Cradle to Cradle

We ask ourselves how buildings must be planned and constructed so that resources are preserved and retain their value in the future. What material and structure can be preserved and reused? We want to reduce the demand for new primary raw materials and thus also reduce CO2 emissions. Buildings should become material banks instead of garbage dumps. When we plan, we are therefore not primarily interested in how buildings can be built - but in how they can be dismantled again.

The transformation of the building sector towards circular and therefore resource-friendly architecture is a paradigm shift. Because we have to continually question the firmly established structures of an economic model that is based on linear value creation.

The Cradle to Cradle Compass serves as a tool for recording the essential C2C criteria and evaluating them in the interaction of the individual components of a building as a system. The effects of building materials, energy and water management are just as relevant as the effects of the building on the users and the environment. In addition to a largely objective view of the individual parts of the building, additional subjective factors, such as the social impact of the building, are taken into account in the evaluation.Since the individual criteria can differ depending on the task, the basic parameters are determined individually depending on the task and included in the evaluation according to the respective relevance. The aim is always to optimally map the Cradle to Cradle requirements and to show optimization potential.

The building materials used are a significant factor when assessing the extent to which a building generates waste through renovation or dismantling. However, in order to be able to describe this reliably, it is necessary to consider not only the material used but also where and how the material is installed in the building. In addition, a building is more than the sum of the materials used. In addition to the type of building material, what is crucial is how they interact in the “system” building. The individual parameters vary in their significance based on the building category under consideration. Within a building, the different components usually have different lifespans. The division in terms of the life cycles inherent in the building also allows for different weighting of the individual parameters.

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The consideration of the water resource in terms of its relevance in the overall assessment is, on the one hand, quantitative, and on the other hand, it should be considered how the quality of the water is when it is fed into the “building” system compared to the quality at the moment the water leaves “the system”. . The ideal situation would be if the water comes out cleaner than when it flows in.

The following are considered: rainwater, gray and black water

Consideration of all material flows flowing through the company/building:Cleaning supplies, toilet paper, office supplies, food (including canteen operations), work clothing, packaging,

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