22 buildings were submitted to the "Concrete Building of the Year 2023" competition organized by the Estonian Concrete Association and the Association of Construction Material Producers of Estonia.
"The palette of competition participants is rich both in terms of objectives, technical implementation methods, and from a geographical perspective," said Imre Leetma, the chairman of the board of the Estonian Concrete Association. "This time, four new school buildings are participating in the concrete structure competition," added Leetma.
Candidates for the title of Concrete Building of the Year 2023:
The winner will be announced at the Concrete Day in March 2024.
Source: https://www.betoon.org_aasta-betoonehitis-2023-voistlusel-osaleb-22-ehitist/
and https://www.betoon.org_aasta-betoonehitis/ab-2023/nominendid/
Read also: https://betoonelement.ee/e-betoonelement-esitas-aasta-betoonehitis-2023-konkursile-neli-projekti/
E-Betoonelement and Merko Ehitus Eesti have cooperated to build a new Hilton hotel at Tartu mnt in Tallinn. E-Betoonelement delivers wall elements with beautiful graphic concrete finish and other load-bearing structural elements to the building, as well as prepares the designs of all elements in the BIM system.
Project: Hotell Hampton by Hilton
Location: Tartu mnt. 49, Tallinn
Client: Merko Ehitus Eesti AS
Architect: Tõnis Tarbe, Arhitekt Tarbe OÜ
Contract: element designs, element manufacture and transport
Product nomenclature: hollow core slabs, single-, double and triple-layer wall elements, posts, beams, stair marches and landings, socle elements
Sales Manager at E-Betoonelement: Erik Albert
Sales Engineer at E-Betoonelement: Neeme Kasela
Project Manager at E-Betoonelement: Toomas Böttcher
Delivery: December 2023 - May 2024
Photos: Arhitekt Tarbe OÜ
Sales Manager at E-Betoonelement Erik Albert: "We are happy to announce that, in cooperation with Merko Ehitus, we are building a new Hilton hotel, which stands out with its exterior finish chosen by architect Tõnis Tarbe. The graphic surface finishing, with rather modest demand in Estonia, makes the completed building special and noticeable, as well as aesthetically fitting for the urban space.
E-Betoonelement will start deliveries this week and continue them until May 2024. We supply hollow core slabs, single- and double-layer wall elements, insulated three-layer SW walls with graphic finish, posts, beams, stair marches and landings, as well as single-layer and insulated socle elements to the Hilton Hotel.
In addition to the manufacture of elements, E-Betoonelement's contract also includes the designing of elements in the BIM model, which allows us to carefully plan for resources and avoid duplication. This also means less paperwork and that the progress of the project and deliveries can be monitored in real time."
The new Hilton hotel will have 185 rooms, the building will be built mainly as a five-story building and partly as a six-story building. The hotel will open at the end of 2024.
Read more:
https://group.merko.ee/project/hampton-by-hilton-hotell/
https://majandus.postimees.ee/7781256/tallinnasse-tuleb-veel-uks-hiltoni-hotell
https://kodu.postimees.ee/7412502/uus-hiltoni-hotell-ikka-tuleb
The Estonian Concrete Association invites to the training session "Concrete works in in the wintertime" on December 12, at Tallinn School of Construction, Pärnu mnt. 162, Tallinn. The training session is designed for concrete manufacturers, builders, designers, construction supervisors, and clients of construction works. The training session provides practical advice on choosing concrete, planning concrete works and managing the curing process of the structure in winter conditions.
PROGRAMME:
10.40 Registration and morning coffee
11.00 Planning and execution of concrete works – Kalev Ramjalg. General principles, preventive work methods, wind impact, freeze shock, winter heating.
12.30 Concrete types suited for the wintertime and their delivery – Lauri Labe. The impact of winter conditions on concrete. Selection of concrete mix for concrete works in the wintertime. Concrete production and transport in winter. Assuring the quality of concrete works in the wintertime.
