The operational phase is the longest phase in the lifecycle of a building. This is when two thirds of the total emissions are produced. Carbon-efficient building operation is therefore an effective tool for reducing a building's carbon footprint. With efficient system solutions and comprehensive maintenance concepts, Schüco Carbon Control helps to keep carbon emissions to a minimum during operation and extend the life of units.
Climate protection in buildings means reducing carbon emissions as quickly and extensively as possible throughout the full lifecycle of a building. The total emissions across a building's lifecycle are also known as whole life carbon and can be divided into operational emissions (operational carbon) and "grey" emissions (embodied carbon). Operational carbons primarily depend on energy consumption for things like heating, cooling and ventilation during use. Efficient operating concepts can reduce the operational carbon. Highly thermally insulated façade units and energy-efficient systems have meanwhile become standard. However, an automated building management system with night-time cooling or ventilation systems with heat recovery can significantly reduce the operational carbon.Together with building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) for decentralised energy generation and efficient maintenance and retrofitting concepts, architects and developers have all the options they need to specifically control the carbon footprint while the building is in operation.
Two-thirds of a building's total emissions are released during the operation phase. With the right solutions, you can plan the efficient operation of buildings from the get-go.
Ventilation systems ensure an optimum supply of fresh air, regulate the concentration of CO₂ indoors, while also helping to reduce CO₂ during operation of the building. Our solutions for smart ventilation concepts, automated night-time cooling and heat recovery that conserves resources enable a significant reduction in heating and cooling loads as well as the energy required for ventilation, helping users and investors to specifically control the amount of operational carbon.
With its lower cooling loads and clever use of daylight, sun shading makes an important contribution to saving energy in modern residential and commercial buildings, while improving the wellbeing of users. Thanks to its optimal integration into the building envelope as an internal, external or interspace system, sun shading ensures an attractive building appearance.
The building envelope is largely responsible for ensuring that a building has a good carbon footprint. The basis for this is the functional, energy-efficiency and design features of the construction – excellent thermal insulation values are a must here. To this end, we have always offered the most efficient solutions: Our highly thermally insulated systems help to significantly reduce heating and cooling loads while the building is in operation, thereby minimising operational emissions.