Setra partners with Swedish real estate giant
10 January 2023Setra is working with Sweden’s largest real estate company Vasakronan to supply 1,200m3 of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) and glulam for a project near Stockholm.
It is supplying to the wood building element for transformation of a 1970s concrete building into state-of-the-art and more sustainable office space in the Lumi district in Uppsala.
Setra’s deliveries started in December and the project involves six beams made of CLT for new floors in three blocks, a new atrium linking the buildings with footbridges made of CLT, and glulam for the roof structure of the atrium.
“This is the first time we’ve worked with Vasakronan, and it’s been great,” said Theres Jansson, sales representative for Setra’s building solutions.
“They have a clear environmental and sustainability profile and are at the forefront of the circular economy and reuse.”
“By using timber beams made of cross-laminated timber instead of concrete, we save weight,” explained Vasakronan’s project manager Jonas Wahlström.
“And as we’re dismantling the concrete facade at the same time, there’s no need for underpinning.”
Lumi will consist of three blocks connected by an atrium. There will be a total of seven floors with approximately 15,500 square metres of open and bright office space. The street level will be redesigned to accommodate small shops, restaurants and other services.
