Schütt: Travemünde underground car park

CO2-neutralised reinforcing steel for Travemünde underground car park

Lübecker Baugesellschaft Schütt used 1,664 tonnes of CO2-neutralised reinforcing steel from SÜLZLE Stahlpartner in Lübeck for an underground car park in the ‘Am Baggersand’ residential area in Travemünde.

‘The underground car park at Baggersand is our pilot project with Sülzle Stahlpartner GmbH. There are various ways to make building sustainable. As an infinitely recyclable and reusable material, steel offers many advantages for climate-friendly construction. Here, we make a climate protection contribution per tonne of reinforcing steel with offsetting, for which high-quality climate protection certificates were acquired via the steel supplier, with a positive effect on the global CO2 balance,’ reports Oliver Schuldt, Managing Director of Friedrich Schütt + Sohn Baugesellschaft and responsible for the construction sector.

Board member Christine Koretzky from Lübecker Bauverein also welcomes the compensation: ‘On the one hand, we urgently need new living space, but on the other hand, construction is responsible for a significant proportion of CO2 emissions. Utilising every opportunity to save CO2 helps to break the paradox. As long as CO2-free production is not yet possible, high-quality climate protection certificates are an important and correct first step.’

The underground car park was completed in mid-November 2022 after a construction period of just over a year. The shell for the total of 254 flats is also almost complete.

SÜLZLE is aware of its responsibility to minimise the carbon footprint of its suppliers. SÜLZLE only sources reinforcing steel from electric steel production, which already means a reduction in the CO2 footprint of around 70% compared to conventional blast furnace production. In addition, SÜLZLE sources its reinforcing steel from specially selected suppliers. As a result, the CO2 footprint can be reduced by a further 30% compared to standard electric steel production. With CO2-neutralised reinforcing steel, the emissions that cannot currently be reduced are offset by compensation.

You can find more information here: https://suelzle-stahlpartner.de/co2-neutraler-stahl/

Source and photo: Sülzle Holding GmbH & Co KG / Friedrich Schütt + Sohn Baugesellschaft