Project type: Talonrakentaminen

New Økern School’s Green Roofs

Blowing Solution from Glasopor for Efficient Installation at Heights During the construction of the new school, kindergarten, and multi-purpose hall at New Økern School, Glasopor was utilized as a lightweight fill material on the green roofs — but with a twist: the material was installed using Glasopor’s specialized blowing solution Using the blowing solution, the […]

Fornudden, Tyresö

Fornudden School in Tyresö

Lightweight Campus Construction on Soft Clay Fornudden School in Tyresö was redeveloped into a modern educational campus featuring a new school building, sports hall and upgraded surrounding infrastructure. Because the site consisted of soft clay with poor load-bearing capacity, a lightweight fill solution was required to meet the elevated foundation levels while preventing excessive settlement. […]

Igelsta Strand – New Residential District in Södertälje

Lightweight Fill for a Major Land Remediation Project Igelsta Strand in Södertälje is one of Sweden’s largest land remediation projects, transforming a former industrial site into a new residential district with around 500 homes, a public park and supporting infrastructure. To compensate for loads on the soft ground and minimise future settlement, approximately 5,000 m³ […]

Kretsloppsparken

Kretsloppsparken in Vänersborg

Circular Construction on a Circular Site with Foamit Foam Glass Kretsloppsparken in Vänersborg was developed as a modern recycling and reuse centre designed to promote circular resource management. The new facility is four times larger than the previous recycling centre and provides dedicated areas for reuse, education and sustainable waste management. To support the elevated […]

The Lasipalatsi courtyard deck

The Lasipalatsi Courtyard Deck

Forms The Roof of the Amos Rex Art Museum Lasipalatsi, a building in central Helsinki, was originally erected as a temporary structure more than 50 years ago. The building came up for renovation at the same time as the Amos Anderson art museum was looking for a site for a new building. This gave rise […]

Apartment Buildings for Asunto Oy Klovinkukkula

Foamit Foam Glass Used as Lightweight Fill for Air Raid Shelter Roofs Foamit foam glass aggregate, which already had an established position in infrastructure construction, was also gaining a foothold in housebuilding as a lightening and thermal insulation material. At YIT Rakennus Oy’s apartment construction site in Mankkaa, the contractor chose Foamit as a new […]

New Residential Area in Vermo in Espoo

Foamit Foam Glass a Great Solution for Roof Ceilings Foamit foam glass aggregate – a versatile lightening and thermal insulation material typically used for infrastructure and housebuilding – proved to be also suitable for roof ceilings. Foam glass aggregate did not cause corrosion or other structural risks. YIT selected Foamit as a lightening material for […]