emissions. A shift in attitudes and actions
has already taken place.
“The developers are looking for low
carbon buildings as that will allow for either
tax benefi ts or more permitted building
volume. As an additional bonus, it’s easier
to fi nd funding for low carbon projects these
days,” adds Simo Hakkarainen, Business
Director, DELTABEAM® at Peikko.
ENTER A GREEN BEAM
“With DELTABEAM® Green you can lower
the carbon footprint by 50% when compared
to a beam made of virgin materials,”
Hakkarainen says.
Nevertheless, the greener alternative has
all the benefi ts of the original.
“It allows for long spans and fl exible
open space while making the HVAC
installations a breeze.”
Being compatible with all slab and
column types, DELTABEAM® off ers
integrated fi reproofi ng, additional room
height and most importantly, lower heating
and cooling costs.
“But to earn its green credentials,
DELTABEAM® Green contains 90% recycled
materials,” Hakkarainen points out.
With DELTABEAM®
Green you can lower
the carbon footprint by
50% when compared
to a beam made of
virgin materials
ADD A GREEN SLAB HANGER
“We thought long and hard on how to
make the slim fl oor structure even greener.
Then we realized that we could further lower
the carbon footprint by using the cutoff steel
plates from the DELTABEAM® production to
make PETRA® Slab Hangers,” Petri Suur-
Askola explains.
The original PETRA® was conceived to
easily support hollow-core slabs and to
make openings and confi gurations into
hollow-core slab fl oors.
“By minimizing the amount of virgin
steel and reusing the surplus material
fl ow, PETRA® Green has a 43% smaller
carbon footprint compared to standard
slab hangers,” Suur-Askola says.
WHAT ARE YOUR NUMBERS?
“We use renewable energy to produce
both DELTABEAM® Green and PETRA®
Green,” Hakkarainen says.
The transport from the factory to
the site is fueled with biodiesel or
environmentally compensated fuel.
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