13.15 Lunch
14.00 Monitoring of concrete curing process - Kalev Ramjalg, Lauri Labe. Estimation of concrete strength with maturity method. A closer look into the Sadgrove formula. When is concrete cured enough tso you can stop heating? Post-pour maintenance in the winter. Connection between post-pour maintenance and curing according to the standard EVS-EN 13670.
15.15 End of training
Participants will receive 3.0 continuing vocational education credit points (by the Estonian Association of Civil Engineers), presentation materials and a meal in the school canteen. Parking is free in case of available parking spaces in the school's parking lot. To participate, please register by December 8, 2023.
Price of the training €115 (plus VAT), for members of the Estonian Concrete Association €85 (plus VAT).
Additional information: Toomas Vainola, tel. 648 1918, 50 36650, e-mail:
Source: https://www.betoon.org
E-Betoonelement submitted four projects - Mustamäe Hobby School, Pöörise housing district, private residential building at Nurmenuku 4, common building for Kiviõli Rescue Board and the Police and Border Guard Board for the Concrete Building of the Year 2022 competition organized by th Estonian Concrete Association and the Estonian Building Materials Association.
Object: Mustamäe Hobby School
Purpose of use: Educational building
Client: Tallinn Property Department and Tallinn Education Department
Architect: KUU arhitektid
Designer: CES OÜ, Acto Konsult OÜ
Builder: RAMM Ehituse OÜ, Mitt&Perlebach OÜ
Supplier of concrete products: E-Betoonelement OÜ
Justification for the proposal: The facades of Mustamäe Hobby School are an excellent example of how architecture can be not only aesthetically pleasing, but also meaningful. The facades feature human figures, with exposed aggregate concrete finish, which refer to multiple activities of the hobby school world. These figures are formed from several separate elements, which, when put together (by two or four elements), form complete images. They tell the story of the building and blend into the human-friendly urban environment of Mustamäe.
Additionally, as for technical side, it should be noted that the creation of facades was also a complex task in terms of engineering, because the elements were up to 4.5 meters high, which meant additional challenges in manufacture, transportation and installation. The casting of the elements had tp be done with utmost precision as the parts of the human figures had to fit together perfectly with millimetre precision.
Read more: https://betoonelement.ee/referentsid/mustamae-huvikool/
Object: Pöörise housing district
Purpose of use: apartment buildings
Customer: TTP AS
Architect: Meeli Truu, Andres Kariste, Kaja Tuhkanen; Nord Projekt AS
Designer: E-Betoonelement OÜ; Nord Projekt AS
Builder: E-Betoonelement OÜ, Maru Betoonitööd OÜ, PR Betoon OÜ
Supplier of concrete products: E-Betoonelement OÜ, Betoonimeister AS
Justification for the proposal: Pöörise housing district with 10 prefab residential buildings and a parking garage, built over the last 10 years, is an excellent example of the synergy resulting from the long-term and successful cooperation between the client (TTP) and the prefab elements manufacturer (E-Betoonelement). The cooperation resulted in a total of seven 14-story apartment buildings, three 12-story apartment buildings and one 8-story parking garage in Pöörise. A total of 804 new homes have been built. This project is a model example of well-thought-out and comprehensively executed modular construction, how series, scale and quality have created a living environment that offers proximity to nature and urban opportunities, and perfectly takes into account the interests of the users of the apartments.
See the video https://youtu.be/mGPEs_g_Hnw?si=O2s-UMzTl3-LN1He
Read more: https://betoonelement.ee/referentsid/poorise-korterelamud/
Object: private residential building at Nurmenuku Street 4
Purpose of use: residential building
Client: private person
Architect: Priit Rannik
Designer: Lauri Rauk
Builder: Azelta Projekt OÜ
Supplier of concrete products: E-Betoonelement OÜ (wall panels), Muuga Betoonelement AS (hollow core slabs)
Justification for the proposal: For this prefab house built in Kiili municipality, several smart solutions that were used for its construction should be highlighted.
