Advantages of building with wood

With Eridomic Oy’s large timber elements, erection is quick and the large material spans bring clear savings in building schedules and costs. Since the building process takes place at the factory, the materials are used efficiently, generating less waste material than would be created at the building site. The elements are manufactured in dry premises, protected from the weather. Quality assurance is easier to arrange in a factory than at the construction site, and it is also more effective. Building during wintertime is safe and fast, since the elements are assembled inside the factory and erection at the construction site can be carried out quickly.

We primarily offer our products as installed elements, which allows us to ensure the best possible end result for our customers. We have strict quality control and all of our elements must fulfil Eridomic’s quality requirements. Quality is carefully monitored, from factory to delivery to installation.

The developer can focus on planning and supervising the project, and in the finalisation work, if they choose. The possibility of modifying the spaces later is taken into consideration during the planning stage and in the element technology. The acoustics of large facilities, such as sports and concert halls, can also be taken into account when planning the elements.

The size of the elements is primarily limited only by the size of the road they are to be transported on. Roofing elements can be up to 39 metres in length and wall elements 15 to 20 metres. The spans of sound barrier walls are up to 12 metres.

Freedom of design

Wood elements are an excellent choice for architects, as wood can be formed to suit many purposes. Entire residential areas that include single-family houses, terraced houses, apartment buildings, schools, day cares and commercial centres can be executed quickly and efficiently.

The wood serves as a load-bearing structure and can be left visible or covered up. The frame can either be lightweight or massive, i.e. made of CLT boards. The exterior cladding for either option can be freely chosen and multiple design options are available for the interior as well. The roof material that best suits the architecture of the building can be selected.

Wood is the building material of the future

Massive wood is one of the oldest and most-used building materials in the world. Generation after generation has enjoyed its properties. Genuine wood creates an aesthetically and acoustically pleasing atmosphere, and when properly treated, a wood building is safe and will last a long time. Wood is also the building material of the future, because its environmental impacts have the opposite effect of the commonly used concrete.

Fire safety

Massive wood is much more fire-resistant than is generally perceived. It can withstand fire even better than concrete or steel posts. The surface charring protects the inner layers of the CLT so that in a fire, a massive wood construction will char but will not collapse like buildings constructed from steel or concrete. In a building, what will burn is not the wood or the wood structure, but the plastic in the finishings and furnishings.

Promoting health and well-being

Massive wood has the ability to absorb moisture from the indoor air, which it releases back after the indoor air has dried out. The optimal level of healthy indoor air humidity is 30–55%. The more massive wood is used in the inner walls of a building, the better indoor humidity remains at a level optimal for health. It is easy to breathe in a massive wood building, making it an ideal choice for anyone suffering from allergies or respiratory problems.

Environmentally friendly building

Eridomic is committed to sustainable production. Wood is the only 100% recyclable building material and, in contrast to all other building materials, the use of wood can help slow down climate change.

Renewable, natural wood is an environmentally sound building material – the responsible choice in abating climate change. As trees grow, they bind carbon dioxide, so the walls of a massive wood building act as a carbon sink for centuries. At the same time, solar energy results in new forest growth and through photosynthesis the trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, thereby slowing down climate change.

In Europe, natural forest growth clearly exceeds the amount of forests felled. Eridomic’s parent company, Stora Enso, is committed to the principles of sustainable forestry and does not purchase wood from protected areas. The raw material used for Stora Enso CLT products is carefully selected, high quality spruce timber.

The environmental friendliness of wood as a building material is an indisputable fact. The energy consumption required for the industrial production of massive wood boards is only one third of that required for comparable concrete production. In order to ensure efficient raw material use, production is planned carefully. By-products such as sawdust are used in energy production.