{"id":17796,"date":"2021-06-23T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T11:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/?post_type=showroom_cpt&p=17796"},"modified":"2022-12-05T18:35:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:35:27","slug":"project-management-in-school-renovations-often-demands-comprehensive-bim-and-moisture-control-competence","status":"publish","type":"showroom_cpt","link":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/projects\/project-management-in-school-renovations-often-demands-comprehensive-bim-and-moisture-control-competence\/","title":{"rendered":"Project management in school renovations often demands comprehensive BIM and moisture control competence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Project management in school renovations often demands comprehensive BIM and moisture control competence<\/h1>\n

Each year, Sweco acts as project manager and supervisor in 3 to 5 school and educational institution projects across Finland. In Helsinki in recent years, our specialists have participated in the renovation of Vesala Comprehensive School,\u00a0T\u00f6\u00f6l\u00f6\u00a0Comprehensive School Lower Stage and\u00a0Botby\u00a0Comprehensive School.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBotby\u00a0is an excellent example of a school project that involves the renovation of an extensively protected building combined with new construction,\u201d explains Sweco\u2019s Area Manager\u00a0<\/span>Ari<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Salminen<\/span><\/b>. The biggest challenge in the renovation of\u00a0T\u00f6\u00f6l\u00f6\u00a0Comprehensive School was its location in the Helsinki city centre. \u201cAnother challenge was that teaching was continued throughout the project.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Modern and healthy facilities<\/h4>\n

In addition to municipalities and cities, we offer project management services to private schools and upper secondary education institutions. \u201cIn Lahti, for example, we have renovated several private schools. The extensive renovation of Salpausselk\u00e4 School included the renewal of the entire building services system,\u201d Salminen says.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The projects make extensive use of BIM-based design. \u201cA building information model allows us to take the views and needs of different project parties into account in design,\u201d Salminen states. \u201cBy using BIM-based design, we can ensure for our part that users receive modern and comfortable learning environments.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many renovated schools also have indoor air problems, meaning that project management must have extensive competence in quality and indoor air condition control. \u201cMoisture control specialist tasks and other inspection tasks are an important part of current school projects,\u201d Salminen explains.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Openness and collective spirit are the cornerstones of school projects<\/h4>\n

School projects are usually finalised on schedule and on budget, since the client and the users are integrated closely in the project group. \u201cIt all starts with openness and trust,\u201d Salminen emphasises. \u201cThe best results are reached when the clients and users are also committed to the implementation of the project.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooperation on many levels ensures that the educational institutions receive versatile and functional facilities that serve the new curriculum. \u201cOur task is to ensure that the project pays attention to the correct issues. This means that costs are kept in check as well.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sustainable urban construction evident in schools of the future<\/h4>\n

Most of the schools that are now being renovated were built in the 1960s and 1970s, so modernisation has a significant impact on the buildings\u2019 energy efficiency and maintenance needs. \u201cThe upkeep and maintenance costs of real estate usually decrease together with the energy costs,\u201d Salminen summarises.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In many renovated schools, the heating systems are partially replaced with renewable energy. New construction also relies on renewable energy as much as possible.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA great example is the\u00a0Salpaus\u00a0Further Education VIPU 5 project, in which both geothermal heating systems and solar panels were incorporated in the two new buildings,\u201d Salminen explains. \u201cAnother important frontrunner in responsible school construction is the Laune multipurpose centre.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Each year, Sweco acts as project manager and supervisor in 3 to 5 school and educational institution projects across Finland. In Helsinki in recent years, our specialists have participated in the renovation of Vesala Comprehensive School,\u00a0T\u00f6\u00f6l\u00f6\u00a0Comprehensive School Lower Stage and\u00a0Botby\u00a0Comprehensive School.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10663,"template":"","showroom_cats":[163,168],"showroom_expertise":[],"showroom_partners":[],"showroom_location":[],"showroom_client":[],"class_list":["post-17796","showroom_cpt","type-showroom_cpt","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","showroom_cats-buildings-and-urban-areas","showroom_cats-schools-and-kindergartens"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/showroom_cpt\/17796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/showroom_cpt"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/showroom_cpt"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"showroom_cats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/showroom_cats?post=17796"},{"taxonomy":"showroom_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/showroom_expertise?post=17796"},{"taxonomy":"showroom_partners","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/showroom_partners?post=17796"},{"taxonomy":"showroom_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/showroom_location?post=17796"},{"taxonomy":"showroom_client","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/showroom_client?post=17796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}