SUSTAINABILITY
Our pilot project will generate 95 percent less greenhouse gas emissions than a comparable reference building
We combine sustainability and technology to create future-proof apartment buildings
Sustainability is part of our DNA. You’ll find evidence of this in every process and part of our company, including our innovation activities, research, and development work, as well as our specially developed technologies and construction methods. We are committed to our pursuit of holistic sustainability, which is why we focus on people, their neighbourhoods, and the environment in the development of our products.
Our approach
In the construction sector, residential buildings hold the greatest potential for decarbonization. We take a bird’s eye view of the entire value chain: creating accessible and affordable housing while respecting and conserving our planet’s limited resources. Part of our mission is to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings over their entire lifecycle.
People living in our buildings can reduce their average CO₂ emissions by 13%
This is equivalent to around 1 metric ton of CO₂ per person per year, based on an average of 7.7 metric tons of CO₂. These are the average expected emissions expected per person, based on living in a two-room apartment in Germany in 2020. The total savings compared to a reference building are 95 percent, or 28 kg CO₂e/m² per year.
The results from our Zero.One pilot project have already demonstrated the success of its CO₂-optimized lifecycle
Zero.One delivers a lifecycle carbon score that translates to 22 percent less carbon than reference buildings. Our energy-positive operations ensure the smallest possible carbon footprint.
Our goal: affordable and inclusive housing
We create buildings for people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, incomes, lifestyles, and accessibility needs. Our well-rounded housing concept is perfectly aligned with this ambition.
Our buildings are designed according to Universal Design principles. This includes creating spaces that are barrier-free and adaptable to meet changing needs, preferences, and phases of life.
Responsible use of regenerative resources
Our buildings and processes are designed to create more resources than they consume over their lifecycle. We achieve a smaller environmental footprint by following the principles of the circular economy, resource-efficient product design, and automated production. The buildings themselves are made from sustainably sourced timber. These varied, prefabricated, and reproducible elements are continuously optimized and aligned with the latest and most stringent sustainability standards around. They are also compliant with ESG 8 & 9 standards/KfW, making them eligible for BEG 40 state funding.
Climate positive
CO₂-neutral buildings avoid emissions up to a net balance of zero — during operation and by generating CO₂-free energy outside the building. According to the German Sustainable Building Council, the evaluation of ‘climate neutrality' is misleading taking the immense positive environmental impact in account.
We want to take the construction of apartment buildings into the future — and to the next level of sustainability. That’s why our longer-term goal is to become climate-positive over the entire lifecycle of our product, in terms of whole life carbon. We are actively optimizing both our embodied and operational carbon to achieve this goal.
An integrated approach to the health and comfort of residents
Inside our buildings, natural building materials such as real wood floors create a comfortable living environment and pleasant indoor climate for residents. However, our primary focus is on choosing materials that will last a long time. We also carefully consider how to make the best use of daylight, lines of sight, and the local geography, right from the very start of our planning.
Deep sustainability
GROPYUS has the overarching goal of saving resources and creating more value - whether for property managers, individual residents or for society as a whole. The most significant potential lies in the cost- and time-efficient construction of our buildings using highly automated prefabrication without wasting materials and a construction process with reduced CO₂ emissions. And in the long term operation of the building asset holders can optimize both energy consumption and management costs technology-based.
