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Sort circular demolition piles in Mikkeli

Sort circular demolition piles in Mikkeli In Mikkeli, circular demolition sorted more than 99 percent of two public buildings so concrete, bricks, and a few special parts stayed in use. The sites were Pankalampi health centre and Tuukkala hospital, both taken down in 2021 under CityLoops rules. What you can do in Mikkeli - Ask the city to put the same sorting list into the next demolition contract (CityLoops in Mikkeli) - Ask for a pre-demolition audit early enough that designers can use the parts - Ask for a separate contract to clear furniture and easy parts before the heavy machines start - Visit Mikkelipuisto to see granite slabs that came from the Tuukkala yard - Read the CityLoops selective demolition guide and the Mikkeli report before you copy the contract How to join The buildings are gone, so there is no live tour. Pankalampi stood at Kiiskinmäenkatu in the 50130 district: a 1976 health centre with a 1992 extension, a 1979 dental clinic, and a 1992 garage, about 9,855 square metres. Tuukkala hospital, empty since 2010, had a 1960 part and a 1970s part. Ahosen Palvelut from Jyväskylä took Pankalampi. Terra Infra from Kouvola took Tuukkala. Building Services ran the contracts. Miksei and Xamk wrote a model contract other cities can reuse. Why it matters in Mikkeli The contract names the piles, and someone checks during the job. At Tuukkala, Metsäsairila recorded 9,019 tonnes, of which more than 8,000 tonnes were concrete and brick, and only 58 tonnes were mixed waste. The city also saved a fire escape from Pankalampi for a new day care, sold the backup power plant, and let a vocational project turn oak boards into a table top and cutting boards at ESEDU. Find more community projects in Mikkeli. Good to know - Why strip the building before the excavators? In Mikkeli, empty public buildings can sit for years. A separate strip does not need a demolition permit, so local firms can start earlier. - Where did special pieces go? A fire escape from Pankalampi went to a new day care. Granite slabs from the Tuukkala yard went to Mikkelipuisto.
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Trace circular demolition sites in Mikkeli

Trace circular demolition sites in Mikkeli Kiiskinmäenkatu is where the Pankalampi health centre stood until a circular demolition in 2021. Tuukkala hospital, the second site, was taken down the same year. Both are patterns you can ask the city to repeat. What you can do in Mikkeli - Stand on Kiiskinmäenkatu and see the former health-centre block (Mikkeli) - Ask Building Services to attach the CityLoops sorting rules to the next contract - Ask crews to clear doors, furniture, and easy parts before the heavy demolition, so those parts can be sold - Visit Mikkelipuisto for granite that left the Tuukkala yard for the park How to join You are visiting former sites, not a live crew. Pankalampi was about 9,855 square metres: health centre, dental clinic, and a garage. The city recovered a fire escape for a day care and sold the backup power plant. A few windows went to two people. Tuukkala had been empty since 2010, so almost no furniture could be saved. Oak boards from balconies and the doorway became a table top and cutting boards at ESEDU. When & where Kiiskinmäenkatu, 50130 Mikkeli, Finland. Stand on the street. The buildings are gone. The health centre stood on this street. Tuukkala was a second site in the Tuukkala district, vacant for more than ten years before the 2021 works. Recurring: there is no open hour. The streets are public. Why it matters in Mikkeli More than 99 percent of the demolition material was sorted into separate piles. At Tuukkala that was 9,019 tonnes, with more than 8,000 tonnes of concrete and brick. The lesson to copy is the contract line: name the piles, name who strips the building, and check the piles while the work is going. Good to know - Who did the work? Ahosen Palvelut of Jyväskylä at Pankalampi. Terra Infra of Kouvola at Tuukkala. Metsäsairila took the sorted loads. - Can I collect leftover bricks? The 2021 sales are over. Ask the city about the next contract. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: CityLoops: Mikkeli and the Mikkeli report. CityLoops received funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 programme, grant 821033. Details checked: 2026-09-24.
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