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 ...
Merko is helping Do Good MTÜ to acquire household appliances for those in need
Merko is supporting the non-profit organisation Do Good MTÜ with 15,000 euros for purchasing necessary household appliances for families in need. This is one of the largest donations to Do Good so far, which will make life easier for nearly fifty families in need. “Do Good MTÜ helps those in need with essential items that ...
We are launching the fourth stage of Lahekalda
The fourth stage of the Lahekalda apartment development project on the Maarjamäe limestone cliff in Tallinn includes the completion of two apartment buildings with a total of 98 apartments by the end of 2022. The 2- to 4-room apartments in the 8-storey energy class A buildings to be erected at Paekalda 23/1 and 23/2 will ...
The sale of apartments in Metsatuka’s second building has began
We are currently constructing the Metsatuka residential complex consisting of three apartment buildings in Nõmme, where a total of 130 homes will be completed by the beginning of 2023. From today, apartments can be bought in the Teelise 8 apartment building, the second to be constructed. Metsatuka apartment buildings (merko.ee/metsatuka) are located in Nõmme near the ...
Allveelaeva residential building construction launches in Noblessner
We are launching construction of a new apartment building called Allveelaeva House, which will be erected next to the Vesilennuki apartment houses now under construction. As part of the joint development by Merko and BLRT Group, the Allveelaeva House, which has the logic of a circular building, will boast 148 apartments and 11 business units. ...