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in the project, working together with the City
zoning department.
“We are quite familiar with the site and
its significance in the area – and believe that
it’s a great place to launch Fluentes,” Lindholm says.

Concept is King
Collaboration with the City of Espoo is the
key element here, says Peter Lindeberg:
“The City is launching Tynnyripuisto
as means of improving the wellbeing of the
citizens, and that line of thinking goes hand
in hand with what we’re trying to do with
all of our Business Gardens.”
The Business Garden concept calls
for the “perfect marriage” of people, space
and technology. Peab believes that a highquality premises go a long way to securing high-quality results: as the personnel is
satisfied with the workplace, they’re more
committed to the employer, more committed to the team…and good things will come
from all this.
“We have a service concept with a
holistic attitude, looking at the physical,
mental and social wellbeing,” says Sirpa
Lindholm.

Make it Fun!
As a result of this, Business Gardens offer
wellbeing programmes which involve e.g.
measurements, analysis and guidance – the

idea is to make sure that all workers get the
support they need every day.
“As people are able to cope better
at work, also careers are longer and more
enjoyable,” she adds.
And as for the premises themselves,
Peab believes that multispace is here to stay:
the office must feature different types of
space solutions for different types of activities – and moods, even.
“People are exploring the new ways of
work and we are committed to giving them
more options in and out of the workplace,”
Lindeberg sums up.

Lead with LEED
Still, this new ideology has taken years in
the making. For Peab, the new wave of business parks commenced in earnest with the
launch of Moveres seven years ago. Located
in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Moveres Business
Garden went on to grab LEED Silver Certificate – the very first LEED in the land. After
that, Peab has stayed on the LEED path and
the “medals” keep getting brighter: Eventes,
for example, was awarded with LEED Gold.
After Eventes, the next Business Garden to open its doors will be Ultimes, located
along Vihdintie road in Pitäjänmäki. The
10,000 square metre Business Garden will
be completed in the spring of 2016 – and
Peab itself will be one of the tenants.
“We’ve been talking about relocating

into a Business Garden for a long time, but
now we’re finally doing it,” smiles Sirpa
Lindholm.

Come Together
If there’s one word that sums up the “Ultimes
Spirit”, that word is collaboration: Lindholm
explains that Peab leans heavily into rounding up best practices as well as best partners.
“In order to provide a great service
package for the tenants, you have to find
great partners that are able to deliver,” she
says.
”We have been very active on that front
and feel that we’ve succeeded well in building new types of networks which boost productivity and pe