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What does the future of homes look like?
It is difficult to predict the future in a rapidly changing society, but issues related to energy saving and the green revolution are certainly becoming more and more important in real estate development. As the wishes of customers are different, more spacious layouts will be added to the market where each family member can have ...
Rainwater delights both residents and plants
In densely populated areas, rainwater storage and controlled seepage are gaining more and more attention due to their benefits. One of the successful examples of the smart use of rainwater in Tallinn is the courtyard at Uus-Veerenni, which won the annual award of the Estonian Association of Landscape Architects at the end of 2020 and ...
How an apartment becomes a home and a development project becomes the living environment?
For the third consecutive year, Merko is the best-known and most reputable real estate developer in Estonia based on a Kantar Emor survey of real estate brands. According to the survey, Merko is by far the most strongly associated with qualities such as reliability, top quality, all-round professionalism and contribution to society. Merko has been ...
Colour trends in 2022: Pantone, Sadolin and Tikkurila
If you look at the latest colour recommendations from paint manufacturers and trend setters, they all seem to have teamed up and turned a dreamy gaze to the skies. The colour trends in 2022 are mostly various shades of blue, but there are other exciting surprises. Pantone’s periwinkle Very Peri is the shade the sky ...
Forced ventilation ensures good air quality in the home
Ventilation introduces fresh air into indoor spaces. For well-being and health, air should be exchanged throughout the home continuously. In older apartment buildings, it is common for air exchange to take place through natural ventilation – fresh air enters the apartment through openings in the walls or windows and is pulled out of the apartment by ...
What to pay attention to when inspecting a new apartment?
On inspection day, people often have questions about what they should check in a new apartment and how. Most contracts state that the quality of the works must comply with RYL Class 2. This is the standard commonly used for the construction of residential, commercial and office buildings. In short, RYL Class 2 means that surfaces must ...