Press release 8/25/2021 at 13.00
Puurakentajat Group Oy has been selected as supplier of solid wood frames for two new schools in Uusimaa, Southern Finland. The delivery of the wooden frame to the Helsinki School of Natural Sciences at the Kumpula University Campus will take place in late 2021, and the construction of the largest Swedish-language school in Inkoo in a picturesque location on the banks of the Inkoo River will begin in early 2022. The school children will start in their new premises in Inkoo by the end of 2022 and the upper secondary school students of Kumpula University in the autumn of 2023.
The Helsinki School of Natural Sciences will be a total of about 5,290 brm2 spread over five floors and a basement. The Kyrkfjärdens school in Inkoo will have two floors and a total area of approximately 3130 brm2.
CLT (Cross Laminated Timber) solid wood elements from Puurakentajat are used in a variety of ways in both construction projects. Puurakentajat’s elements were selected on environmental grounds as well as the health, safety and sustainability of the building, and for aesthetic reasons.
According to the municipality of Inkoo, the owner of the building project Kyrkfjärden school in Inkoo, the goal is to build an architecturally high-quality, healthy, safe and fault-tolerant wooden school building.
In the Kumpula University joint construction project of the City of Helsinki and Helsingin Yliopistokiinteistöt Oy, the aim is to build facilities, which meet current standards; facilities, which are accessible and suitable for all learners, supporting the growth and development of young people. The new premises allow for increased community feeling on and around campus. This low-carbon building will be energy and life cycle efficient.
Health and safety first
CLT solid wood elements of Puurakentajat are in a class of their own in terms of ecology, natural breathability, fire safety, durability and acoustic features. CLT frames form a compact, breathable and finished inner surface, and thanks to its rigidity, as well as its load-bearing capabilities, the CLT-frame enables architecturally innovative solutions. As an example: in the Helsinki School of Natural Sciences, the CLT wooden element structures are used also for building stairs, and the CLT elements in the walls serve as handrails in the stairway.
“Naturally, health and safety are high on the agenda when constructing school buildings. We are happy to be involved in building a better and healthier future for school children and students. A growing number of municipalities are nowadays aware of solid wood construction as the best option, and as several scientific studies have shown, wood construction has superior health properties such as reduced stress levels and blood pressure, antibacterial features and improved learning outcomes,”says Mikko Leino, CEO of Puurakentajat Group Oy.
Last autumn, the Ministry of the Environment in Finland published national targets for public timber construction, according to which the share of timber construction in all public new construction will be 31 percent in 2022 and 45 percent in 2025. Underlying this is climate change mitigation and the drive towards low-carbon construction. https://ym.fi/-/selvitys-valtaosa-suomalaisista-haluaa-etta-oma-kotikunta-rakentaisi-enemman-puusta
More information: Puurakentajat Group Oy Mikko Leino, CEO
Tel. + 358 40 551 4055
mikko.leino@puurakentajat.fi
Puurakentajat Group Oy is a Finnish expert in wood and Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) construction with decades of experience of solid wood construction and renovation. We design, produce and build ecologically sustainable and healthy residential properties, apartment buildings and e.g. daycare centers and schools. Our core expertise is efficient and environmentally friendly CLT construction. All buildings are built from PEFC-certified trees. CLT construction enables modern architectural solutions and contributes to economic, environmental and health efficiencies. We build solid wood buildings where people feel well. www.puurakentajat.fi