The SW wall elements of the detached house have PIR insulation and Schöck Isolink connections (new in Estonia) between fiberglass layers, which have thermal conductivity almost 20 times lower compared to the conventional stainless steel diagonal connections. This system made it possible to significantly reduce the cold bridge effect in the outer wall panel and bring it to a minimum.
The overall technique applied involved shifting the joint line of the panels between the floors downwards, resulting in the visual impression of a lower first floor, while the partially cantilevered second floor stands atop it. Deliberately designed, the cantilever serves to shield the large glass surfaces of the living room and kitchen from the intense sunlight. This cantilever creates a distinctive cut in the volume of the first floor, which, in contrast to the cool concrete, is crafted from wood to provide a warm aesthetic contrast.
The concrete panels of the first floor are painted and feature a relief mould surface that imitates the surrounding pine forest. The distinguishing feature of the concrete panels on the second floor is the vertically stretched exterior shell treated with titanium dioxide, forming a seamless surface that also serves as a parapet typical of a flat roof. The advantages of titanium dioxide concrete elements include better weather resistance, self-cleaning ability, and a brighter, whiter appearance. Research shows that this kind of concrete surface can bind nitrogen compounds from the air under the influence of UV radiation, thereby helping to clean the environment.
Beneath the building's seemingly simple form lies a clever structural scheme where the cantilevered end wall panels are non-load-bearing and rely solely on three transverse walls at each end for support. As a counterbalance to the cantilever, the roof ceiling's hollow panels are placed perpendicular to the transverse walls and oriented differently from the floor ceiling's hollow core slabs.
In the interior of the house, several smart solutions have been used for storage space and to make the living environment cozy and comfortable.
Read more: https://betoonelement.ee/referentsid/nurmenuku-tn-eramu/
Object: common building of Kiviõli Rescue Board and the Police and Border Guard Board
Purpose of use: rescue building
Client: Riigi Kinnisvara AS
Architect: Martin Aunin, Katrin Kõlu
Designer: Novarc Group AS, Reino Rass
Main contractor: Dreibau OÜ
Supplier of concrete products: E-Betoonelement OÜ
Justification for the proposal: The building's architects from Novarc Group and architects Martin Aunin and Katrin Kõlu have perfectly captured the integral nature of the building when designing the common building for Kiviõli Rescue Board and the Police and Border Guard Board. They have created an attractive and eloquent exterior, where the relief mould surface finish with stripes and dominant red, conveys the essential function of the building.
Read more: https://betoonelement.ee/referentsid/kivioli-paasteameti-ning-politsei-ja-piirivalveameti-uhishoone/
The winner of the competition will be announced in March 2024. The main prize will be given to the author of the winning concept. The client who ordered the winning building, the designer, the builder, the supplier. The jury will also award special prizes if it considers it necessary.
Read more: https://www.betoon.org/aasta-betoonehitis/voistlusest/
E-Betoonelement and TTP have completed the construction of Pöörise housing district in Mustamäe, which includes 10 prefab houses and a parking garage - all built over the last 10 years. In total, Pöörise housing district accommodates seven 14-story apartment buildings, three 12-story apartment buildings and one 8-story parking garage. There are a total of 804 new homes.
E-Betoonelement Board Member Vaido Leosk: "Our cooperation with the developer TTP goes back a long way and its outcome is at a very good level in many ways. We started with the Pöörise houses in 2013 when TTP, the developer of the area, and the architects of Nord Projekt presented their vision of the housing district. For us as a prefab manufacturer, this was a great opportunity to apply the benefits of prefab construction throughout. As a provider of a complete solution, we had – by presenting a prefab building solution and designing, manufacturing, delivering and installing the elements - the opportunity to make the solution more efficient and high-quality based on the element constructure in all stages of the process.
For the design, manufacture and installation of the elements of the Pöörise residential buildings, we used the BIM model, where spatial planning in the model helps prevent errors. For example, you can easily see the location of the nodes in relation to each other. Also, in addition to the element solution, the designs of ventilation, electricity, water, heating and other special parts are entered into the building model, which will later be of great importance in the use of the building.
