APPLICATIONS

From houses to transport and energy infrastructure, select the city segment you want to discover and find out more on how you could use our sustainable materials and innovative solutions to build today the Green City of tomorrow.

Sustainable urban living is a combination of many factors, beginning with the homes we live in and the materials we use to build them. There is too little space for nature - especially in urban areas. And you can feel it. The heat radiates off the built environment around us. Water has nowhere to go or cannot be retained. There is too little room for trees and vegetation. We need to apply low-carbon and circular solutions wherever possible, lower the carbon and energy intensity of our homes over their lifecycle, and look to recycling the construction and demolition waste when they finally are replaced. This is what we have in mind: A concrete wall as an oasis of green. A vertical garden that collects rainwater, making cities cooler (heat island effect) while promoting biodiversity and and tells through data everything about your building.

When designed correctly, quays provide green, renewable energy to Green City. They are also critically important to Green City’s overall water management strategy, storing water in times of excess water flow and are a blue-green vein through the city.

Sustainable road building is essential to building the circulatory system of the green city. Pedestrians, cyclists and roads should all enjoy equal access to safe, durable and eco-friendly pathways for work and pleasure. With infrastructure, there is no such thing as “one size fits all.” That is especially true of roads, which vary widely depending on location, climate, vehicles, and cities. The nature of the soil can have a major influence on the overall road project. Placing green noise barriers makes the roads even greener by reducing noise.

Bridges compress the green city’s footprint, allowing residents to live and work on multiple levels at the same time, with overlapping layers and traffic corridors. Bridges are also typically the arteries for millions of visitors and commuters to dash into the city. They must be completely reliable under a range of climatic conditions over a lifespan of decades. How nice it would be if the bridges in the cities also become green and contribute to the city's ecosystem. This is good for the biodiversity and really brings a city to life.

What makes Green City different from its predecessors? Among other things, it is quieter, less congested, the air quality is higher and it is safer for walking and cycling. All of these factors are enhanced by building tunnels. Promoting green applications can only contribute to the ecosystem.

Well-designed, well-managed airports are key to the vitality and economy of the green city. They are the emblem of openness to the global economy, channeling high-value, low-weight, time-sensitive cargo, which includes everything from tourists to semiconductors. Nevertheless, air traffic emissions are seen in a bad light. Contributing green has many advantages.

Ports are the critical interface between marine and land transport. Just as the airport is the hub for cargo with a high cost-to-volume ratio, so ports are critical for their opposite -- such as raw materials for heavy industry. This method of transport generally lowers the carbon footprint of goods conveyed compared to land or air. A lot of greening can be done in the port. On land and under water, it can contribute to the ecosystem. It stimulates the life of the microorganism.