When it comes to embodied carbon and a CO2-neutral building we have to ensure that all materials used in the project have the smallest possible carbon footprint. The Low-Carbon Glass resulting from recycling the old facade has a positive impact on ensuring the future building’s carbon neutrality.
Immobel and its partner Whitewood have set very ambitious objectives when it comes to taking a sustainable approach towards the Oxy renovation project in Brussels. They conducted a full analysis of the building with a view to recycling or reusing as much as possible from the seventies-era building.
Together with AGC we ascertained that the glazing from this building dating back to the seventies was of high quality and could be recycled.
The old glazing was removed from the facade and recycled at AGC's Moustier sur Sambre furnace to produce flat glass with a reduced carbon footprint.
“When it comes to embodied carbon and a CO2-neutral building we have to ensure that all materials used in the project have the smallest possible carbon footprint. The Low-Carbon Glass resulting from recycling the old facade has a positive impact on ensuring the future building’s carbon neutrality.”
Immobel completed the circular loop by having the old facade glazing removed using AGC’s Recycle Glass service (instead of dumping it in a landfill) and by glazing the new building with Low-Carbon Glass.
Not only is the building futureproof from an ecological and environmental point of view, but Immobel is also building value into its asset: “Grade-A buildings with a very low carbon footprint not only are a driver for higher rents and sales prices, but also align with demand from investors and tenants who are truly looking to optimise their ESG and carbon footprint as well.”