Innovative methods of construction based on experience of NCC Construction

Abstract

The purpose of the thesis was to investigate the innovative ways of construction according to experience of NCC Construction (Russia). The object of studying was residential complex Swedish Krona in Saint-Petersburg. This project is well-known because of ecologically-oriented engineering systems, providing new level of comfortable life for NCC’s clients. The most important system is heat recovery system, which gives the possibility to control air exchange inside the flat, heat consumption and collect unnecessary energy for heating of coming air. This system was studied and explained in the fourth chapter. NCC also uses special equipment called Elpo panels in their construction sites. It consists of all necessary ducts and pipes for engineering systems installed in one reinforced concrete block. These panels, imported from Finland, permit to save the time of construction and project works, reduce cost and make the process of management easier. Installation and working principles are presented in the third chapter. Now NCC is searching for new ways of production sanitary equipment. The task was to find possible suppliers in Russia or in neighborhood countries. The results and producers were discussed in the fifth chapter. Economic analysis and calculation of two variants – Finnish and Chinese suppliers were discussed in the sixth chapter.