Estonia

Building typology

The pilot building is a typical 5-storey house, built in 1986 and made of prefabricated concrete large panel elements. Building has a full-scale cellar.  It has an insulated flat roof structure with bituminous felt cover and number of ventilation chimneys. The building has simple, rectangular floor plan. It has 2 similar wings, 2 staircases, with similarly designed flats. The net area of the building is 3824 m².

Typical problems

Unsatisfied overall present energy performance: U_wall = 1.0 W/(m²K), U_roof= 1.1 W/(m²K), U_floor = 0.6 W/(m²K)), thermal bridges, lack or insufficient ventilation, water-proofing failures on balconies and on window drip molds. Windows with plastic frames have high thermal transmittance (U_window = 1.8 W/(m²K)) and broken closing mechanisms and fixings. Failures and water leakages in the area of chimney-roof. Possible overheating during winter season, insufficient thermal comfort at southern part of living spaces on summer period.

Review of Estonian demo building renovation process is available  here: Review of Estonian demo building renovation process

The Estonian Tallinna TV television station recognized the MORE-CONNECT innovative approach and you can watch the news about the MORE-CONNECT’s pilot in Estonia here: LINK

Watch a video of the Estonian demo case:

Projects Steps

Review of Estonian pilot building renovation process

MoreConnect’s Demo building in Estonia

Realization_Estonian_Demo Building