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10 Design Lessons You Can Learn From Scandinavian Interiors

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Scandinavian design extends to the countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland—offering a vast and eclectic taste that personifies this design movement and is characterized by simplicity, functionality and minimalism. Are we all ready to hop on a place and move to Norway, Finland, Denmark or Sweden?

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Metsä Wood: Estonia’s Harmet Manufactures Prefabricated Housing Modules at Speed

The A to Z of Building

Harmet is an Estonian offsite construction company that was founded in 1992 and employs some 800 people across five factories in Estonia and Finland. Harmet’s main products are wooden modular.

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LigniOx Technology Converts Lignin By-Products from Pulp Mills into Concrete Plasticizers

The A to Z of Building

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed the LigniOx technology capable of converting lignin by-products from pulp mills and various other biorefineries into concrete plasticizers that.

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VTT's CatLignin Material Could Replace Toxic Components Found in Wood Products

The A to Z of Building

A new technology known as "CatLignin" has been developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland to produce reactive lignin from pulp industry side streams to replace toxic phenol.

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Teknoflor not impacted by Chinese tariffs

Floor Covering News

Milwaukee—The Chinese tariffs will not affect any of Teknoflor’s commercial flooring products or its pricing. Teknoflor’s manufacturing is globally sourced from America, Germany, Finland and South Korea, which are not impacted in the latest tariffs. “We

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Välinge launches latest generation of 5G inserters

Floor Covering News

One of the new 5G inserters has been installed at Timberwise in Finland. The 5G tongues are inserted in the floorboards during the production process, directly after the locking systems have been profiled through a double end tenoner (DET). Six new-generation 5G inserters have already been installed in Europe.

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The Aalto – Life of an Architect Holiday Cocktail

Life of an Architect

I didn’t really come up with this year’s cocktail on my own as I spent the last few weekends reverse engineering a cocktail I had while on my recent trip to Helsinki, Finland. The same thing is true of my perfectly recreated version here … have a great time but be responsible as you celebrate Finland’s greatest son.

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