Wood Magazine 1/2023

Digital copies of Wood magazine from as early as 1999 are available online at Puuinfo’s website. I highly recommend you… Digital copies of Wood magazine from as early as 1999 are available online at Puuinfo’s website. I highly recommend you go and take a look. Personally, I really enjoyed looking through the lead editorials from Pekka Heikkinen published between 2004 and 2014. Heikkinen goes into his own relationship with wood, makes his case for a …

Aproposal entitled “Puukruunu (Wood Crown)” has won a competition organised by the Urban and Environmental Services depa… Aproposal entitled “Puukruunu (Wood Crown)” has won a competition organised by the Urban and Environmental Services department of the City of Oulu. The winning entry was submitted by Puurakentajat Group Oy and Schauman Arkkitehdit Helsinki Oy (ARCO). The design competition ran from April to December 2022 and called for a 16-storey wooden apartment building to …

After a three year hiatus, Wood Day was once again held live on November 3, 2022. An audience of a thousand people atten… After a three year hiatus, Wood Day was once again held live on November 3, 2022. An audience of a thousand people attended the event either in person at the Messukeskus exhibition centre in Helsinki or online. The cosy atmosphere at Messukeskus made networking easy, and online attendees were also pleased with the event. This …

The 2022 Lumber Merchant Prize was awarded to Heinolan Levy ja Lista Oy. Run by second-generation entrepreneurs, the com… The 2022 Lumber Merchant Prize was awarded to Heinolan Levy ja Lista Oy. Run by second-generation entrepreneurs, the company has created a concept that helps them succeed in a very competitive field. This building supplies store relies on trust to serve local construction professionals and companies, and DIY consumers. Employing 16 people, it has a …

A dissertation by Jaakko Jussila shows that the use of wood in construction improves sustainability, but preconceptions… A dissertation by Jaakko Jussila shows that the use of wood in construction improves sustainability, but preconceptions about quality issues and potentially high costs still keep wood from gaining ground in industrial construction. He finds that wood construction should focus more on customers and not only on technology and cost efficiency. Recent years have seen …

The third quarter of 2022 saw the market share of newly begun wooden multi-storey building construction projects (constr… The third quarter of 2022 saw the market share of newly begun wooden multi-storey building construction projects (construction starts) rise to 6%, which is the second highest result in ten years. The number of wood-framed apartment building starts rose by 10% while the overall volume of apartment starts shrank by 16%. The proportion of wood …

In 2021–2022, Puuinfo produced a video series about a number of topics, including the construction of wooden apartment b… In 2021–2022, Puuinfo produced a video series about a number of topics, including the construction of wooden apartment buildings in cities, daily life in wooden apartment buildings, and the use of wood in interior design and in apartment building, courtyards. These videos go into special topics around building and living in wooden apartments such as …

Finland, Sweden, and Estonia collaborated with the European Commission to organise the Into the Woods event at the Halti… Finland, Sweden, and Estonia collaborated with the European Commission to organise the Into the Woods event at the Haltia Finnish Nature Centre in Nuuksio on November 24, 2022. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen was visibly excited to be out in nature, and was intrigued by both the beautiful wooden building and …

The Pakila district in northern Helsinki now has a new wooden school building for its 3rd to 9th graders. Completed in A… The Pakila district in northern Helsinki now has a new wooden school building for its 3rd to 9th graders. Completed in April 2022, this school on Halkosuontie street is one of the first modern woodenframed schools that the City of Helsinki has built. Read the article in Finnish here. To meet the City of Helsinki’s …

A brand new daycare centre – one of Helsinki’s largest – opened its doors to the public in early 2023. Located in the ne… A brand new daycare centre – one of Helsinki’s largest – opened its doors to the public in early 2023. Located in the new residential area of Verkkosaari, this new daycare centre is built with CLT. Read the article in Finnish here. Located at the corner of Capellan puistotie and Jääkairankuja streets, the building’s entrance …

Wellness Centre Pirtti opened its doors in Pudasjärvi in October 2021, providing local residents with a wide range of se… Wellness Centre Pirtti opened its doors in Pudasjärvi in October 2021, providing local residents with a wide range of services under one roof. Read the article in Finnish here. Built by the city of Pudasjärvi, Wellness Centre “Pirtti” is a voluminous log building that brings together a number of city services. The building opened to …

