Sustainable Urban Living

Case: Espoon Adjutantti

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Kommodori Kommendantti

Underground parking garage between buildings

Basics

•  Eight storey point house

•  Construction period 06/2011-05/2012

•  42 apartments: 53,5–121,0 m²

•  Underground parking garage

•  A cooperation and development project between Skanska, Fortum and ABB.

•  A part of a themed programme by Cleen Ltd* - Cluster for Energy and Environment

•  Public funding (TEKES) and research resources from Tampere University of Technology.

*Strategic Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation

Location

−  Espoo, Mäkkylä

−  Good transport connections −  Public transport −  Traffic routes −  Walking and bicycling paths

−  Versatile services at Sello shopping center

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Adjutantti

Energy efficiency

−  Structures according to 2010 regulations

−  Efficient ventilation

−  Windows U-value 0,85

−  Led-lamps

−  Water saving fixtures

−  A-class household appliances

−  Airtight envelope

83 (kWh/brm2/year)

Low consumption

High consumption

Energy class

Photovoltaics

−  Size: 136 m²

−  Annual electricity production 15 000 kWh −  about 30 % of the electrical needs of the building

−  Used in the lighting of the common spaces, stairwells and for charging the electric car

−  Surplus from own use can be supplied to Fortum's electricity distribution network.

Electric car

−  Available for residents for one year

−  City Car Club’s booking system

−  Four points for charging electric vehicles

−  Solar energy used for charging

KONE's eco-efficient elevators

A system that feeds energy back into the network The braking energy of the elevator can be utilized and fed back into the electrical network.

LED lighting With eco-efficient Led lighting energy can be significantly saved compared to halogen lighting. In addition Led-lamps last up to 10 times longer than halogen-lamps.

Standby solutions that save energy When the elevator is not in use, the lighting and motor control of the cabin will be switched off.

Energy saving hoisting unit The KONE EcoDisc® hoisting unit consumes 50 % less energy than a traditional geared machine and 70 % less than a hydraulic machine.

Connection to the access control The elevator is connected to the access control.

Advanced building automation system

−  Apartment-specific measurement-, monitoring- and adjusting system

−  Versatile monitoring, controlling and analysing possibilities

−  Easy access to information

Opportunity to monitor effects of own choices on the energy consumption.

More information: http://www.skanska-sustainability-case-studies.com/index.php/latest-case-studies/item/177-adjutantti-finland www.kodit.skanska.fi/Kohteet-ja-asunnot/Espoon-Adjutantti (in Finnish)