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Ruukki and partners present the world ’ s first building featuring fossil-free steel
Together with Peab , SSAB and Wihlborgs , Ruukki presents the world ’ s first building featuring fossil-free steel . The building , Tomaten 1 , in Lund , Sweden is an industrial facility covering roughly 6,000 square meters . The fossil-free SSAB steel , made with HYBRIT technology , has been used in the manufacture of the Ruukki sandwich panels in the building . Approximately 40 % of the building ’ s façade is made of fossil-free steel . Some of the key participants kindly shared some more information about this project .
Peab and SSAB have taken the next step in their collaboration and , together with Ruukki Construction and the property company Wihlborgs , presented the world ’ s first building with fossil-free steel in Lund , Sweden . The building ’ s wall and roof structures have been designed and produced by Ruukki Construction . Ruukki is part of SSAB and a supplier of steel-based building products and services for roofs and walls for sustainable buildings .
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Working closely with Smidmek , part of Peab Byggsystem ( one of the largest construction companies in Sweden ), the
Ruukki team have designed , calculated the dimensions and produced the building ’ s wall and roof structures . Sandwich panels have been used for the walls to create an energyefficient building envelope with low energy consumption throughout its lifespan . “ Products made from fossilfree steel are part of Ruukki ’ s
14 Green Steel World | Issue 10 | February 2024