Ruukki’s first LowCarbon roofing project in the Baltics will be a commercial building currently undergoing renovation in Valga, southern Estonia. What makes the project unique is that the entire façade and roof will be built exclusively from recycled or surplus materials from production.
Kristjan Õsso, Business Manager for Ruukki Roofing Baltics, shares his thoughts on the project:
"This is a pioneering project in Estonia, where Ruukki can make a concrete contribution to reducing environmental impact. Ruukki LowCarbon products are a perfect fit for the building, as their carbon footprint is up to 70% lower than that of standard products. For roofing products, the estimated reduction is approximately 60%."
In Estonia, the availability of Ruukki Classic LowCarbon is currently limited to around 15 detached houses during this year.
The architects of the renovation project, Ove Oot and Signe Kits, are applying circular design principles by using materials from local building deconstruction. Ruukki Classic® LowCarbon profiles are an ideal match for this approach — made from SSAB Zero™ steel and coated with a bio-based GreenCoat® color coating.
To minimize the carbon footprint of transport, Ruukki LowCarbon products are manufactured in the factory closest to the customer — in Finland, Sweden, Estonia, or Poland.