Environmentally friendly, smart, economical
The GOLDBECK Blue Buildings convince in the following aspects: Cost-effectiveness, reduced carbon footprint, energy efficiency and use of renewable energies, resource efficiency and circularity as well as biodiversity and high-quality outside facilities.
There are two preconfigured variants, the Blue Building and the Blue Building Premium, as flexibly customisable options. The focus is always on the entire life cycle of the building - from planning and construction through to operation and the most circular deconstruction possible. Details on the ESG criteria met by our Blue Buildings can be found in the following illustrations.
- Economical building operation through reduced user costs and feeding of excess PV electricity into the grid
- Climate risk analysis to reduce the physical risks for the building and its users (EU Taxonomy with ‘Climate protection’ environmental objective)
- Natural outdoor space design with recreational areas and high-quality amenities
- Bespoke biodiversity measures to suit local conditions, such as wildflower meadows, native plants, nesting and shelter facilities in outdoor areas and on the building, to promote the presence of insects, birds, small animals and various plant species
- Pre-assessment for species protection*
- Avoidance of light pollution through insect-friendly outdoor lighting
- Use of recycled construction materials** in the outdoor areas
- Rainwater French drains
- Bicycle parking areas
*If not already part of the local land-use planning
**Subject to regional availability
- Systematic resource efficiency
- Optimized component cross-sections achieved through industrial prefabrication (e.g. two-part columns)
- Use of water-saving fixtures in line with DGNB and EU Taxonomy limits
- Circularity: easily separable structure of the coffer façade
- Circular economy: on-site recycling centre and waste management following EU Taxonomy guidelines (i.e. at least 70 per cent of construction and demolition waste is recycled or reused)
- Carbon footprint approximately 45 per cent* lower throughout the life cycle, including:
- 11 per cent reduction for the building** achieved through purposeful material selection, including a low-carbon concrete formulation for the industrial building concrete slab using CEM III
- Approximately 60 per cent* reduction in carbon emissions during operation thanks to an electricity-based energy concept and use of renewable energy
- Positive contribution to climate protection by feeding excess PV electricity into the grid at a rate of 1.9 times the building’s footprint
*Compared to a GOLDBECK Base Building
**Without embodied carbon PV
- Energy efficiency levels go beyond GEG* legal requirements
- Primary energy requirement reduced by 65 per cent
- Building shell standards exceeded by at least 10 per cent
- Efficient electricity-based energy concept with the use of renewable energy
- Use of environmental heat: air-to-air heat pumps and air circulation units in industrial buildings
- Use of solar energy: photovoltaic system with exceptional capacity (used for on-site consumption and grid feed-in)
- LED lighting with motion detectors
- Technical equipment for energy monitoring at building level
*Building Energy Act as of 11:2020 incl. 2nd amendment with validity as of 01.01.2024
Base Building:
- Compliant with energy efficiency standards in line with GEG* legal requirements
- DGNB Gold sustainability certification (version 2018)
- Minimal building production costs
- Resource-efficient building methods using the GOLBECK construction system
Blue Building:
- Improved energy efficiency by exceeding GEG* legal requirements by at least 10 per cent
- Use of renewable energy sources, such as environmental heat and photovoltaic systems (for on-site consumption and feed-in to the grid)
- Aligned with the EU Taxonomy’s ‘Climate protection’ environmental objective
- Adherence to the CRREM decarbonisation pathway until 2045
- Carbon footprint approximately 45 per cent lower than that of the base building throughout the building’s life cycle
- DGNB Gold sustainability certification (version 2018)
- Minimised costs throughout the entire life cycle
- Resource-efficient building methods using the GOLBECK construction system
- Reduced carbon emissions in the building construction (embodied carbon) through the selection of low-carbon construction materials (e.g. improved composition of the industrial building concrete slab)
- Prioritised circular economy principles through the selection of easy-to-disassemble and highly recyclable materials (e.g. choice of façade system)
- Specific measures to enhance biodiversity (e.g. wildflower meadows)
*Building Energy Act as of 11:2020 incl. 2nd amendment with validity as of 01.01.2024
Premium
- Economical building operation through reduced user costs and feeding of excess PV electricity into the grid
- Climate risk analysis to reduce the physical risks for the building and its users (EU Taxonomy with ‘Climate protection’ environmental objective)
- Extensive roof greening
- Natural outdoor space design with recreational areas and high-quality amenities
- Project-specific biodiversity planning for open spaces (including wildflower meadows, native/climate-adapted shrubs and trees, nesting and shelter facilities, fruit trees, and water features) to promote the presence of insects, birds, small animals and various plant species
- Environmental protection*
- Avoidance of light pollution through insect-friendly outdoor lighting and lighting control units
