Sustainable
community
Sustainable community-programme
2007-2012
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Sustainable community -programme
Sustainable
community
The program focuses on development of sustainable and
energy efficient buildings and communities.
 Program duration: 2007-2012
 Total volume: 100 million euros,
of which Tekes share is about half
 For more information:
www.tekes.fi/eng/community
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Why a Sustainable community programme?
Sustainable
community
 Building and real estate cluster together with energy and
environment cluster are in a key position to promote
sustainability
 Major economic significance
 Important in preventing climate change both nationally and
globally
 Sectors have an important environmental impact
 80 % of green house gases is from production and use of energy
(incl. traffic)
 Built environment accounts for 40 % of energy use in Finland,
and 1/3 of green house gases
 Where and how communities are built has a major effect on
consumption and environmental burden now and in the future
 Sustainability of energy production and use
 Optimizing of energy use is without exceptions cost efficient
 Investments have short pay back times
 Also direct saving opportunities
New business concepts, services and products are needed in design,
building, use, maintenance and repair for sustainable and energy
efficient communities and buildings
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A future community is sustainable
Sustainable
community
 Sustainable community is a global business opportunity
 Possibilities for new service concepts and business
models
 Changes in operation methods and networks enable
commercialization
 Courage and ambition are needed for the change
 Tekes boosts companies and public actors into
challenging development
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Objectives of the program
Sustainable
community
 Promote well-functioning and comfortable communities
that are energy efficient and environmentally sustainable
 Promote commercialization of technological expertise
 Renew cooperation models, operating methods and
acquisition methods
 Create new business models, service concepts,
system solutions and technology solutions
 Network organisations in different fields and
strengthen interaction between public and private sector
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Sustainable Communities – key sectors
Sustainable
community
Well-Being and Health
Indoor environment
Productivity
Functionality
Work and leisure
Time
Communities and
Urban Structure
Urban planning
Land use
Logistics
Transport
Sustainable Communities
Buildings
Energy efficiency
Building structure
Building flexibility
Building services
Energy and Environment
Energy sources
Energy production
Energy efficiency
Waste handling
Recycling
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Key sectors
Sustainable
community
What lies in the intersections?
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Customers and target groups
Sustainable
community
Real estate and construction Energy and environment Well-being and services
Construction industry
Building products
Building services
Engineering and consultants
Real estate services
Real estate owners
Energy companies
Logistics
Environmental companies Well-being
Component manufacturers Companies providing
System suppliers
expert attention
Engineering and consultants Companies providing new
types of services
Direct clients in focus
Communications
Software and
Metal and bulk
and electronics
digital media
production
Companies in
Software companies
Production technology
electronics
Production areas
Consults that develop businesses and services
Indirect clients in focus
Products and know-how are applied in development of products, services and business models
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Structure for the program
Processes, changes in operational practices
and cooperation models
Communities and Urban Form
Market Distance
Development, integration and implementation
of technologies, systems and methods
Well-Being and Health
Service innovations and Business Concepts
Buildings
Demonstration projects
Energy and Environment
Markets
Sustainable
community
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Criteria for the business projects
Sustainable  Project promotes business development for participating organisations
community
 Project outcome (technology, product, services etc.) has an significant
business potential both in Finnish and international markets
 Project outcome has novelty value in Finland and/or internationally
 Project enhances participants’ know-how and networking
 For business projects it’s an advantage to network internationally or with
public organisations
 Project must be clearly organised
 E.g. project organisation, schedule, tasks, goals, budget
 Systems, integrated solutions, business concepts etc. are preferred
compared to pure technology focused projects
 Project must relate to key themes of the sustainable community
program
 Business models and concepts
 Sustainable energy solutions
 Technical and social innovations
 Transportation and logistics
 Processes and operation practices
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One opportunity: Financing for
demonstrative projects
Sustainable
community
The project theme could be:
 Land use, planning
 Buildings
 Technical systems or solutions
 Operational models
 Procurement practices
 …?
Criteria for demonstrative
projects:
 Should not be business as usual
 Must include novelty value and
include ambitious targets
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Allocation of demonstrative financing
Sustainable
community
Motto for demo-financing:
”BUY KNOW-HOW”
IDEA
project
planning
design
development
detail
design
Execution
Tekes'
demonstrative financing
Maintenance
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Possible project themes
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community
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Project themes 1
Sustainable
community
Business models and concepts,
business know-how
 Technical services and
maintenance
 New service concepts in Energy
businesses (ESCO, measurements,
monitoring and integration of
information technology to services)
 PPP-models (life cycle models)
 Regional service models
 Electronic trade
 New services providing additional
value to residents or users
 New business models for
management of regional entities
For example integrators, operators,
urban managers
Sustainable energy solutions
 Optimal (integrated) production and
use of electricity, heat and cold
 Eco- and cost efficient cooling and
district cooling
 Geothermic heat/cold at building
and regional level
 Renewable energy sources in
distributed production
 Seasonal modifiability of energy
source at building and regional
level
 Solutions for needs of both
diverting and condensing
communities
 Integration of investor’s, builder’s
and users’ needs
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Project themes 2
Sustainable
community
Technical and social innovations
Logistics and traffic
 New concepts in construction (low
energy, passive house)
 Logistics services
 Technologies of rehabilitation and
complimentary building
 New concepts for public transport
and joint ownership (call controlled
public traffic, joint use of vehicles)
 Integration of technologies that take
aging into account into solutions
 Remote operations enable by ICT,
mobile services, electronic trade
 Mass customation
 Minimizing of transportation needs
of people and goods by services
and optimization (delivery services
etc.)