Finland’s largest log daycare centre opened to the public in September 2022 in the Koivukylä district of Vantaa. An asse… Finland’s largest log daycare centre opened to the public in September 2022 in the Koivukylä district of Vantaa. An assessment of the carbon footprint was part of the bidding process. Read the article in Finnish here. Designed to host 224 children, the daycare centre showcases the concept that the City of Vantaa has for its …

ceiling for the entrance canopy and departure hall The impressive new main entrance, new departure and arrival halls, an… ceiling for the entrance canopy and departure hall The impressive new main entrance, new departure and arrival halls, and new ground transport hub at the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport opened in December 2021 and have been fully operational since June 2022. The project used an alliance contracting model that allowed it to be quickly completed and to …

A new School and Multipurpose Hall was built in Evenes in Northern Norway to boost the attractiveness of Evenes to prosp… A new School and Multipurpose Hall was built in Evenes in Northern Norway to boost the attractiveness of Evenes to prospective inhabitants and to offer new amenities to the community. Read the article in Finnish here. Evenes is a small community in Ofoten in Northern Norway. The municipality wanted to merge two smaller schools into …

This article examines post-construction vertical deformation in the post-tensioned wooden structures of Lighthouse Joens… This article examines post-construction vertical deformation in the post-tensioned wooden structures of Lighthouse Joensuu. This article is part II of a series, the first part of which appeared in Puu-lehti 3/19 and dealt with the vertical deformations that occurred during construction and finishing work [1]. The world’s tallest wooden residential apartment building with tendon steel …

Quality insulation is fit for purpose and retains its good qualities year after year. There is a wide range of insulatio… Quality insulation is fit for purpose and retains its good qualities year after year. There is a wide range of insulation products available, each suited for a specific task. Thermal insulation products vary in their materials and properties, but air leakage in a building needs to be considered regardless of the material used. Airtightness is …

There is a lot of folk wisdom about wood’s positive health effects, but only a few of these beliefs are backed up by res… There is a lot of folk wisdom about wood’s positive health effects, but only a few of these beliefs are backed up by research. RDI Specialist Susanne Kumpulainen and her team at the Active Live lab research unit at the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk) have investigated the psychophysiological effects of rooms with …

Wood construction has its own peculiarities that people need to be aware of before they launch a project. The Ministry o… Wood construction has its own peculiarities that people need to be aware of before they launch a project. The Ministry of the Environment’s construction programme has published a procurement guide for municipalities that seek to build with wood. The guide provides advice for those in the public sector on wood construction procurement and project execution. …

When selecting a contracting model for a construction project, it is important to consider how the design and constructi… When selecting a contracting model for a construction project, it is important to consider how the design and construction will be interacting in the project. The main questions are who is responsible for creating the design and will the project be done sequentially (design, then construction) or in parallel (design and construction overlap). The contracting …

In a historic decision in 2018, the municipality of Tuusula committed to renewing most of its municipal network of servi… In a historic decision in 2018, the municipality of Tuusula committed to renewing most of its municipal network of services. This requires a number of new buildings to be built, including large campuses for up to 1,000 students. The target is to complete about one project per year. Measured by gross square metres, 60,000 m2 …

Puuinfo has collected cost data on wooden schools, daycare centres and apartment buildings since 2018. These statistics… Puuinfo has collected cost data on wooden schools, daycare centres and apartment buildings since 2018. These statistics cover the most significant new schools, of which there are a total of 21. Very small one-storey schools have been excluded from the study. Adjusted for 2021 prices, the majority of wooden schools have cost €2000–3000/m2. This information …

As part of a pilot project for wooden construction, the City of Espoo is building a new school and daycare centre in the… As part of a pilot project for wooden construction, the City of Espoo is building a new school and daycare centre in the Tiistilä district. The use of wood as a building material is in line with the city’s strategic goals of sustainable development and carbon neutrality. This new building will be ready for study …

Free educational materials on industrial wood construction in Finnish are now available for download from Puuinfo’s webs… Free educational materials on industrial wood construction in Finnish are now available for download from Puuinfo’s website and the national teachers’ channel aoe.fi. Prepared specifically for teachers, the materials have potential applications at many different levels in the educational system. Read the article in Finnish here. The material spans several thousand pages and covers topics …