Nordicum - Real Estate Annual Finland 2012 | Page 48

Smart & Green Skanska leads the way in both information models and sustainable construction There’s something new cooking at the legendary Mannerheimintie street in Helsinki. The entity known as Manskun Rasti is already making headlines – never mind that only the first building out of the planned four is up and running. A high-profile project for Skanska Commercial Development Finland (CDF), Manskun Rasti is a great chance for Skanska to show what it can do, especially as the first building serves as the new headquarters for Skanska Finland. Bringing together best practices from building information model (BIM) planning as well as green construction, Manskun Rasti excels on a number of fields. T he latest – and most international – recognition for Manskun Rasti came in December as winners of the Tekla Global BIM Awards competition were announced. The winner of the BIM Project category of the competition was Manskun Rasti