The document summarizes the sustainable features of the Espoon Adjutantti residential building in Espoo, Finland. The 8-story building contains 42 apartments and an underground parking garage. It was a collaboration between Skanska, Fortum, and ABB, and aims to be energy efficient. Features include efficient ventilation, windows, appliances, and a 136m2 solar panel array that provides 30% of the building's electricity. Residents can use an electric car and chargers. The building also has advanced automation and monitoring systems to track energy usage.

1. Sustainable Urban Living
Case: Espoon Adjutantti

2. 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. Kommodori Kommendantti
• 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.
Underground parking garage
between buildings
*Strategic Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation

3. Location
− Espoo, Mäkkylä
− Good transport connections
− Public transport
− Traffic routes
− Walking and bicycling paths
− Versatile services at Sello
shopping center
Adjutantti
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4. Energy efficiency
− Structures according to
2010 regulations
Low consumption Energy class
− Efficient ventilation
− Windows U-value 0,85
− Led-lamps
− Water saving fixtures
High consumption
− A-class household
appliances 83 (kWh/brm2/year)
− Airtight envelope

5. 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.

6. 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

7. KONE's eco-efficient elevators
Energy saving hoisting unit A system that feeds energy
The KONE EcoDisc® hoisting unit back into the network
consumes 50 % less energy than a The braking energy of the elevator
traditional geared machine and 70 can be utilized and fed back into the
% less than a hydraulic machine. electrical network.
Standby solutions that save LED lighting
energy
With eco-efficient Led lighting
When the elevator is not in use, the energy can be significantly saved
lighting and motor control of the compared to halogen lighting. In
cabin will be switched off. addition Led-lamps last up to 10
times longer than halogen-lamps.
Connection to the access
control
The elevator is connected to the
access control.

8. 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.

9. 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)