Sustainability Report

A timber footbridge carries an elevated park across Zwolle’s railway by Karres en Brands

Embodied carbon

Low Carbon

Carbon Emissions

433

kg CO₂-eq./m²

Carbon Capture

717

kg CO₂-eq./m²

The MKI calculation is provided by IPV Delft Creatieve Ingenieurs b.v., this is a Dutch standard.

Operational Emissions / Energy

Low Carbon

Service and maintenance emissions

Low Carbon

Afterlife

Adaptive Reuse and Flexible Design Considerations

The bridge currently functions as a footbridge, with no structural connection between the bridge and the park, allowing future uses to remain flexible.

Disassemblable Elements for Circular Economy

All construction elements are designed to be demountable and reusable. The timber can be reused, while the steel is recyclable, and the adhesive used for the laminated block girders is bio-based.

Key products in low carbon design

CO₂

SealEco Roofing EPDM

SealEco

CO₂

Brettschichtholz

Schaffitzel Holzindustrie GmbH + Co. KG