in 2030s it will house 18,000 people and offer 10,000 workplaces

Community development facilitating sustainability

Skaftkärr ─ an energy-efficient residential area • Skaftkärr is a residential area under construction in

the town of Porvoo • All buildings, services, living conditions, traffic

arrangements and waste management in an energy-efficient way

• A special Living Lab study to develop heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and energy service concepts

Community development facilitating sustainability

Sibbesborg ─ an energy-efficient residential area • Sibbesborg in Sipoo will be transformed into

a small town of 70,000 to 100,000 people • An open international competition for sustainable

development of the area • The competition with interactive format

will be a model in the future

Off the grid, carbon neutral community

Kempele Eco-block, far in the North • The Eco-block in Kempele is a good example of

a community of locality • All the energy needs are met by a small CHP plant and

wind generator. The plant burns locally available biomass. • The households in the block are off the grid, and apply

energy-efficient applications in their everyday life

Easy living and well-designed public transport, core goals in urban planning Renewal of Peltosaari • Peltosaari was built rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s, when

the population of the town of Riihimäki was growing today facing many problems

• Multidisciplinary research, dialogue between architects, planning experts, developers, builders and residents to tackle the problems

• A competition for ideas on renewing entries serve as a basis for decision-making and planning

Easy living and well-designed public transport, core goals in urban planning Vuores, a forerunner in urban planning • Vuores is a new urban area in Tampere

showcasing innovative energy production systems and new housing solutions

• The residential buildings are being designed to be energy-efficient and to have long lifecycle

• Dialogue and various competitions have promoted cooperation in high-quality planning and construction

ECO2 leads Tampere towards a carbon neutral city

• The ECO2 programme for an eco-efficient Tampere in 2020 aims at avoiding the increase of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the growth of the city

• The programme promotes a low-carbon and carbon-neutral urban structure

• Concrete decisions and strict requirements to tackle climate goals

Making the impossible possible

• Five Finnish municipalities have resolved to act as pioneers in curbing their greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the schedule set by the EU

• In their CANEMU project researchers, businesses, politicians and residents work together to devise and adapt solutions to reduce emissions

• The initiative involves Mynämäki, Uusikaupunki, Kuhmoinen, Padasjoki and Parikkala

Energy-efficient houses in cold climate

Latitude 62o ─ Perfect place for a solar house • The IEA5 Solar House in the town of Pietarsaari was built in

1994 • Geothermal heat, solar heat and electricity together with a

high insulation level and low-energy windows feature the house

• Significant reductions in energy consumption


Certified house concept • The Paroc Passive House concept

sets passive house requirements for northern buildings

• The requirements for the energy efficiency of the building envelope: air-tightness, low heating need and total energy use, and good indoor air

• The first passive house concept certified by VTT


Zero-energy in Helsinki, plus-energy in Madrid • A solar-powered zero-energy house called Luukku

participated in the Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 competition

• It is a net zero-energy building using the sun as the only source of energy

Green concepts in snow-white surroundings

Low-energy building concept hooks up with wood • Reponen Oy, a Finnish construction company built its

first low-energy apartments in 2005 • They have developed a concept for passive-house

construction together with VTT: it saves up to 70 % of total energy consumption

• The first low-energy high-rise in 2009


Net zero-energy building in high latitudes • Two net-zero apartment buildings with similar architecture

were constructed in Kuopio and Järvenpää • The cost analysis shows that the extra costs for this kind of

building are from 10 to 15 %


Office buildings take a green stand • Vaisala’s new head office building was designed to

be energy-efficient and self-sufficient • Photovoltaic panels produce 20 % of the building’s

electricity consumption • Their own equipment used for monitoring the weather

conditions


A glimmer of light • The new Pilke House in Rovaniemi is an example of

expertise in ecological wood construction • The building houses Metsähallitus, an enterprise

responsible for managing state-owned forests


Feel the pulse • Synergy Building is the future office and laboratory

building for the Finnish Environment Institute • This sustainable building will create

good practices for the public building sector • The building is based on the winning entry in

an international competition

Green concepts in snow-white surroundings Emisssion-free shopping • Jouni’s Store in Äkäslompolo is a northern mall with

advanced heating and cooling system based on geothermal energy

• The integrated building services system reduces emissions, saves up energy and cuts back energy costs


Emisssion-free shopping • Puuvilla in the town of Pori is an old cotton factory turned

into an emission-free shopping mall • It is a low-energy commercial building using geothermal

and solar energy


Emisssion-free shopping • A new home equipment store for Kodin Ykkönen will

develop guidelines for the design and construction of very-low-energy commercial buildings

• The measures include energy-efficient lighting, heat recovery and air-tightness of the building envelope


Homes for the elderly, moulded to energy efficiency • Homes for senior citizens typically

are buildings of high energy use • Path of Happiness in Lahti will be

a nearly zero-energy home for the elderly

• The project will produce a model and design principles for this kind of buildings

