Since 1624, Uppsala Akademiförvaltning has managed several of the city's properties and has several historic buildings in its portfolio. For many years, they have invested in sustainable development, some of which has been based on solar energy. "We manage our properties with a long-term perspective, which makes this type of investment particularly interesting," it says in the administration's official sustainability strategy on solar cells and energy-saving measures.
We at SBP recently completed work on a 197 kW solar power plant on Akademiförvaltningen's property at Bangårdsgatan 8.
– Uppsala Akademiförvaltning had been working on energy efficiency long before we entered the game, and it is very fun to work with a player who works so actively in sustainability. They are very well-versed, which places high demands on me in the dialogue and makes it particularly constructive, says Marcus Wicén.
The building, which houses, among other things, the World Health Organization and Sveriges Radio's Uppsala office, as well as a number of shops, is centrally located in the old university city and is surrounded by several historic buildings. The solar power plant is one of the largest in central Uppsala and the work was characterized by meeting Akademiförvaltningen's high sustainability requirements.
– We had an extensive traffic closure plan where we could only lift with a crane during certain times of the day. What is particularly special is that, both from a time efficiency and sustainability point of view, we used a powerful and fully electric crane. Thanks to it, the work became particularly efficient and we were able to take the work one step further for the sake of sustainability.
Marcus Wicén is himself a resident of Uppsala and he has often walked and cycled past the building. This has given the project a special added value for him personally.
– Now we at SBP are working on projects from Norrbotten in the north to Skåne in the south, but this is the first plant in Uppsala. For the first time, I have been able to show my children what Dad is up to during the days and it feels really fun.
