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
Many Finnish cities are working to increase the efficiency of land use and condense the urban structure by means of complementary construction, tearing down old buildings and constructing new ones. The City of Helsinki wanted to determine the construction costs and emissions of two different methods: renovation and heightening versus dismantling and construction. Sweco conducted the cost analysis and carbon footprint calculation for two residential blocks of flats. Read more
The expansion ofthe Rovaniemi Airport terminal facilities is part of Finavia’s programme focused on developing airports in Lapland. The number of air passengers in the airports of Lapland is estimated to increase from 1.3 million to 2 million over the coming decade. Sweco is responsible for the structural and electrical design of the Rovaniemi air terminal. Read more
The construction of Wärtsilä’s new research, product development and production centre in the Vaskiluoto district of Vaasa began in August. Smart Technology Hub is an historically sizeable venture for the entire project organisation, and Sweco is responsible for the primary architectural design and project management duties. Read more
Project execution according to the EPCM model is best suited to situations where the builder of an industrial facility has a clear vision of what needs to be done and at what price. The only thing missing is the time needed for the implementation, the requisite competence and the expert organisation. Read more
Sweco has signed an agreement to acquire the rail infrastructure engineering and consulting services business from NRC Group. With this acquisition, Sweco becomes the leading, full service railway design expert in Finland, while at the same time reinforcing the position in Sweden. Read more
The region of Southwest Finland is seeking to establish itself as an environmental pioneer and ensure the cleanliness of the water systems and the archipelago in the area. Read more