 New implementation practices in
construction in order to increase
cost efficiency
 Utilization of ICT and ubiquitous
solutions, for example: self
diagnostics and reporting of
buildings
 Management of waste flow
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Project themes 3
Sustainable
community
Processed needed in building and
maintenance of community
 Defining, measuring and assessing
of eco- efficiency
 New processes for construction and
maintenance
 Decision making processes and
support
 Material and energy efficient
processes (Lean)
 Identification, analyzing and
development of processes
 Regional planning and construction
process
 Development of public procurement
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Sustainable
community
Examples of funded projects
in 2008
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Research projects
Sustainable
community
1. Development of energy efficiency by energy companies – ENETE
2. Urban happiness – Ecosocial sustainability of a solid city
3. Shopping malls as a part of sustainable consumption and
community structure
4. C-business, Communities’ technical networks – their governance,
ownership and operation
5. Geo-energy in communal energy supply - GEOENER
6. Processes of sustainable construction
7. Eco-efficiently renewing community – EcoDrive
8. Traveling in community structure
9. Led lighting based on solar electricity, procurement practices for
energy efficient and sustainable lighting
10. Business opportunities related to local energy networks and new
energy solutions and in low energy construction
11. Future business opportunities for sustainable waste management
in communities
12. Towards carbon neutral community – engagement, operation plans
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Demonstrative projects
Sustainable
community
 Productisation of Energy efficient vacation housing
Mäntyharjun seudun elinkeinojen kehitys Oy
 Low-energy concepts for single-family housing partnerships
Asuntosäätiön Rakennuttaja Oy
 Service concepts for eco-efficient life cycle living
Työtehoseura ry
 Pitkämäki, Kankaanpää – model area of an energy
efficient detached housing construction
Kankaanpään kaupunki
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Projects developing concepts and services
Sustainable
community
 New business model for heating of property
Oilon Home Oy
 Green Living –eco-efficient living environments
NCC Rakennus Oy
 Model for an energy and water supply system of
a residential area
YIT Rakennus Oy, Uponor Suomi Oy, Fortum Oy
 Sustainable repair
Insinööritoimisto Mikko Vahanen Oy
 Ecological and Digital City Concepts
E.d.City Consulting Oy
 Piloting of business models and preparation of
development program
Global EcoSolutions Oy
 Town sustainably to the map – GIS-application
on the internet
Arkton Arkkitehdit Oy
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Models and system solutions 1
Sustainable
community
 Energy efficient building services of
commercial properties
Are Oy
 Enerway
Enerpoint Oy
 Energy efficiency and thermal comfort
Finnglass Oy
 GreenStar
Hopaltans Oy
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Models and system solutions 2
Sustainable
community
 Design, construction and marketing concepts of
concrete structured passive house
Maarakennus Suutarinen Oy
 Energy efficiency and thermal comfort
Saint-Gobain Glass Finland Oy
 Wall element of a passive house
Mikkelin Betoni Oy
 Metro Taifun – pipe transportation system of waste
Marimatic Oy
 Geothermal pump 2010
Suomen Lämpöpumpputekniikka Oy
 Development of passive log house
Oy Timber Frame Ltd
 Minimal energy use in heating
Taelek Oy
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What does the programme offer its
international partners?
Sustainable
community
 Contact with the best Finnish companies, universities
and research institutions
 Opportunities to benefit from Finnish know-how in e.g.
planning and construction and mitigating and adapting
climate change
 Support commercialisation of business and activity on
the international market
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Program management group
Sustainable
community
Olavi Louko
Ilari Aho
Pertti Laukkanen
Raija Rinta-Erkkilä
Helena Säteri
Sakari Toikkanen
Mauri Tommila
Pertti Värtö
Virpi Mikkonen
City of Espoo (chairman)
Uponor
Vantaa Energy
S-Ryhmä
Ministry of the Environment
YIT Corporation
Tommila Architects
Puzair
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Contact information
Sustainable
community
 Program manager: Virpi Mikkonen, Tekes
Tel: +358 10 60 55930, virpi.mikkonen(at)tekes.fi
 Program coordinator: Mikko Nousiainen, Pöyry
Tel: +358 10 332 4954, mikko.nousiainen(at)poyry.com
 Tuomo Sirkiä, Pöyry
Tel: +358 10 332 53052, tuomo.sirkia(at)poyry.com
 Heikki Hirvonen, Pöyry
Tel: +358 10 332 21148, heikki.hirvonen(at)poyry.com
 Mirja Kosonen, Pöyry
Tel: +358 10 332 26747, mirja.kosonen(at)poyry.com
 Communications: Eero Lukin, Tekes
Tel: +358 10 60 55715, eero.lukin(at)tekes.fi
 For more information : www.tekes.fi/eng/community
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Summary
Sustainable
community
1. Sustainable Community is a
eminent business opportunity
 A gateway to global markets
 A possibility make Finland a
better place to live
2. Attitude and courage is needed
3. The programme offers
 A interdisciplinary networking
forum
 A channel for internationalisation
and international cooperation
 A interaction channel for private
and public sector
 100 million euro resources, of
which Tekes share is about half
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