The cooperation between E-Betoonelement and TTP is worth highlighting in terms of many aspects - more particularly, our scale and comprehensive approach to housing construction has made our cooperation productive for decades. In the mid-2000s, we cooperated in the project where more than 20 apartment buildings based on the concept of square and round houses were built in the Padriku residential area in Pirita. Our cooperation received special recognition when 18- and 19-story Järve Towers won the Concrete Building of the Year title this year, and now when we successfully completed our years-long project of Pöörise housing district. We know each other's capabilities, and our cooperation leads to most suitable solution for an efficient construction process, while we also consider the needs of the residents who will later use the buildings."
As for Pöörise housing district, it should also be highlighted that there are playgrounds and a sculptural composition in the central area between the residential buildings, which was built by TTP built for the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia and for which TTP won a special award for idea and execution at the Concrete Building of the Year competition.
Modern integrated residential areas also include car parking solutions, and thus we built an 8-story parking garage in the area, which stands out as a practical and convenient solution, because it is always full of parked cars.
Residents of the Pöörise housing district emphasize its good price-quality ratio and see it as a long-term investment. Location, proximity to health trails, sports centres, schools and kindergartens, as well as the lake and the sea are important factors that make Pöörise housing district attractive. They also mention good layout and soundproofing as the advantages of Pöörise housing district compared to the city centre. The district is close to the university which also provides an opportunity to rent apartments to students later on when thinking about the future earnings.
See also: https://betoonelement.ee/uuselamurajoonis-kodu-pirital-on-pooled-majad-valmis/
https://betoonelement.ee/aasta-betoonehitis-2022-on-jarve-tornid/
https://betoonelement.ee/referentsid/poorise-korterelamud/
https://moodnekodu.delfi.ee/artikkel/81705569/poorise-elamurajoon-harmooniline-elukeskkond-mustamael
The Estonian Concrete Association invites you to the "Concrete Works Safety 2023" training, which will take place on 21 November at Tallinn School of Construction at Pärnu mnt 162, Tallinn.
Safety is of utmost importance to us. All participants in the construction process aim to work without accidents. With the right attitude and sufficient dedication, this is always achievable.
The training is design for contractors, subcontractors, project managers, site managers, engineers, foremen, work environment specialists, suppliers of concrete and concrete products, construction clients and supervisory engineers.
PROGRAMME:
9.45 Registration
10.00 Concrete pumping and transportation, and the associated hazards –Kaido Kivistik, Rudus
11:30 Coffee break
11.45 Work safety at the reinforced concrete elements site. – Mihkel Anderson, E-Betoonelement
13.15 Lunch
14.00 Order as rules, order as cleaning and storage, order as cleanliness and hygiene. – Tarmo Nakkurt, must maja
15:30 End of the training
Participants will receive 2.4 training points by the Estonian Civil Engineers Association.
Free lunch at the school canteen and parking available on a first-come, first-served basis in the school parking lot.
Participation requires registration by 16 November 2023.
Price of the training €115 (plus VAT), for members of the Estonian Concrete Association €85 (plus VAT).
Read more:
Phone: 648 1918, 50 36650
e-mail:
In Kiili municipality, Nurmenuku street, a prefabricated house has been completed, which features well-thought-out architecture and an innovative insulation solution for wall elements, and catches the eye with its beautiful and unique exterior finish.
Object: Nurmenuku street, Kiili municipality
Client: private person
Architect: Priit Rannik
Builder: Azelta Projekt
Quality Manager of Consolis in Baltics, Aare Lessuk: "For the pre-fab house built in Kiili municipality, several smart solutions that were used for its construction can be highlighted. The three-layer SW wall panels produced by E-Betoonelement stand out for their unique appearance and energy efficiency. The SW wall elements of the detached house have PIR insulation and Schöck Isolink connections between fiberglass layers, which have a significantly lower cold bridge effect compared to conventional steel diagonal connections.
