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The Estonian Academy of Security Sciences and Nordecon entered into a contract for construction of the new academic building of the Academy of Security Sciences at 61 Kase Street in Tallinn. The construction works will be completed in December 2018. The total cost of the contract is 15.5 M euros before value added tax.

“The Estonian Academy of Security Sciences has been operating in unfunctional Soviet era buildings for years in Tallinn, which are large, expensive to maintain, and partly even in danger of collapsing,” said Katri Raik, Rector of the Academy. “The five highly problematic buildings, which we have been using so far, will be replaced by a modern academic complex that we can be proud of for our 27^th year in operation. The new building will be the beacon of Estonian security: smart, open, and environment-friendly.”

“Construction of the new main building of the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences is a very important project for Nordecon – we get to contribute to better and higher-quality teaching of domestic security,” said Erkki Suurorg, Board Member of Nordecon AS. “Compared to the current main building of the Academy of Security Sciences, which is huge, but contains very few required rooms of suitable functionalities, the new building will undoubtedly be significantly more convenient for the students. I am sure that the improved academic environment will also support the substantive teaching and learning and the communication between the people.”

The new academic building of the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences will have up to three levels above the ground. The building will house study rooms, auditoriums, and offices. There will also be an indoor shooting gallery, virtual simulation centre, fire safety laboratory, prison imitation environment, and other special premises specific to the studies. The sports complex will include a full-size hall for ballgames, a gym, and the mat halls required for hand-to-hand combat trainings. The gross surface area of the building will be 12,069 m2.

The energy consumption of the new building will be approximately four times lower than that of the previous one. All energy-saving methods, which we are capable of building, have been included in the design of the building, including even distribution of indoor air based on the double façade principle and a heat recovery ventilation system. A geothermal heating system will be built for heating of the building and for cooling in the summer season.

The new academic building of the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences was designed by Illimar Truverk, Janar Toomesso, Katrin Vannas, Sander Paljak, Kristjan Lind, Hannelore Kääramees, Kaur Käärma, Siim Tiigimägi, architects of OU Arhitekt11, and landscape architects Edgar Kaare, Terje Org, and Liina Einla from Tajuruum OÜ.

Construction of the new academic building of the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences is funded from the investment plan of the institutional development programme ASTRA for research and development and higher education institutions.

The Estonian Academy of Security Sciences is an institution of applied higher education operating under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior. The Academy of Security Sciences trains specialists for domestic security institutions (incl. the police, boarder guard, rescue services, as well as for the judicial and tax and customs system) at the level of vocational and higher education and Master’s degree level. In addition to the academic building in Pirita Kose, Tallinn, the Academy of Security Sciences also has teaching centres in Paikuse, Pärnu County and in Väike-Maarja, Viru County. The Estonian Academy of Security Sciences teaches approximately 1000 cadets and employs the total of 230 people.

Nordecon is a group of construction companies whose core business is construction project management and general contracting in the buildings and infrastructures segment. Geographically the Group operates in Estonia, Ukraine, Finland and Sweden. The parent of the Group is Nordecon AS, a company registered and located in Tallinn, Estonia. In addition to the parent company, there are more than 10 subsidiaries in the Group. The consolidated revenue of the Group in 2016 was 183 million euros. Currently Nordecon Group employs close to 720 people. Since 18 May 2006 the company's shares have been quoted in the main list of the NASDAQ Tallinn Stock Exchange.