Estonian Concrete Association invites to participate in the training "Assessment of the condition of concrete structures" to be held on 4 November 2021 in the hall of Tallinn Construction School at Pärnu mnt. 162, Tallinn.
The lecturer of the training is Martti Kiisa, professor at Tallinn University of Technology.
The training is designed for construction clients, construction engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, supervisory engineers, construction project managers, engineers, foremen, concrete producers.
PROGRAMME:
10.30 Registration
11.00 Part I Introduction - Concrete structure damages. Basics of the condition assessment. Preparatory work, safety equipment, tools. Visual inspection
12.30 Lunch break
13.30 Part II On-site measurements. Laboratory measurements
15.00 Break
15.15 Part III Overall assessment. Preparation of the report
16.00 End of the training
Participation requires registration by 6 May 2022 . Registration form
The participants will receive 6.0 continuing education units. The participants are provided training materials and free lunch at the school canteen.
Free parking in the school's yard.
Price of the training €90 (plus VAT), for members of the Concrete Association of Estonia €65 (plus VAT).
Lisainformatsioon: 648 1918, 503 6650 või
Source: www.betoon.org
Next week, the CABRO team of E-Betoonelement will participate in the rural fair Maamess held in Tartu on 21-23 April. New and existing customers are welcome to visit the Maamess fair to learn about the of Aconsilo™ silos and Acontank™ tanks, as well as grain, bulk and solid manure storages based on retaining wall elements.
Sales and project manager of the CABRO agricultural and environmental products Kaido Kindel: "We are very happy to participate in the Maamess fair again after a two-year break. At the fair, we will introduce important and necessary solutions for silage and grain storage provided by Aconsilo™ solution and the Acontank™ container solution. In the exhibition booth, you can see and touch an original 3 m high silo wall element, explore the sample models of ready-made solutions and, if interested, take with you information leaflets about all the above-mentioned solutions and products."
Our booth is the same as previously, you can find us in the A-34 booth.
Fair opening times:
21.04, Thursday at 10am-6 pm
22.04, Friday, at 9am-6pm
23.04, Saturday, at 9am-4pm
Location: Fair Centre of AS Tartu Näitused, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 60, Tartu
The fair welcomes nearly 500 exhibitors from more than 10 countries. Companies and organizations from agriculture, forestry, horticulture and the food industry are represented.
Read more: https://maamess.ee/
Today, on the Concrete Day, the winners of the "Concrete Building of the Year 2021" competition were announced, and E-Betoonelement received a special prize for the concrete elements of the Mary Kay Music Studio.
The Mary Kay Music Studio project was completed in cooperation between three Consolis sister companies, with E-Betoonelement, CES and Strängbetong contribution to the success of the project. The architectural solution of the building was created by Krook & Tjäder. The music studio in Sweden owes its beautiful and unique look to the automated concrete element finishing line used in the E-Betoonelement Harku factory. The production line that uses cutting-edge technology allowed us to produce polished and sleek wall elements for the building, as well as various structural surfaces.
Special award: Mary Kay Music Studio in Mölndal, Sweden.
Concrete elements: E-Betoonelement OÜ.
Comment of the jury: „For a consistently innovative approach in implementing design solutions for concrete elements.”
A brief overview of all the winners.
The Estonian Concrete Building of the Year 2021 – Port of Tallinn Cruise Terminal.
The main prize, architecture – Salto AB OÜ (Maarja Kask, Ralf Lõoke, Ragnar Põllukivi, Marja Viltrop, Margus Tamm) and Stuudio Tallinn OÜ (Villem Tomiste).
Client: Tallinna Sadam AS
Constructor: Sweco Projekt AS
General Contractor: YIT Eesti AS
Concrete works: Azelta Projekt OÜ, Savekate OÜ, Ideia OÜ
Concrete: Framm AS, Betoonimeister AS, Rudus AS
Concrete products: Narva-Bark AS, VMT Betoon AS, Muuga Betoonelement AS, Mammut Element OÜ
Formworks: Ramirent Baltic AS.