- Use of recycled construction materials** in the outdoor areas
- Rainwater management considering the natural water cycle and irrigation of outside facilities using rainwater
- Bicycle parking areas
- Carbon footprint calculations in civil engineering
*If not already part of the local land-use planning
**Subject to regional availability
- Systematic resource efficiency
- Optimized component cross-sections achieved through industrial prefabrication (e.g. two-part columns)
- Conscious material usage (e.g. use of FPO/TPO roofing membranes due to their longer technical service life)
- Use of water-saving fixtures in line with DGNB and EU Taxonomy limits
- Circularity
- Easily separable structure of the coffer façade
- Recycled concrete* in the blinding concrete layer
- Circular economy: on-site recycling centre and waste management following EU Taxonomy guidelines (i.e. at least 70 per cent of construction and demolition waste is recycled or reused)
*Subject to local availability
- Carbon footprint approximately 60 per cent* lower throughout the life cycle:
- 20 per cent reduction for the building** achieved through the use of carbon-reduced materials
- Timber roof load-bearing structure from certified sustainable forestry in line with the GOLDBECK system
- Industrial building concrete slab (composition)
- Coffer façade with carbon-reduced steel and timber substructure
- PIR roof insulation (carbon-reduced)
- Approximately 70 per cent* reduction in carbon emissions during operation thanks to an optimised electricity-based energy concept and use of renewable energy
- 20 per cent reduction for the building** achieved through the use of carbon-reduced materials
- Positive contribution to climate protection by feeding excess PV electricity into the grid at a rate of 2.4 times the building’s footprint
*Compared to a GOLDBECK Base Building
**Without embodied carbon PV
- Energy efficiency levels go beyond GEG* legal requirements
- Primary energy requirement reduced by 80 per cent
- Building shell standards exceeded by at least 30 per cent
- Optimised electricity-based energy concept with improved shell and the use of renewable energy
- Use of environmental heat: air-to-water heat pump with natural refrigerant and underfloor heating with reduced supply temperature
- PV system with exceptional capacity (used for on-site consumption and grid feed-in)
- Coffer façade 2.0 with inter-web insulation
- LED lighting with motion detectors
- Technical equipment for energy monitoring at building level and in the usage units
*Building Energy Act as of 11:2020 incl. 2nd amendment with validity as of 01.01.2024
Base Building:
- Compliant with energy efficiency standards in line with GEG* legal requirements
- DGNB Gold sustainability certification (version 2018)
- Minimal building production costs
- Resource-efficient building methods using the GOLBECK construction system
Blue Building Premium:
- Improved energy efficiency by exceeding GEG* legal requirements by at least 60 per cent**
- Use of renewable energy sources, such as environmental heat and photovoltaic systems (for on-site consumption and feed-in to the grid)
- Aligned with the EU Taxonomy’s ‘Climate protection’ environmental objective
- Adherence to the CRREM decarbonisation pathway until 2050
- Carbon footprint approximately 60 per cent lower than that of the base building throughout the building’s life cycle
- DGNB Platinum sustainability certification (version 2018)
- Optimised user costs throughout the entire life cycle
- Resource-efficient and CO2-reduced building methods using the GOLBECK construction system
- Reduced carbon emissions in the building construction (embodied carbon) through the selection of innovative, low-carbon construction materials (e.g. for roof insulation and membranes)
- Prioritised circular economy principles through the selection and use of easy-to-disassemble and highly recyclable materials (e.g. recycled concrete***)
- Biodiversity concept for implementing specific measures tailored to the property
*Building Energy Act as of 11:2020 incl. 2nd amendment with validity as of 01.01.2024
**Compared to a base building
***Subject to local availability
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1/4 Blue Buildings
The warehouse in Mülheim-Kärlich serves as a prime example of how individual sustainability measures can be effectively combined. Its notable features include decentralised heat pumps, which function in combination with a PV system to provide both heating and cooling; outside facilities to promote biodiversity through features such as replacement habitats for animals, nesting boxes, insect hotels, and flower meadows; and amenities such as break areas, electric charging stations, and bicycle shelters to enhance employee satisfaction.
Copyright: Klaus Lorke NO LIMIT FOTODESIGN
Certification of industrial buildings
Thanks to our existing multiple certification, obtaining DGNB certifications for industrial buildings constructed within the GOLDBECK-system is both straightforward and cost-effective. This allows us to effectively verify compliance with the EU Taxonomy’s environmental objective of ‘Climate protection’ through the DGNB. Our primary focus remains on the resource and energy efficiency of our products.
We work closely with our experts in energy, sustainability and innovation to continuously refine and improve these aspects. From the initial concept phase to the certification process, which also covers LEED and BREEAM, allow us to be your dedicated partners to guide you from the document preparation stage through to successful certification.
