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Swedish University Hospital In Malm枚 Is Built On Penetron
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| Feb 17, 2021 |
In December 2020, the Sk氓ne University Hospital in Malm枚, Sweden inaugurated a new service building and a morgue. Because of high groundwater conditions, a reliable waterproofing solution was required. PENETRON ADMIX was specified to waterproof and protect all below-grade concrete structures at the hospital.
Situated along the 脰resund Strait across from Copenhagen, Denmark, Malm枚 has a population of about 320,000 inhabitants. It is the third largest city in Sweden and the largest city in Sk氓ne (the Swedish county of Scania).
The Sk氓ne University Hospital (SUS) in Malm枚, a merger of the university hospitals of Lund and Malm枚, is one of the largest hospitals in Sweden with about 13,000 employees. SUS specializes in pediatric and adult cardio-thoracic surgery as well as heart and lung transplants.
Two Buildings, Two Vastly Different Roles
The recent completion of the hospital鈥檚 new service building and the adjacent morgue are part of an ongoing 6 billion kronor ($640 million) infrastructure upgrade for the Malm枚 complex. Designed by Tengbom Arkitekter, an international architectural firm, the service building presents as a stark rectangular glass house that symbolizes the efficiency and transparency of the activities inside. The new service building supplies the SUS complex with consumables such as textiles and food, but also medicine and samples.The adjacent morgue, named P氓 Liv och D枚d (鈥淚n Life and Death鈥), is a separate building, which functions as both a dignified repository for the deceased and a sanctuary for families to commemorate and grieve.
鈥淲hen you think of a 鈥榮ervice building鈥 you may not associate it with the facades of glass designed by the Tengbom architects. For passers-by, the transparent walls allow views of the robots inside, moving back and forth to fulfill orders,鈥 says Robert Moen, CEO of PEN-TEC Nordic, the Penetron distributor for the Scandinavian region. 鈥淚n contrast, the more closed design of the new morgue creates a calm, contemplative atmosphere.鈥
Due to the severe groundwater conditions at the construction site, PEN-TEC Nordic collaborated with Swerock, the project鈥檚 ready-mix concrete supplier, on an effective concrete mix design. Swerock provided approximately 7,000 m3 (9,200 cubic yards) of PENETRON ADMIX-treated concrete for the foundation slabs and the retaining walls of both buildings to ensure a durable and completely waterproof solution.
Crystalline Formation Ensures A Long Life
When mixed into concrete, the proprietary chemicals in PENETRON ADMIX react to moisture in the concrete to generate a non-soluble crystalline formation in the pores and capillary tracts of the concrete. This formation permanently seals micro-cracks, pores and capillaries against the penetration of water or liquids from any direction.鈥淭he new buildings were completed on time and now complete an attractive square on the SUS campus,鈥 adds Robert Moen. 鈥淭hanks to Penetron waterproof technology, it will be around for a long time.鈥
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