Sustainable operations building with focus on use of secondary materials - Köster GmbH
The project focuses on constructing an operations building using innovative and sustainable methods, including CO2-reduced recycled concrete, reusing excavated material and modular wooden building components. Key aspects include:
1. Taking into account a Germany-wide material flow management database, locally available secondary building materials are used without downcycling it (like only breaking it down to small pieces for use in foundation).
2. Putting locally excavated material (needed for construction in case of “Tiefbau”) to good use such as repurpose as facade bricks. These concepts have been tested in previous applications.
3. Energy Efficiency: Concepts to lower operational emissions and energy consumption
4. A Materialpass is part of the delivery when construction of the operation building is finished. This optimizes sustainable maintenance and facilitates re-use of the building parts.
Sustainable company buildings for extra-high voltage substations - Ingérop Deutschland GmbH
Ingerop’s solution combines practicality with eco-friendly design to deliver structures tailored to our needs. Their solution emphasizes efficient material use and simple low-tech construction methods, combined with attention to space efficiency and renewable energy integration. The key strengths of their proposal lie in:
The use of a modular, customizable design that adapts to site-specific needs
The use of standard materials and techniques, which eliminates the reliance on specialist suppliers, enabling cost-efficient construction by any contractor
The combination of such standard building blocks with proven technology not only enhance quality and minimize construction time, but also improve the overall sustainability of the building and ensure high-level of cost control.
Carbon-Neutral Network Infrastructure - ABT B.V.
ABT is an international engineering company that focuses on the design of a future operations building. They work closely with construction companies like IBT and Mobilis that build the designs.
ABT delivered a design concept for a sustainable operations building that evolve around 3 main solutions:
The use of carbon neutral concrete: by reducing the Portland cement content by 80%, incorporating over 50% secondary materials, and adding ecologically pure biochar (from pruning waste). This approach not only eliminates the embodied carbon of concrete but potentially enables the production of carbon-negative concrete;
The use of basalt fiber reinforcement as an alternative to steel: in addition to its low carbon impact, basalt is non-corrosive, electrically inert, and non-ferromagnetic, enhancing the longevity and safety of the infrastructure. Its strength and durability minimize maintenance needs;
Modular, Demountable, and Adaptable Components: the infrastructure is designed for flexibility, with components that can be easily disassembled, relocated, and adapted for future needs by using so called dry connections. This adaptable approach reduces waste, accommodates future needs and promotes circular construction.
The three finalists of
the Open Innovation Programme 2024
Our experts selected three promising companies from the submitted solutions to our Open Innovation Programme, addressing the key challenge “How to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions of operations buildings of extra-high voltage (EHV) substations over the entire life cycle?”.
During the Revealing Event the companies pitched their solution to the audience and the jury. At the end of the event, the winning company of the 2024 Open Innovation Programme round was chosen.
The three companies and their solution:
Carbon-Neutral Network Infrastructure - ABT B.V.
ABT is an international engineering company that focuses on the design of a future operations building. They work closely with construction companies like IBT and Mobilis that build the designs.
ABT delivered a design concept for a sustainable operations building that evolve around 3 main solutions:
The use of carbon neutral concrete: by reducing the Portland cement content by 80%, incorporating over 50% secondary materials, and adding ecologically pure biochar (from pruning waste). This approach not only eliminates the embodied carbon of concrete but potentially enables the production of carbon-negative concrete;
The use of basalt fiber reinforcement as an alternative to steel: in addition to its low carbon impact, basalt is non-corrosive, electrically inert, and non-ferromagnetic, enhancing the longevity and safety of the infrastructure. Its strength and durability minimize maintenance needs;
Modular, Demountable, and Adaptable Components: the infrastructure is designed for flexibility, with components that can be easily disassembled, relocated, and adapted for future needs by using so called dry connections. This adaptable approach reduces waste, accommodates future needs and promotes circular construction.
The three companies and their solution:
Sustainable operations building with focus on use of secondary materials - Köster GmbH
The project focuses on constructing an operations building using innovative and sustainable methods, including CO2-reduced recycled concrete, reusing excavated material and modular wooden building components. Key aspects include:
1. Taking into account a Germany-wide material flow management database, locally available secondary building materials are used without downcycling it (like only breaking it down to small pieces for use in foundation).
2. Putting locally excavated material (needed for construction in case of “Tiefbau”) to good use such as repurpose as facade bricks. These concepts have been tested in previous applications.
3. Energy Efficiency: Concepts to lower operational emissions and energy consumption
4. A Materialpass is part of the delivery when construction of the operation building is finished. This optimizes sustainable maintenance and facilitates re-use of the building parts.
Sustainable company buildings for extra-high voltage substations - Ingérop Deutschland GmbH
Ingerop’s solution combines practicality with eco-friendly design to deliver structures tailored to our needs. Their solution emphasizes efficient material use and simple low-tech construction methods, combined with attention to space efficiency and renewable energy integration. The key strengths of their proposal lie in:
The use of a modular, customizable design that adapts to site-specific needs
The use of standard materials and techniques, which eliminates the reliance on specialist suppliers, enabling cost-efficient construction by any contractor
The combination of such standard building blocks with proven technology not only enhance quality and minimize construction time, but also improve the overall sustainability of the building and ensure high-level of cost control.
The three finalists of
the Open Innovation Programme 2024
Our experts selected three promising companies from the submitted solutions to our Open Innovation Programme, addressing the key challenge “How to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions of operations buildings of extra-high voltage (EHV) substations over the entire life cycle?”.
During the Revealing Event the companies pitched their solution to the audience and the jury. At the end of the event, the winning company of the 2024 Open Innovation Programme round was chosen.