A nature-friendly logistics centre runs on geoenergy

• SOK is building a new logistics centre in Sipoo • The energy for heating and cooling will come from a hybrid

heat pump plant using geothermal and solar energy as well as bioenergy from wood pellets

• The plant’s CO2 emissions are only 400 tons per year

Strong expertise in interdisciplinary LED applications First in the world • Obelux Oy released the first

LED Aviation Obstacle Light System in the world in 1996

• The first high intensity obstacle lights with LED are being installed

• Reliable and long lasting systems a great benefit on sites difficult to access

Strong expertise in interdisciplinary LED applications More than light • Valoya Oy supplies LED lighting to

greenhouses • These LED lights save electricity

since they produce exactly the light plants need

• Advanced LED expertise combined with horticultural and photobiological know-how

Strong expertise in interdisciplinary LED applications

Energy savings and road safety • Lumi Group has developed innovative LED solutions for

street and area lighting • High quality with energy efficiency • Improvements in road safety with LED technology

Strong expertise in interdisciplinary LED applications Short payback periods • Greenlux Finland Oy delivers LED solutions for large office

and public buildings: parking garages, warehouses and storages

• The Stockholm-Arlanda Airport reports 50 to 80 % energy savings due to less maintenance

• A payback period of less than three years

New swimming pool has more under the surface

• Aurubis Finland Oy has delivered an architectonically integrated solar thermal system to the new public swimming pool complex in Pori

• The system integrates the copper envelope with a hidden solar thermal energy solution

• Solar energy produces 5 % of the total energy to heat the water

More bright ideas on solar energy

• Savo-Solar Oy has introduced a solar collector with vacuum nanocoating

• The patented coating process enables to coat the complete absorber more energy-efficient and stronger absorber

• They assure a superior heat transfer

Helsinki ─ a cool city with a smart heating system • Helsingin Energia, the energy company

of Helsinki utilizes CHP plants in its energy production

• District cooling produced in the same process as heat and electricity

• New energy-efficient solution for data centres

Green IT-solutions

• Academica Oy and Tieto Corporation use a data centre solution where the heat produced by servers is transmitted to the district heating network

• Tieto data centre produces 30 GWh of energy per year equivalent to heating 1,500 one-family houses

Better data on buildings and their environmental impact

Smart 3D for better quality • Construction group Skanska applies Building Information

Modelling BIM for visualising the building, calculating quantities and costs, procurement, scheduling and production planning

• BIM can also be used for assessing the environmental impact


Environmental classification and sustainability assessment in use • The environmental classification system PromisE

has been developed in Finland • The SuPerBuildings project is developing sustainability

indicators and assessment methods • Environmental estimator for building design

calculates environmental impacts


EcoPass calculates the sustainability of holiday homes • EcoPass has been developed to assess the eco-efficiency

of holiday homes • Six different indicators: location and accessibility;

energy consumption; use of renewable energy, carbon footprint of construction, sorting and recycling, water supply and sewerage


HEKO for assessing eco-efficient urban development • The HEKO tool is used for urban development

assessment in Helsinki • Based on ecological sustainability, environmental

imperative and eco-efficiency


Improved working conditions • A sustainable work environment is economical: the space

available for the organisation is optimal for its purposes and needs

• New ways of working, and solutions that support them should improve employee satisfaction, and bring environmental and economic benefits

Finnish sustainability concepts in international markets

Sustainable, modern urban living in China • DigiEcoCityTM, a Finnish city concept

is being implemented in China • The concept combines the

innovations of digital technology with sustainable city development


EcoCity ─ A hub for technological creativity and innovation amid unspoiled nature • The EcoCity area in Mentougou district covers 17 villages

of varying sizes • The EcoCity concept includes innovative town planning,

energy-efficient housing, low-waste living, a closed water system, integrated telecommunications, low-emission traffic, efficient waste management and recycling, and emission-free local power generation


Ecological city planning in St. Petersburg • Finnish ecological and modern city planning has been applied in

the EcoGrad project in St. Petersburg in Russia • The project developed a design concept for eco-efficient districts

in this Russian metropolis


Wuxi Grand Theatre • PES-Architects have designed

the opera house that is rising in the city of Wuxi in China

• A comprehensive landmark of Finnish architecture, design and engineering


Waste management by smart pneumatic collection technology • The automated waste collection system by MariMatic Oy

consumes only 1/3 of the energy of conventional systems • The most significant innovation: the reduction of the pipe

diameter fast installation, even in existing structures


Waste management by smart pneumatic collection technology • Ecosir Group is another Finnish company

designing and supplying automated vacuum pipeline collecting systems for waste management

• Their systems can transport one or several fractions of waste


Modular solutions combine sustainable and cozy living • Modular construction solutions represent an industrial

breakthrough for construction • The modules delivered by NEAPO Corporation have been

utilized in residential buildings • Beneficial to the environment:

recyclable material and the building process uses less energy

Revolutionizing the urban transport

• The modern Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) system called Metropol combines the benefits of the bus service with the service of a private car

• Advanced and smart ICT has enhanced possibilities to economically viable DRT services

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