110  0 Kommentare Preparing for the Housing Fair, Honkarakenne challenges builders to engage in a debate about values

Honkarakenne, which is preparing for the Tuusula Housing Fair, is calling for a value debate on Finnish construction. “Our goal is to make responsibility the new norm in Finnish construction,” says CEO Marko Saarelainen. Villa Mikael in the Tuusula Housing Fair is testament to uncompromising principles in construction. It is fully accessible and an optimally healthy house, supporting the independent living of a person with a mobility problem, thereby also saving society’s expenses.

The state of Finnish construction is worrying. Indoor air problems cause illnesses and financial losses, and buildings are demolished way too soon. “This is the result of poor product development, incompetent design and substandard building materials,” says Honkarakenne’s CEO Marko Saarelainen. 

“This takes its toll on natural resources and human health, and is completely unnecessary. All buildings can be designed and erected in such a way that they are durable, remain safe and meet the needs of future generations.” Saarelainen’s company has experience in the sustainable implementation of not only detached houses but also hundreds of public buildings.

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Time to make mouldy buildings a thing of the past

According to the Home that promotes wellbeing survey carried out by OMD Finland and Honkarakenne, people in Finland living in a detached or semi-detached house consider clean indoor air as the most important aspect of a home. 

“It’s time to make mouldy buildings a thing of the past. We can use healthy and ecological building materials, such as pure Finnish wood,” says Marko Saarelainen. He hopes that, similarly, construction be conducted in a way that takes account of the environment and Finnish labour. The raw materials used by Honkarakenne are grown in Finland, and a new seedling is planted in place of each felled tree. The logs are processed in Finland and construction work is assigned to local professionals. This will also help maintain the thousands of years old skills in log house construction.