The chairman of the jury, Aadu Kana: „AS Tallinna Sadam has done a great job of opening up the previously closed Tallinn seaside area to the public as well as to our guests in an attractive way.”
Special award: Riia-Vaksali street traffic junction’s bridge and tunnels, Tartu.
Architecture: PART OÜ (Sille Pihlak, Siim Tuksam).
Comment of the jury: „For outstanding concrete architecture in creating a fluid and inclusive infrastructure design and an urban landmark.”
The chairman of the jury, Aadu Kana: „The plasticity of concrete has an important role in achieving a strong and effective architectural form.”
Special award: Tabasalu School, Harjumaa.
Architecture: Pelle-Sten Viiburg (Doomino Arhitektid OÜ).
Comment of the jury: „For creating a functionally complete school building with impressive concrete exterior wall elements and thoughtful details.”
Special award from the Estonian Association of Civil Engineers was awarded to Stricto Project OÜ – the head designer of the constructions of the Riia-Vaksali street bridge and tunnels.
Special award from Äripäev newspaper was awarded to Nordecon AS – the general contractor of the Kindluse School project.
The Estonian Concrete Building of the Year competition, organized for the twenty-second time this year, has been launched to introduce the public to the wide range of uses for concrete and to recognize people who have used the domestic building material, the opportunity-rich and well-formable concrete, in their projects.
This year’s competition received 16 works. The submission was open to concrete buildings and structures and procedures within buildings that were handed over to the contractor in 2021.
The jury of the Concrete Building of the Year 2021 consisted of representatives from the Estonian construction associations: Tiit Trummal from the Union of Estonian Architects, Johannes Pello from the Estonian Concrete Association, Indrek Peterson from the Estonian Association of Construction Entrepreneurs, Indrek Laul from the Estonian Association of Civil Engineers, Johann-Aksel Tarbe from the Estonian Association of Architectural and Consulting Engineering Companies, Enno Rebane from the Association of Construction Material Producers of Estonia, the chairman of the jury Aadu Kana from Kunda Nordic Tsement AS, as well as the representatives of construction journalists – Teeli Remmelg, Editor-in-Chief of the construction publications of Äripäev, Liivi Tamm, Editor-in-Chief of the magazine EhitusEST, and the Finnish architect Maritta Koivisto - Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Betoni.
Read more: betoon.org
See also: postimees.ee Selgus aasta betoonehitis
Ehitusuudised.ee Aasta betoonehitis on tallinna sadama kruiisiterminal
News: 07.12.2021 E-Betoonelement has entered two projects for the Concrete Building of the Year competition
News: 05.01.2022 16 buildings to participate in the Concrete Building of the Year 2021 competition
This year, the Concrete Day will take place on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 1pm-6pm, at the Cruise Terminal of the Port of Tallinn (Logi 4/2, Tallinn). At the Concrete Day celebration, the winner of the "Concrete Building of the Year 2021" will be announced.
Agenda:
13.00 Introduction - Urmas Vaino, presenter of the event
13.10 Welcome speech - Imre Leetma, Chairman of the Concrete Association of Estonia
13.15 200 years of Estonian concrete construction. At the source.
Uno Trumm, historian, Foundation of Virumaa Museums
13.45 International cooperation in the restoration of concrete structures
Riin Alatalu, Vice-President of ICOMOS, Chairman of the Council for Heritage Protection,
Associate Professor of Heritage Protection and Restoration at the Estonian Academy of Arts
Eesti Kunstiakadeemia muinsuskaitse ja restaureerimise dotsent
14.15 From a sandbit to UT Narva College. Cooperation between an architect and a civil engineer
Siiri Vallner, architect, Kavakava AB
Maari Idnurm, constructor, Ekspertiis ja Projekt OÜ
14.45 Coffee break
15.15 The assessment method for building life cycle carbon footprint in Estonia
Jarek Kurnitski, professor at Tallinn University of Technology,
Director of the Institute of Construction and Architecture
Ehituse ja arhitektuuri instituudi direktor
16.00 Introduction of the nominees to the "Concrete Building of the Year 2021" award and
the announcement of winners
väljakuulutamine
Aadu Kana, chairman of the jury of the competition, honorary member of the Concrete Association of Estonia.
