News category: Building construction

3 things every builder should know about the circular economy

The construction industry is one of the world’s largest consumers of natural resources and producers of emissions. At the same time, it is one of the most significant sectors where the circular economy can genuinely change the bigger picture, not at some point in the future, but right now. Circular economy considerations are, or at […]

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 to a project to simultaneously renovate the popular Lasipalatsi […]

Foam glass is becoming more commonplace on apartment building sites

Foamit foam glass aggregate, which already has an established position in infrastructure construction, is also gaining a foothold in housebuilding as a lightening and thermal insulation material. For example, a contractor on YIT Rakennus Oy’s apartment construction site in Mankkaa has chosen Foamit as a new alternative for a conventional solution. The widespread use of […]

Foamit is also a great solution for roof ceilings

Foamit foam glass aggregate – a versatile lightening and thermal insulation material for infrastructure and housebuilding – is also suitable for roof ceilings. Foam glass aggregate does not cause corrosion or other structural risks. YIT selected Foamit as a lightening material for the roof ceiling in the Asunto Oy Elegia housing company. A new residential […]