Consolis’ six climate commitments
At Consolis, we are addressing climate challenges with the conviction that precast concrete can become a net-zero emissions building material. We have identified six key areas where Consolis can make the most valuable contribution to reducing climate impact, and are committed to working diligently within all of them:
- Customer partnerships
- Smart design
- Responsible sourcing
- Industrial production
- Consolis Green Spine Line®
- Sustainable buildings
Our efforts in all these areas will accelerate the journey towards net-zero for ourselves, our customers, and the industry as a whole.
1. Customer partnerships
Based on an understanding of our customers’ needs, we tailor our offering to help them achieve their environmental goals with cost- and resource-efficient solutions.
We include our customers in innovation initiatives together with partners, suppliers, climate-tech pioneers, and academia, creating collaborative environments to bring new ideas and methods from testing to large-scale commercial use.
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2. Smart design
Design is a key factor for improving sustainability performance in the construction industry. We can use design to reduce the use of climate-intensive materials, and with design for circularity and reuse, we can enable construction materials to live longer.
During the design phase, we can significantly reduce a building’s carbon footprint by using the right elements in the right places, while maintaining functional performance and quality. For instance, that could mean using slim hollow core slabs and unreinforced walls wherever possible. Consolis has hundreds of designers working on our local markets. As a Group, we are working actively to untap the potential for smarter design by exchanging experiences and best practices between our different local teams.
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3. Responsible sourcing
The largest part of our products’ climate impact is related to cement and steel, materials that we buy from suppliers. We select our suppliers carefully, always trying to source locally, to minimize transport. Consolis aims to get Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for all products, most importantly from our cement and steel suppliers. EPDs make it possible to interpret and measure the climate impact of our suppliers’ products.
In 2024, we are planning to introduce a new routine for assessing biodiversity in addition to social and environmental criteria for our cement and aggregate suppliers.
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4. Industrial production
It is within our industrial production that Consolis can make the most valuable contribution to reducing climate impact by producing low-carbon precast products with quality controls at every stage. The precast production makes it possible to optimize the use of raw materials and minimize waste generation and energy consumption. With the right routines in place, the waste being generated can be recycled. For example, crushed concrete can be used to make new concrete for new frames, walls, and façades. Our goal is to transform all of Consolis’ production sites into zero-waste facilities.
In the production phase, we constantly optimize our concrete recipes to use as little cement as possible. We are also part of developing new more sustainable binders to reduce the use of cement and thereby carbon emissions.
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5. Consolis Green Spine Line®
Our efforts to take the lead in the sustainable transformation of our industry all lead to the Consolis Green Spine Line®. This is the name of our line of certified and sustainable precast products, solutions and methods that lower carbon emissions from 15 to over 50 percent compared to local industry standards* (source). With Consolis Green Spine Line®, which was launched in 2022, we are taking concrete steps towards climate neutrality together with our customers.
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6. Sustainable buildings
The envisioned end-result for Consolis is buildings and utilities that will serve local communities for centuries to come. Our smart and highly engineered precast elements help to build sustainable, energy efficient and firesafe buildings where people live and thrive.
Sustainable buildings: Smart, energy-efficient, fire-safe, long-lasting structures for communities.
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