The finishing of the building uses a painted relief mould surface on the first floor, and a clean mould surface is exposed on the second floor, where titanium dioxide is added in the concrete.
The advantages of concrete elements with titanium oxide are their better resistance to weather conditions, the self-cleaning ability of the concrete surface, and its brighter and lighter look. Moreover, it has been shown that such a concrete surface fixes nitrogen compounds and thus cleans the environment."
In the interior of the house, several smart solutions have been used for storage space and to make the living environment cozy and comfortable.
Architect Priit Rannik and Designer Lauri Rauk comment
The initial task of selecting a building material for the private house came from the client who asked for a house with structural stone. When working with various draft designs, we had an idea to build the house from prefabricated reinforced concrete elements. This brought about a task to find an elegant solution for how to ensure solid distribution of panels and hide visible joints. The technique we applied involved shifting the joint line of the panels between the floors downwards, resulting in the visual impression of a lower first floor, while the partially cantilevered second floor stands atop it. Deliberately designed, the cantilever serves to shield the large glass surfaces of the living room and kitchen from the intense sunlight. This cantilever creates a distinctive break in the volume of the first floor, which, in contrast to the cool concrete, is crafted from wood to provide a warm aesthetic contrast.
The concrete panels of the first floor are impregnated and feature a relief mould surface that imitates the surrounding pine forest. The distinguishing feature of the concrete panels on the second floor is the vertically stretched exterior shell treated with titanium dioxide, forming a seamless surface that also serves as a parapet typical of a flat roof.
Beneath its seemingly simple form lies a clever structural scheme where the cantilevered end wall panels are non-load-bearing and rely solely on three transverse walls at each end for support. As a counterbalance to the cantilever, the roof ceiling's hollow panels are placed perpendicular to the transverse walls and oriented differently from the floor ceiling's hollow panels.
Architect Priit Rannik
Designer Lauri Rauk
See also: https://referentsid/nurmenuku-tn-eramu/
Read more: https://uus-tehnoloogia-kulmasillavabad-sidemed/
E-Betoonelement's agricultural and environmental products unit CABRO is to attend the KoneAgria 2023 agricultural and forestry fair in Tampere, Finland on 12-14 October. As the main product, the Acontank™ tank solution for storing liquid manure will be presented to those interested.
The KoneAgria fair takes place every two years and brings together specialists from agriculture and forestry. Fair exhibitors present industry trends and introduce plant and animal husbandry products, machines and their accessories, as well as agricultural and forestry tools and industry-related services.
The CABRO will introduce the Acontank™ tank that offers the customers a convenient and long-lasting liquid manure storage solution. The construction of the tank by the CABRO team includes consultation, design of the tank, production of elements and installation.
See how the tanks are made by watching the following video:
We are looking forward to seeing all previous customers with expansion plans as well as new visitors at booth D136.
The fair is open:
Thursday 12.10.2023 from 9 am to 5 pm
Friday 13.10.2023 from 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday 14.10.2023 from 9 am to 4 pm
Read more about the tanks: CABRO Acontank™ tanks
Read more about the fair: https://koneagria.fi/
The contest Estonian Concrete Building of the Year 2023 begins
The Estonian Concrete Association and the Association of Construction Material Producers of Estonia have announced the Estonian Concrete Building of the Year 2023 contest. The aim of the contest is to raise the reputation of concrete as a domestic building material and to contribute to the development of concrete architecture, concrete technology and concrete construction.
“Concrete, as the most widely used building material, is indispensable in the creation of the widest variety of buildings and structures, allowing architects, designers and builders to take advantage of the material's most diverse properties,“ said Imre Leetma, the Chairman of the Estonian Concrete Association. “This kind of versatile use of concrete is what we also hope to see in the upcoming contest,“ Leetma added.
