Honka log house to have the world’s first roof made of fossil-free steel
November 14 2023 - 1:00AM
Honka log house to have the world’s first roof made of fossil-free
steel
Honkarakenne LtdPress release14 November 20239.00 am
Honka log house to have the world’s first roof made of
fossil-free steel
Honkarakenne and Ruukki Construction, which is part of SSAB
Group, are collaborating in a pilot project on the use of
fossil-free steel in roofing products. The project serves as an
example of collaboration between two companies committed to
reducing the environmental burden, aiming to create carbon-neutral
buildings and make the construction sector more sustainable.
The Honka log home being built in a beautiful, rural setting in
Klaukkala, Finland, will be the world’s first building with a roof
made of fossil-free steel. Honka’s new log-built detached house
will be topped with a Ruukki Classic roof made of fossil-free
steel, based on the HYBRIT technology, at Ruukki Construction’s
plant in Vimpeli, Finland.
The climate-friendly steel roof will be a perfect match for the
eco-friendly low-carbon Honka log home. Thanks to the carbon stored
long-term in the wood, solid-wood logs have a small carbon
footprint and large carbon handprint. “Log is a superior material
for eco-friendly low-carbon construction. To maximise the quality
and minimise the carbon footprint of Honka’s houses, we keep
looking for equally climate-friendly products for our buildings.
This way, we can strive to make our houses genuinely carbon
neutral,” says Product Director Eino Hekali from
Honkarakenne.
“Honkarakenne is our strategic partner and a wood-construction
pioneer driven by sustainability. We collaborate with our customers
in the long term to reduce the environmental burden of
construction,” says Business Director Jorma
Korhonen, who is responsible for Ruukki Construction’s
Roofing business in Finland.
As part of the change in the construction industry, Honkarakenne
is committed to promoting sustainable and low-carbon construction
to combat climate change. Honka’s high-quality products are the
result of over 60 years of development, and they are continuously
being developed to be even more sustainable and durable.
“We want to collaborate with suppliers that manufacture durable,
high-quality products and genuinely aim to promote sustainability.
Ruukki Construction is a good example of a partner committed to
long-term development,” concludes Hekali.
Additional information:Honkarakenne LtdEino
HekaliProduct Director+358 40 676 5565eino.hekali@honka.com
Honkarakenne Ltd manufactures healthy and eco-friendly
high-quality Honka® log homes, holiday homes and public buildings
from renewable, certified solid wood. The company has delivered
over 90,000 buildings to over 50 countries. The Honka log home kits
are manufactured at the company’s own factory in Karstula, Finland.
In 2022, Honkarakenne Group's consolidated net sales totalled EUR
73.7 million, of which exports accounted for 26%. www.honka.fi
Ruukki Construction provides steel-based building products and
related services. The products are used for sustainable walls and
roofs. www.ruukki.com
Ruukki is part of SSAB, which is a Nordic and US-based
international steel company with employees in over 50 countries.
The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and has a secondary
listing on Nasdaq Helsinki. www.ssab.com
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