Set the course for a low carbon footprint as early as the design and planning stage.

With the range of solutions offered by Schüco Carbon Control for all stages of a construction project, architects and developers receive tailored tools they can use from the initial design to minimise a building envelope's carbon emissions for the full lifecycle of a property and to maximise the profitability for clients and investors.

Why plan projects with Carbon Control?

Have an impact on the embodied carbon with your design

Thanks to Schüco solutions for the form factor, the façade construction and the chosen unit size.

Ensuring recyclability

With product certifications in accordance with the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Products program and the VinylPlus label.

Efficient operating concepts

Through an automated building management system, building-integrated photovoltaics and efficient maintenance concepts.

Project-specific consultation

Our Carbon Control Consulting team can help you with calculations such as EPDs and building certifications.

Minimising CO₂ throughout the entire building lifecycle

Architects and developers can influence the carbon footprint of a building at an early stage to ensure its sustainability and give it a competitive edge in specifications. The holistic, combinable solutions from Schüco Carbon Control make decarbonisation of the building envelope possible throughout the entire lifecycle of a building. The range of services is structured along the four phases of a building's life – planning, construction, operation and dismantling – and offers a selection of tailored solutions for every stage, with products and services from the Schüco portfolio. The solutions can be used in all stages of the construction, dovetailing seamlessly and thereby ensuring continuous, effective CO₂ reduction.

Design to Decarb

From the design and planning stage, carbon-reducing products and services are setting the course for optimised carbon footprints in buildings. Construction and function offer architects and developers numerous opportunities to plan a lower carbon footprint for a building from the outset.

Build to Decarb

The embodied carbon can be consciously reduced through the choice of materials. To do this, Schüco offers aluminium and PVC-U material grades with different recycled material content and hybrid constructions. Schüco distributes low-carbon aluminium in accordance with the allotment process. This means that no differentiation is made between the different material grades for delivery. This saves CO₂ during transport and storage. The profiles supplied may therefore consist of low-carbon or standard aluminium, irrespective of what has been ordered.

Operate to Decarb

The highly efficient operation of a building is a key factor for minimising its carbon emissions and for ensuring its cost effectiveness. Continuously sustainable and low-carbon operation can be planned from the outset with intelligent solutions and efficient operating concepts – for an optimum carbon footprint while the building is in use.

Recycle to Decarb

Forward planning and services help to feed materials that are at the end of their service life back into the cycle as new resources. When recycling concepts are included in the design plans from the outset, you can ensure that construction materials are subsequently fed back into the closed cycle.

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Our CO₂ consultancy team helps architects to actively minimise a building envelope's carbon footprint during the early planning stages.

Reference projects

Take a look at our reference projects to find out how Schüco Carbon Control can help to minimise the carbon footprint of buildings in practice.

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Watch our videos to discover your options for decarbonisation with Schüco Carbon Control.

FAQs

What does Carbon Control mean at Schüco?

Carbon Control is the tailored solution from Schüco for actively reducing carbon emissions in the construction industry. It offers the option to precisely analyse and control a building's carbon footprint over its entire lifecycle. Every step is taken into account, from the use of materials and construction process, through to subsequent use and re-use. 

For architects, Carbon Control makes monitoring decarbonisation of the building envelope possible. The modular construction principle enables building concepts to be tailored to suit the project and meet the requirements for minimising carbon emissions – be it during the planning stage, construction or operation. The entire lifecycle of a building is considered here, including the options for recycling the materials used.

Carbon Control's combination of energy efficiency and innovative planning approaches helps architects to develop construction projects that not only comply with the latest standards but also meet future sustainability requirements. The concept therefore contributes to the achievement of the global climate objectives and the construction of climate-neutral buildings which help to reduce CO₂ over the long term.

What does EPD stand for?

The abbreviation EPD stands for Environmental Product Declaration. An EPD is an important, standardised document for architects that lists the environmental properties of a particular construction material in the form of data. Ideally, the entire lifecycle of the material is considered – from raw material extraction and production through to use and disposal. This data is based on the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of the material as well as the construction.

This information is used to make an ecological assessment and certification of the building, which offers architects and developers a solid basis for making sustainable decisions. In the construction industry, EPDs are a valuable tool for clearly assessing the environmental impact of materials.At Schüco, EPDs are an essential component of Carbon Control, which help to clearly map the carbon footprint of a building.

Why is it so important to control carbon emissions?

For architects, controlling carbon emissions is key to designing sustainable, future-proof buildings. CO₂ is one of the main greenhouse gases that contributes significantly to global warming, which has far-reaching consequences for the environment, economy and society. As the construction industry produces a significant amount of global carbon emissions, it is essential for architects to take specific measures to reduce these emissions when planning and implementing building projects. 

As part of its European Green Deal, the EU has set ambitious climate objectives: greenhouse gases must be reduced by 55% by 2030, and climate neutrality achieved by 2050. From 2028, stricter CO₂ regulations will apply to newbuilds with more than 1000 m² of usable space; this will apply to all newbuilds from 2030. Schüco Carbon Control helps architects to achieve these objectives by providing a holistic view of carbon footprints – from material production and the construction phase through to use and subsequent re-use.

The integration of Carbon Control enables architects to develop buildings that not only meet the latest legal regulations, but also actively support the global climate objectives.

How can we plan energy-efficient buildings?

An energy-efficient building uses energy incredibly efficiently, which means that energy consumption is minimised in all areas of the building. This covers both operation of the building – i.e. heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting – as well as the full lifecycle of the building, including the so-called grey energy stored in the building materials. Here, it's not just about saving energy during operation, but also making sustainable decisions during planning, material selection, construction and ultimately dismantling of the building. 

Buildings are considered to be "green" when CO₂ reduction concepts are implemented at every stage of the building lifecycle and there is a focus on sustainability. Schüco supports architects with Carbon Control by designing these types of buildings, where carbon emissions are minimised over the full lifecycle – from material selection to re-use. Energy-efficient buildings therefore not only contribute to reducing energy consumption, they also help to achieve the global climate objectives.