When an architectonic apartment building block that stands out is being built in a central location, trailblazers are needed. Sweco has taken part in a massive new construction project. Read more
In a new report, Sweco experts team up with scientists to reveal how individual efforts can make substantial contributions on a collective level. Decreasing European household temperatures by 1ºC would save enough energy to provide electricity to a city the size of Amsterdam for 29 years. Read more
Just under a year ago, Sweco expanded its range of product, chemical and environmental safety services when 17 experts from Linnunmaa joined the group. Industry requires an increasingly holistic approach to responsible safety management. Read more
Sweco has a long history of cooperation with Honkajoki Oy, which specialises in circular economy plants. Now, the collaboration has reached new heights with the addition of Sweco’s Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) process and the SmartDrawings and VirtualSite VR solutions which the customer can use in all life cycle phases of the project. At the moment, Honkajoki is utilising the solutions for export promotion. Read more
The renovation of the Helsinki Olympic Stadium is nearing the finish line, and the spectacular functionalist building will be reopened in late summer 2020. Now, we are celebrating the remodelled stadium as the winner of the Steel Structure of the Year 2019 award. Sweco’s designers handled the massive renovation undertaking of the culturally and historically significant sports venue, including structural renovation engineering and structural design. Read more
For almost a year, residents of Ranua have been enjoying the healthy and safe premises of their new wellness centre. Sweco’s designers handled the HVAC, electrical, telecommunication and safety design of the site that has been granted the LEED Gold environmental certificate. Read more
The new wooden Mansikkala School in Imatra will be built in the middle of the school campus by the Vuoksi River. The project will be carried out by YIT using a life cycle model, and the components for the wooden frame will be supplied by Oiva Wood Solutions. Sweco handled the preliminary design, element design and main structural design of the structures for the largest wooden school building in Finland. Read more
Sweco’s BIM experts from Finland, Norway, Denmark and Poland will handle the modelling of a unique concrete bridge across the Randselva river in Norway. The parametric 3D model will be used as the only official documentation for the international infrastructure project. Read more
Energy storage can help mitigate climate change, but it is still on low levels and needs to triple by 2050 to keep global warming below 2°C. To do this we need to look at innovative ways of speeding up the process. Could energy-storage-as-a-service be one of the solutions? Read more