Sustainability Report
Embodied carbon
According to the Life Cycle Assessment (A1–A3 modules), the project achieves a 48% reduction in embodied carbon compared to a conventional baseline building. Based on the total impacts shown in the dossier, the estimated embodied carbon of the proposed building is approximately:
320 kg CO₂e/m² GFA
(Reference building approx. 615 kg CO₂e/m² GFA)
The carbon emissions were calculated through a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) focused on the A1–A3 stages (raw material supply, transport, and manufacturing), in accordance with European standards EN 15978 and EN 15804.
The methodology included:
- Detailed quantity take-off of the main building systems.
- Collection of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs / DAPs) from the selected materials and suppliers.
- Benchmark comparison against a conventional reference building.
- Assessment of structural systems, floors, façade systems, roof, windows, partitions, finishes, drainage and photovoltaic panels.
Software used:
- BIM quantity extraction tools.
Operational Emissions / Energy
Operational emissions were calculated using the annual energy consumption derived from the building energy simulation model. The project achieves a final energy use intensity of 43.49 kWh/m²·year, representing a 53% reduction compared to a conventional reference building.
The low operational emissions are achieved through an integrated passive and active strategy including:
- High-performance thermal envelope
- Dynamic solar shading second skin façade
- Natural daylight optimization
- Bioclimatic courtyard improving thermal regulation
- Efficient HVAC systems
- Smart controls and occupancy-based monitoring
- LED lighting and efficient equipment
- Roof-mounted photovoltaic panels reducing grid dependence
The assessment is based on whole-building operational energy use and includes heating, cooling, lighting, ventilation and equipment loads modeled in the energy simulation.
Afterlife
Yes. The project was conceived from the outset as a long-life, adaptable building capable of accommodating future programmatic changes with minimal intervention. The interior spaces are designed as open, flexible floorplates with clear spans and limited structural constraints, allowing conversion into offices, co-working, educational, cultural, hospitality or mixed-use functions over time.
The building also lifts the occupied volumes above ground level, freeing the ground plane for landscape continuity. This allows the park and natural topography to flow beneath the building, creating a public ecological space that can evolve over time and support changing community uses, events, recreation or climate-adaptive functions.
This combination of flexible interiors and an open, activated landscape base increases the long-term usefulness and resilience of the asset.
Yes. The building incorporates a construction strategy based on prefabricated modular systems assembled on site, enabling future disassembly, replacement and reuse of components.
Key demountable elements include:
- Prefabricated façade panels
- Secondary shading skin / metal façade system
- Modular envelope components
- Dry-assembled partitions and interior fit-out systems
- Replaceable technical layers and service zones
- Standardized structural and façade subcomponents
The use of industrialized prefabrication reduces waste during construction and allows many components to be separated at end of life and reintroduced into future building cycles, supporting circular economy principles.