Finland to get a large office complex utilising solar energy

14 January 2008
Finland to get a large office complex utilising solar energy

Plans have been drawn to construct a chain of four office buildings, with solar panels covering the south-facing walls of the complex, in the vicinity of the Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport, according to HS International Edition.

This way some of the energy needed by the complex will be generated on the spot without putting a strain on the environment. The project is the largest of its kind in Finland, possibly even in the entire Nordic region.

The Econia Business Park, which will make up a section of the Aviapolis office block cluster near the airport, will be erected by the construction firm Rakennusosakeyhtiö Hartela for developers Julius Tallberg Real Estate Corporation. The complex looks set to be completed in stages by the year 2012.

The office complex has been designed by CEJ Architects, who have developed the concept in cooperation with Hartela.

"We aim to follow the future trends. The price of electricity is definitely going to rise," explains managing director Martti Leisti of Julius Tallberg Real Estate Corporation.

As yet, the Vantaa project is still on the drawing board, and no details are available of the quantity of energy that could be produced.
Much will depend on how densely the panels are installed on the south-facing walls of the 30,000 square-metre complex.

Source: HS International Edition