Net zero
and beyond.
OPENLY sees buildings as a carbon sink.
We strive to reduce the CO₂ footprint during construction by 70% and to offset the rest with CO2 capturing in the building materials. In this way, OPENLYs are net zero and are plus energy during operation.
Many solutions can be found in the cleverness of nature (bionic).
- Andy Keel
Building as C-sink
OPENLY Life cycle assessment
International version
Swiss version according (SIA 2040)
CO Balance sheets of OPENLY building materials
Overview of preliminary OPENLY Valley Widnau CO2 balance
Preliminary figures based on tender volume. Effective CO2 balance will be drawn up in summer 2024.
It is already clear that around 1000 tons of CO2 have been saved compared to a conventional building!
70% avoidance!
The most important things on the way to #co2netzero is the avoidance of emissions. Because net zero always means that emissions are reduced to "zero" through offsetting. If emissions are avoided, then less must be offset or stored.
With OPENLYs, around 70% of emissions are avoided.
Valley Widnau alone saved > 1000 tons of CO2.
In detail, this means a combination of "renunciation" and "focus on" in architecture. It means that we have to understand architecture in a fundamentally different way and no longer (further) develop buildings from a design perspective. However, the onus is first and foremost on the who define the specifications for the architecture. define the specifications for architecture.
OPENLY Valley Widnau
We will soon be starting live monitoring of energy consumption in Widnau. The 85,000 kwP solar system will turn the building with 19 apartments into an energy-plus house.