The contest is open to entries including:
The winner of the contest is the object or proceeding where a significant part has been on an enterprise registered in Estonia and on concrete materials delivered from Estonia. In selecting the winner, the professionalism of engineering and construction are taken into account, as well as the exactingness, quality, and innovation of the object.
The Grand Prix of the contest goes to the author of the winning idea. The contractor, engineer, constructor, formwork supplier, and concrete supplier will be recognized as well.
See also:
The jury is composed of representatives of the Estonian Association of Architects, the Estonian Concrete Association, the Estonian Association of Civil Engineers, the Estonian Association of Construction Entrepreneurs, the Estonian Association of Architectural and Consulting Engineering Companies, the Association of Construction Material Producers of Estonia, Heidelberg Materials Kunda and construction journalism. The jury is summoned by the promoter of the contest.
The deadline of submission December 8th, 2023.
Võitja kuulutatakse välja üleriigilisel Betoonipäeval 2024. aasta märtsis.
The Concrete Building of the Year contest is the oldest construction competition in Estonia, held annually since 2000, for the 24th time this year.
The Concrete Building of the Year 2022 was Järve Towers. The winner of the Grand Prix, for architecture – Arhitekt Martin Aunin: Martin Aunin, Marti Kahu, Margid Saar, Martin Melioranski.
Additional awards: contractor – TTP AS; construction – E-Betoonelement OÜ, Inseneribüroo Pike OÜ; general contractor – TTP AS; приз конструктора: E-Betoonelement OÜ, Inseneribüroo Pike OÜ; general contractor – TTP AS; concrete elements – E-Betoonelement OÜ; concrete works – PR Betoon OÜ, E-Betoonelement OÜ, Maru Betoonitööd OÜ; concrete – Rudus AS; formworks – Peri AS.
Read more:
Imre Leetma, Chairman of the Estonian Concrete Association,
+372 505 4447; e-mail:
Toomas Vainola, Managing Director of Estonian Concrete Association
Phone: +372 648 1918; +372 50 366 50; e-mail:
Marina Vaganova, Executive Director of the Association of Construction Material Producers of
Estonia,
Phone: +372 648 1918; +372 52 25 110; e-mail:
www.betoon.org
Source: https://www.betoon.org/10244/
The Estonian Concrete Association together with Tallinn University of Applied Sciences will organize the traditional Concrete Technology Day on 18 October at Tallinn University of Applied Sciences. The program includes five exciting presentations and the announcement of the Concrete Friend 2023. The moderator of the day will be Jüri Tamm, a lecturer at Tallinn University of Applied Sciences
PROGRAM
11:40 Registration
12.00 Opening speeches - Anti Hamburg, Tallinn University of Applied Sciences; Jürgen Einpaul, Estonian Concrete Association
12:10 New members of the Estonian Concrete Association
12.20 Brevik CCS: the world's first CO₂-capture facility at a cement plant (presentation in English) - Vetle Houg, Heidelberg Materials
13.00 Steelike UHPC - Redefining Strength, Durability and Usability of concrete by William Kulish (presentation in English) - William Kulish, Steelike, Inc
14:00 Coffee break in the III floor lobby
14.40 Award - Friend of Concrete 2023
14.50 Quality control of reinforced concrete structures using natural atmospheric radiation - Andi Hektor, GScan OÜ
15.50 Concrete shrinking. CO₂ saving. (presentation in English) - Andrius Karpauskas, PP Baltic
16.30 The Estonian Concrete Building of the Year 2022 - Järve Towers; Martin Aunin, architect; Jaanus Olop, designer
17:10 Summary of the Technology Day
To register, please fill in the participation form by 12 October and email it to the address .
Participants will receive 4.0 further training points from the Estonian Civil Engineers Association.
The participation fee is 115 euros. For members of the Estonian Concrete Association 85 euros. Free attendance for full-time students and lecturers of universities. 20% VAT is added to the price.
An exhibition by the Estonian Concrete Association is displayed in the hall's lobby.
For more information call 648 1918, 50 36650 or send and e-mail to: , www.betoon.org
