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Preface: How many Corollas do I contribute to the climate effort?
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 4/2022

Preface: How many Corollas do I contribute to the climate effort?

When I was growing up, our family car was a Toyota Corolla Estate of a green colour of a young spruce stand. Our family drove the popular Japanese car about...

Jyväskylä University Library renovated with respect to the old
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 4/2022

Jyväskylä University Library renovated with respect to the old

The renovation of the building designed by architect Arto Sipinen and completed in 1974 was implemented with Sipinen’s son Ari Sipinen (Arkkitehtitoimisto Sipinen Oy) as the chief designer in charge...

Ajurien talli – The Punavuori Stable
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 4/2022

Ajurien talli – The Punavuori Stable

A former horse stable located in the middle of a Punavuori courtyard undergoes a big change as the first human residents of the century-old building are moving into 18 new...

Shared roof-top courtyard implemented as a group project of four housing associations
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 4/2022

Shared roof-top courtyard implemented as a group project of four housing associations

The planning and implementation of the renovation of a 40-year old courtyard built on top of the roof of an underground parking facility in the Tapiola area of Espoo proved...

Statuesque Omenapiha
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 4/2022

Statuesque Omenapiha

Omenapiha is a large courtyard shared by the whole residential estate in the Olari area of Espoo. The sheltered courtyard on top of a parking facility is enclosed by five...

Concrete’s durability properties and deterioration mechanisms of precast concrete facades and balconies
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 4/2022

Concrete’s durability properties and deterioration mechanisms of precast concrete facades and balconies

Systematic condition assessments have been performed for concrete facades and balconies for more than 30 years. For this study data from concrete’s durability properties and deterioration mechanisms have been gathered...

Quality assurance process for reuse of building components
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 4/2022

Quality assurance process for reuse of building components

Abstract Construction industry consumes a significant amount of natural resources globally. In addition to the natural resources, emissions and waste generation are considerably high. By reusing building components, these can...

LOIKKA-Project
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 4/2022

LOIKKA-Project

Abstract LOIKKA-project aims at reducing CO2-emissions of concrete manufacturing by 50%. The project consists of research project at Aalto University and five industrial projects. As a part of LOIKKA-project Ahsan...

LOIKKA-Project 2
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 4/2022

LOIKKA-Project 2

Abstract Ioanna Orfanoudaki made her master’s thesis on the topic: Effects of accelerators on early strength development of low-carbon concretes. In the scope of the thesis work, the concrete with...

Round-robin tests 2022
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 4/2022

Round-robin tests 2022

Round-robin tests have been organized annually for accredited concrete testing laboratories. In 2022, compressive strength and water penetration under pressure were tested. Totally 17 testing units participated in the compressive...

Pavilion of senses – Concrete studio 2022
BETONI-VERKKOLEHTI | ISSUE 4/2022

Pavilion of senses – Concrete studio 2022

In the Department of Architecture at Aalto University, basic studies include the familiarisation with the most common building materials through different exercise works. In the basic course of building technologies,...