Wooden living
Ecological living and a feel-good climate in rental housing
Ecological living and a feel-good climate in rental housing
The Bävern block, located in the center of Karlstad, is a residential building that was completed in early 2023. Skanska, who built the homes, chose Uponor underfloor heating instead of radiators and also a variant that is completely new on the Swedish market and is adapted for multi-family buildings.
The RIVERGATE office building in Vienna, Austria, was certified as a Green Building by the EU andrelies on the efficient Contec ON concrete surface activation.
Part of the historic abbey complex on the premises of Villeroy & Boch's headquarters in Mettlach has been completely renovated.
Heat interface units provide a high level of warmth and comfort as well as optimum drinking water hygiene in three multi-family homes.
The plumbing company Mälardalens Rör in Västerås moved from their premises that they had been in since the end of the 80s. In November 2021, the first test trench was taken and at the turn of the year 2022/2023 they moved into the new office on a plot of land they have owned for a long time. We visited and spoke with the owners Robert Lind and Veronica Lange to hear more about the project.
The new summer cottage house in Suolahti, Äänekoski, is using floor heating and cooling controlled by an Uponor Smatrix Pulse control system. The heat source will be a NIBE geothermal heat pump. Uponor and NIBE were responsible for the design and sizing of the heating and cooling system for the new house.
Due to the interest rates of the floor structures, underfloor heating at Uponor's new head office required a solution that would raise the floor surface as little as possible. A functional result was achieved with an unusual implementation, low-structure underfloor heating plates, which are mainly used in renovations of detached houses, and which increase the floor height by only 15 millimetres.
Founded in 1971, Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in Finland, Minn. was the first environmental learning center nationally accredited as a K-12 school. More than 15,000 people all over the region stay at the facility for several days to immerse themselves in developing the knowledge, skills, motivation and commitment to create a quality environment.