16.35 Presentation of the winning work of the "Concrete Building of the Year 2021"
16.45 Buffet - Reception
18.00 The end of the Concrete Day
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR ENTRY.
Since the Cruise Terminal is located in the border zone, identification is required.
For participants of the Concrete Day, please register by 25 March 2022 at the latest.
Register for the Concrete Day HERE.
Location of the Cruise Terminal: https://www.ts.ee/liikumisteekond-promenaadile-ja-kruiisiterminali
Parking - Europark car park in front of the Cruise Terminal, at Logi 6 (EP195): https://europark.ee/nfp/vanasadam Daily parking fee - 6 euros.
All reasonable COVID-19 pandemic restrictions will apply at the events of the Estonian Concrete Association.
Source: Estonian Concrete Association
See also:
News: E-Betoonelement has entered two projects for the Concrete Building of the Year competition projekti
News: 16 buildings to participate in the Concrete Building of the Year 2021 competition
E-Betoonelement and Merko Ehitus Eesti will cooperate to build two 8-storey apartment buildings in the Lahekalda residential area at Paekalda Str. 23/1 and 23/2.
Project: Lahekalda apartment buildings
Address: Paekalda Str. 23/1 ja 23/2, Tallinn
Client: Merko Ehitus Eesti AS
Product nomenclature: hollow core slabs, interior and exterior wall elements, balconies, beams, posts and stairs
E-Betoonelement Sales Engineer: Olga Freshchenko
Project Manager at E-Betoonelement: Toomas Böttcher
Sales Engineer of E-Betoonelement Olga Freshchenko: "E-Betoonelement supplies interior and exterior wall elements, hollow core panels, beams, posts, balcony and staircase elements for the two apartment buildings in the Lahekalda residential area. Two 8-storey apartment buildings will be completed in cooperation with Merko Ehitus Eesti AS, with whom we have previously cooperated on several public, commercial, industrial and residential buildings, most recently the Tallinn Music and Ballet School, which is scheduled to open 1 September this year.
The Lahekalda residential area is located between Kadriorg and Pirita, on the scenic upland of the Maarjamäe limestone shore. From one side of the Lahekalda area you will have a good access to the wonderful views, culture and taste experiences of the Japanese Garden and Kadriorg. On the other side, there are sports facilities, a seafront promenade and health trails nearby. Good bus connections ensure convenient access to the city center without a car. A playground for children will be built in front of the apartment buildings.
E-Betoonelement started making deliveries at the end of last year and will continue until June this year. The apartment buildings are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022.
Photo source and additional information: https://merko.ee/lahekalda/
Today is not like any other day at E-Betoonelement - it is a bit more special and festive. E-Betoonelement is celebrating its birthday today, and not just any birthday, but today, E-Betoonelement becomes 30 years old.
This is quite a long time with many interesting and memorable events and happenings.
During that time, many beautiful and durable concrete buildings have been built in Estonia, as well as in neighboring countries. Of course, we build with concrete. We choose concrete because its excellent properties enable to design buildings that will last for centuries, have high fire resistance and good sound attenuation. Concrete is also a very playful, aesthetic and multi-purpose material. E-Betoonelement has supplied precast concrete elements for the constuction of many schools, shops, residential buildings and infrastructure facilities.
As a 30-year-old company, we have launched and introduced many new solutions on the market, from 500 hollow panels to completely new all-included prefabricated building solutions. Now we are ready to build ever taller buildings - Järve Towers that reach almost 20 storeys, show our preparedness to take our element solutions to the sky.
