Buildings as
CO2 storage
Openly is a pioneer in climate-friendly construction with biogenic materials that actively bind carbon and significantly reduce gray energy.
Our services include project development, individual consulting, further training in the Openly.Lab and the certification of buildings according to the ICROA-recognized "Global Construction C-Sink Standard".
Our open and flexible building system is suitable for both new builds and refurbishments and offers investors complete freedom in their choice of architect. In this way, we enable sustainable construction with maximum design freedom and maximum climate responsibility.
Throughout Europe.
We support investors, architects and building owners on their way to sustainable construction projects - from the initial idea to successful implementation.
Guiding principle:
Avoid CO2 emissions
Low CO2 construction
Thanks to predominantly fossil-free, regional biogenic building materials, OPENLY engineered buildings are particularly low in CO2 ("gray energy") and already meet Denmark's 2029 target of a maximum of 6 kg CO2 per square meter. They also act as certified carbon sinks whose tradable CO2 certificates create financial incentives for the construction industry.
Zero emission in operation
OPENLYs achieve KfW 40 or PlusEnergy & Minergie P. This is achieved through excellent insulation values, a high storage mass (e.g. with clay), reduced window areas with Openly AIRBOX©, the use of photovoltaics and an intelligent energy management system(OPENLY OS©).
Durability
with value retention
Designed for a service life of 100 years, our approach consistently follows the cradle-to-cradle principle (C2C). This turns buildings into valuable raw material depots. The Openly components are plugged or screwed together, which ensures flexible use of the buildings and the reusability of the individual components.
The building that got everything rolling
The "Valley Widnau" pilot project on Lake Constance was a key driver for the development and continuous improvement of our construction system. Many innovative approaches and techniques were tested and further developed here for the first time. As the largest hemp building in Europe, it set an important milestone for construction with biogenic building materials and confirmed our conviction in a consistently sustainable approach.
To put our vision into practice, we invested CHF 20 million ourselves in the pilot project with 30 residential units. There are now over 300 residential units under development across Europe with various developers using the Openly construction system.