Buildings are responsible for 40% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. In Switzerland, 25% of annual emissions come from the construction industry.

OPENLY's primary goal is to prevent CO₂ emissions by using building materials that cause low/no emissions (cement- and fossil-free) and only secondarily store CO₂. We estimate the savings to be around 70% compared to conventional buildings / renovations.

OPENLY sees buildings as CO₂ storage. (Buildings as C-sinks). In technical terms, this is called CC(U)S - Carbon capturing, (utilization) & storage. The OPENLY building system delivers CO2 certificates for your insetting or sale on the market.

e.g. 1 m3 of hempcrete stores approx. 100kg / CO2 net. We call this the "Climeworks principle" or "carboncasting".

Net zero means that all greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans must be removed from the atmosphere again by reduction measures and thus the Earth's climate balance is net zero, i.e. after deductions by natural and artificial C sinks. This would make mankind climate neutral and the global temperature would stabilize.

However, the later this target is reached, the higher the negative emissions required. You can find out more about this in the article on negative emissions or in the article on your own CO₂ budget.

Source: myclimate (link)

Net-zero emission is a "zero emission" meant only mathematically, in which emissions are created on one side and at the same time emissions are prevented to the same extent elsewhere or permanently stored in additionally created sinks (negative emissions).

In the context of the current disruption of the carbon cycle, the IPCC defines net-zero emissions as the offsetting of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by the anthropogenic removal of greenhouse gases with an equal climate impact over a defined period of time. The offset depends - if multiple greenhouse gases are considered - on the metric chosen to assess the climate impact of the gases (e.g., global warming potential). Net-zero CO₂ emissions are net-zero emissions of the greenhouse gas CO₂, a synonymous term is carbon neutrality.

Source: Wikipedia (link)

The name OPENLY is derived from the old English word "openlice". It stands for: Without concealment, without deception or evasion, especially when these might be expected; openly or honestly.

This is OPENLY's basic attitude, which is of central importance in times of greenwashing and the inflationary use of "green" and "sustainable". We are driven by the transparency, simplicity and traceability of our system and our CO2 calculations (based on KBOB & Ökobaudat).

OPENLY sees buildings as carbon sinks and provides CO2 certificates for the corresponding building materials that store CO2.

BIONIC

Building bionics or architectural bionics, also known as "natural building", is a branch of bionics. Bionics is an interdisciplinary science in which, for example, biologists, physicists and other natural scientists work together with engineers, architects and designers. