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 ...
Contract for construction of Pelgulinna state upper secondary school signed
Today, 15 February 2022, Merko signed a contract with Riigi Kinnisvara to build the Pelgulinna Riigigümnaasium, a state upper secondary school in Tallinn. Under this contract, we will build a four-storey school building at Kolde pst 67a, including outdoor activity areas, a city park with trees and shrubs, access routes and movement paths and bicycle ...
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 ...
Merko scholarships awarded to Martin Thalfeldt and Karro Haav
We awarded two scholarships at the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) Development Fund’s 2021 scholarship competition. The young teacher scholarship went to Martin Thalfeldt and the student scholarship, to Karro Haav. A tenured assistant professor with the School of Engineering’s Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Martin Thalfeldt’sresearch is related to energy performance and indoor climate, ...
Merko starts work at the Defence Forces’ Taara Army Base
Today, 2 December, we signed an agreement with the Estonian Centre for Defence Investment to perform construction and repair works at the Defence Forces’ Taara Army Base in Võru. Under the agreement, technical facilities with shelters, a vehicle wash and service ramp will be designed and built at Taara Army Base, and the existing catering ...
Kerdo Kütt: future leader of digital construction
The digital construction cluster awarded an award for future leader in the field of digital construction to Merko’s junior BIM engineer Kerdo Kütt. The main factor in landing Kütt the prize was his master’s thesis defended at TalTech, which analysed use cases, benefits and constraints of 3D printing of building concrete. The 3D printing field ...
We continue to be the best-known and most reputable real estate developer
According to a survey by Kantar Emor, for the third year running Merko has been deemed the best-known and most reputable real estate developer in Estonia. Kantar Emor’s annual survey of real estate brands conducted in September and October revealed that Merko continues to hold the position of best-known real estate developer in Estonia. We ...