Over the 30 years, the company has employed, and still employs, a large number of specialists in their specific field, thanks to whom the company has grown and become as successful as it is today. We value our employees very highly and want to provide them with the best environment for self-development, as well as a safe and secure workplace.
30 years of excellent customers and partners - because with them and only in cooperation with them we can produce wonderful results. Our customers and partners have given us a reason to always give our best, always experiment, create new and better solutions and keep striving, and their tough but honest feedback is what has always pushed us to do better.
30 years of joy - in addition to hard work and construction, there have been many jokes, fancy parties and great memories. Unforgettable Wool Moon jazz concerts in the factory have always offered captivating moments for us and for our invited guests. Memorable summer days with games and delicious dishes have brought children and families a lot of fun and a chance to enjoy activities together. Serious and important work also requires being able to relax and enjoy life.
It feels good and makes us proud to look back at the work we have done. And when driving around in Estonia, you find yourself realizing that your company has created these things, it will make you happy inside. When looking to the future, it is safe to think, considering our strong foundation, constant development and innovation that the future looks positive and all preconditions for continued success have been created.
The Estonian Concrete Association in co-operation with Tallinn University of Technology is organizing a further training course "The Basics tof Concrete", which will be conducted in Russian on 14 February and in Estonian on 7-9 March at Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5.
The training course in Russian will take place on 14 February, 2022 at Tallinn University of Technology..
Registration is open until 7 Feburary.
The price is 170 € + VAT. Registration form
14 February 2022, U03-112
9:00-10:30 Introduction, terminology and concrete environmental classes.
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 The main properties of concrete. How the ingredients of concrete affect the properties of concrete. Additives.
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:45 Problems during summer concreting
14:45-15:00 Break
15:00-16:30 Problems during winter concreting
The training course in Estonian will last three days on 7-9 March, 2022 at Tallinn University of Technology..
Registration is open until 28 February.
The price is 290 € + VAT. Registration form
7.03.2022 – U02-309
9:00-10:30 Introduction, brief overview of the concrete history, terminology and environmental classes of concrete. Tanel Tuisk, lecturer
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Dispersion of concrete properties. Selection of concrete composition, ingredients, their impact on the properties of concrete. Additives. Tanel Tuisk, lecturer
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:45 Basic properties of concrete mix, methods for determining consistency and consistency classes. Tanel Tuisk, lecturer
14:45-15:00 Break
15:00-16:30 Compressive strength of concrete, factors influencing it. Tanel Tuisk, lecturer
8.03.2022 – U02-309
9:00-10:30 Cements for the manufacture of concrete. Lembi Raado, professor emeritus
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 The effect of concrete curing conditions on the properties of concrete. Lembi Raado, professor emeritus
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:45 Requirements for fine and coarse aggregates for concrete and their test methods. Tanel Tuisk, lecturer
14:45-15:00 Break
15:00-16:30 Basis for the certification of concrete mixes and ready-mix concrete products. Toomas Laur, associate professor emeritus
9.03.2022 – U02-309
9:00-10:30 Factory production control audit - what and how. Mattias Põldaru, civil engineer
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:30 Capabilities and accredited test methods for building materials research and testing laboratories. Mattias Põldaru, civil engineer
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:45 Testing and assessment of the knowledge of participants. Mattias Põldaru, civil engineer
14:45-15:30 Discussion. The end of the training course, issuing of certificates. Representative of the Estonian Concrete Association and Tallinn University of Technology
Source: https://www.betoon.org/2022/01/13/betooni-alusteadmiste-taiendkoolitus/
Press release
04.01.2022
Estonian Concrete Association and Estonian Building Materials Manufacturers Association
16 buildings were submitted to the Concrete Building of the Year 2021 competition organized by the Estonian Concrete Association and the Estonian Building Materials Manufacturers Association.
