3/2024

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Preface: Operating environment changing for construction sector
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 3/2024

Preface: Operating environment changing for construction sector

The climate change will increase the severity and frequency of extreme weather phenomena, such as heavy downpours, storms, flooding conditions as well as periods of drought and heat waves. The...

76 Mannerheimintie Street in Helsinki with a green courtyard
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 3/2024

76 Mannerheimintie Street in Helsinki with a green courtyard

The building, which was completed in 1979, originally as an office complex, has now been turned into a residential building with modern, functional apartments. Architectural firm Arkkitehdit Kirsi Korhonen and...

Archive of the Avant-Garde – Dresden
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 3/2024

Archive of the Avant-Garde – Dresden

Through the transformation of the Blockhaus by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, a unique place has been created to house the donation of Egidio Marzona’s collection to the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Located...

The hidden power of recycled concrete to take on climate change
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 3/2024

The hidden power of recycled concrete to take on climate change

The CO₂ncrete Solution project investigated novel solutions for concrete to work as a carbon sink and storage. The carbonation of concrete has been known as a phenomenon for a long...

National Frost Project
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 3/2024

National Frost Project

National Frost Project in Finland aims to update concrete’s frost resistance requirements and testing practices as well as methods. The project is divided into a preliminary study and a main...

Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Built Environment Design
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 3/2024

Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Built Environment Design

Artificial intelligence (AI) includes more than just machine learning; deep learning (DL) allows for modeling complex nonlinear relationships. Examples of DL applications are large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude,...

Näsinneula
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 3/2024

Näsinneula

A real boom of constructing towers was experienced across the world in late 1960s. At that time, the City of Tampere was looking for ways to increase the city’s attraction....