28.2.2013 Tenants move into the new renovated Virkakatu 8 A-B
Today tenants can move into the completely renovated house.
This is the first of the the five identical buildings around a shared yard to be renovated. The renovation of the rest of the buildings will start in the summer 2013 and will be finished in the summer 2014.
The building has 8 apartments, and was originally built in 1984. The retrofit is bringing this building up to and above current new build standards. M3 Architects have designed a comprehensive refurbishment targeted for student family tenants. Residents will have completely new apartments, and the addition of saunas. Building services have been entirely replaced. High efficiency rotating heat recovery ventilation units will be installed in each apartment. Building automation will track energy performance, indoor air quality, and monitor the building physics.
The renovation of the house was a part of the European E2ReBuild project. E2ReBuild is a European collaborative project, researching and demonstrating industrialised energy efficient retrofitting of residential buildings in cold climates. PSOAS, NCC and the Aalto University’s Department of Architecture Chair of Wood Construction are partners in this project. More information of the E2ReBuild projet: www.e2rebuild.eu.
More information of the building.

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