"The wide geographical coverage of the concrete buildings competition is evidenced by the three largest cities in Estonia participating with new buildings and facilities, as well as the rural municipalities of Ida-Virumaa and Lääne-Virumaa and three rural municipalities in Harju County," said Imre Leetma, Chairman of the Board of the Estonian Concrete Association. "The range of competition and concrete buildings is wide as shown by the types of buildings that participate: office buildings, nursing homes, schools, apartment buildings, a skate park, port terminals, bridges, healthcare facilities, tunnels," added Leetma.
According to Imre Leetma, one of the keywords of the competition is the bold use of concrete as an element of public urban space or urban design - starting from the cruise pier of Tallinn Port and the tunnels and overpass between Riia and Vaksali Streets in Tartu, finshing with the skate park at Tondiraba Park.
The board of the Estonian Concrete Association approved all 16 buildings submitted for the Concrete Building of the Year 2021 competition as nominees.
The following buildings compete for the title of Concrete Building of the Year 2021:
See also https://www.betoon.org/aasta-betoonehitis/ab-2021/
The aim of the competition is to find and highlight the buildings, whose appearance and effective and economical performance demonstrate the advantages and potential of concrete as a domestic construction material.
The winner will be announced on the Estonian Concrete Day in March 2022.
Two outstanding concrete high-rise buildings, one with 18 and the other with 19 stories, have been completed on Järve Street. These two buildings will not go unnoticed by anyone, because the towers rise to the sky and stand out by their white colour. But the towers could be even taller…
Project: Järve Towers
Address: Järve str 2, Tallinn
Customer: TTP AS
Architect: Martin Aunin
Element solution: design (in cooperation with the sister company CES) manufacturing, transport and installation
Product nomenclature: hollow core slabs, columns, beams, stairs, balconies, interior and exterior wall elements
Sales Engineer of E-Betoonelement: Neeme Kasela
Project Manager at E-Betoonelement: Toomas Böttcher
Toomas Böttcher, Project Manager at E-Betoonelement: “At E-Betoonelement, we are very proud of the completed Järve Towers project. Many thanks to all our partners - the customer TTP, the architect Martin Aunin, the designers at CES and, of course, our in-house colleagues. These two white towers were completed as a complete concrete element solution from design and production to installation. Almost 30 years of experience in prefabricated element construction have been beautifully applied in this project.”
Martin Aunin, Architect: "This is one of the few areas in Tallinn where high-rise buildings are allowed. It complies with the thematic plan for the location of high-rise buildings. One of the crucial factors was also the flight corridor that passes over this area here. If you look closer you see that the buildings are of different height. One tower has 18 stories, and the other one 19 stories - so, one building is lower by one story. As planes are landing over this tower, the tower closer to the airport is a bit lower.
For sure, one of the key words here was concrete - more specifically, light-toned white concrete. The white colour accentuates airiness and lightness and definitely adds depth to the elements and architectural form. The facade is rather three-dimensional, the balconies that are twisting upwards in a helix-like form carry the fundamental idea of the tower. The towers themselves are square shaped in the ground plan, and the main volume is expressively vertical. The divisions between the windows are vertical and the parapet solution, as you can see here, further emphasizes the infinity of the divisions, as if they still strive upwards to the heights.
The way how E-Betoonelement finally designed, built and assembled it shows that the result is really good. It was the right choice. With this building we even might have shifted the understanding of element construction and its boundaries here in Estonia.”
Marko Haabjärv, Installation Manager at E-Betoonelement: “Our installation team has completed many concrete element solutions, for example, right now we are working on the last (the 10th) apartment building of Pöörise residential area The installation of elements from our own factory has gone really well thanks to good communication and cooperation, as the transfer of drawings and any issues that arise are resolved immediatley. Good planning also plays an important role and it is easy to organize thibgs within the company. We also pay special attention to safety, so that all safety rules are in place on the site and thus the safety of people ensured.
In cooperation with the designers, our sister company CES, we have been able to have a say in creating and using more convenient and efficient solutions for installation. More information related to the installation has been entered into the BIM model of the building, such as the installation dates of elements, the coverage areas of the two installation teams and the installation stages.”
See more images of Järve Towers here.
