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Promoting a circular economy through a targeted choice of materials
MATERIALS
We promote the circular economy through forward-looking planning and the clever use of construction materials.
Wood is highly relevant for Zug Estates as a building material, not only because it has a low grey energy rating but also because it binds carbon for its entire useful life.
20 percent of rentable space is in wooden structures.
Our objectives
Deconstruction
Choice of materials
Planning
Importance of wooden structures at Zug Estates
Peter Wicki, Head of Project Development and Construction, on the advantages of wooden structures.
Shorter construction time
Reduction in interest, earlier rental income
Cost and scheduling certainty
High degree of detail possible during planning
Higher quality
Prefabrication in a protected facility
Weight reduction
Lower foundation costs if the subsoil is bad
Low level of building moisture
Better indoor climate and reduced construction time
More floor space
More floor space thanks to slimmer construction
BIM
Suitable for building information modelling
Conserve resources
Wood is a naturally renewable resource
OUR WOODEN BUILDINGS
2010
4-star superior hotel with 82 rooms and suites as well as a restaurant
2014
Completion of Central Switzerland’s largest wood construction project with 4,650 m³ of wood used
2018
First wooden high-rise in Switzerland with 1,500 m³ of wood used, 1,070 prefabricated elements
2019
Campus of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Wooden hybrid vs. solid construction
Marvin King, Head of the Sustainable Building Research Group at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, on the most important results of the study.