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If the buildings had no users, we wouldn't need them. That's why the most important starting point in designing buildings is that they serve people as well as possible. We interviewed interior architect Petra-Miisa Juusenaho, who has long experience in interior design for both private homes and public spaces. Her design agency, Interiori, focuses on space and interior design for corporate clients. For Juusenaho, user orientation is always an obvious and integral part of design. He...

Ecologically grown, high-quality wood is a material with a long lifespan that will enable the ecological construction of the future. Wood is used to create comfortable and beautiful living areas, even in urban environments, and to enable sustainable and healthy living. MT Metsä discussed the potential of wood construction to reduce emissions in the construction sector in an article published on 16.12.2022. Currently, the construction sector produces about a third of Finland's carbon dioxide emissions, and most of the greenhouse gas emissions come from building materials such as concrete,...

Our long-time customer Hattulan Puu orders all its outdoor cladding products from us. Our customers have particularly liked our pre-painted panels, which make building a smooth process. Hattulan Puu Oy is a Porvoo-based specialist timber and building products store, known for its wide range and fast service. The company, which has been operating since 1995, was recently taken over by the young owners, Lassi Heiskanen and Wille Willner, who already worked for the company. Hattulaan Puu...

Internationally renowned architect and professor Sami Rintala believes in wood as the building material of the future and has been promoting the benefits and opportunities of wood construction around the world. For decades, wood has been an undervalued building material as concrete, steel and plastic have taken over. However, as awareness of the harmful environmental impacts of these new materials has grown, demand for wood has increased again and wood has become a...

Every year, Siparila supplies InterFaca with hundreds of thousands of linear metres of exterior cladding panels. The companies have a common goal: to promote and facilitate the use of wood in facades even more. InterFaca is a Netherlands-based company specialising in wood cladding for façades, which imports and markets Siparila products through its own distributors to various target groups, from designers to construction companies. InterFaca's slogan, "Laat hout leven" (Let the wood live), is a good description of what the company is all about and what it...

Now is the time to abandon old restrictions on the timing of facade works. Siparila's exterior cladding panel will produce a flawless and durable wooden surface, whatever the weather. In construction projects, planning and scheduling work to minimise wasted time is critical to cost. The larger the project, the more expensive it tends to be to delay the schedule. Seasonal variations have typically been the most determining factor...

Siparila's thermally modified Thermodeck terrace board combines stylish looks, excellent durability and less surface cracking than usual. An even better replacement for a popular decking material Larch has been a much-used decking material in Finland in recent years. Its popularity has been largely due to its natural decay resistance and its beautiful, muted grey colour, which has been popular in construction. The raw material for larch has been imported from Russia, but now it is being replaced by a top Finnish innovation,...

Wood has remained a very stable building material in recent decades. However, the increase in renovation construction triggered by the interest rate pandemic and the sanctions on Russian lumber imports caused by the war in Ukraine had a strong impact on the price of lumber. Lumber prices more than doubled during 2021, pushing up the prices of decking boards and interior and exterior cladding panels. The market has now stabilised and timber prices are returning to their usual levels. Prices of wood products are returning to...

A terrace fence makes a significant contribution to the facade and appearance of the terrace and the house as a whole, but the primary reason for building a terrace fence is always safety. Not only is wood a warm and sturdy material for a patio fence, it is also an ecological and long-lasting choice. In this article, we will discuss the different types of patio railings and the wood products suitable for patio fence construction. What kind of patio fence are you designing?...

Yard construction includes a wide range of construction work, from earthworks to landscaping and mowing, in the yard, summer cottage or on larger building projects. In this article, we present the possibilities that domestic wood offers for yard construction in a variety of yards. Read on for some great tips Terraces are at the heart of yard construction: what's your dream terrace like? Yard design often starts with building a new terrace or updating an old one. The renovated terrace itself generates more ideas...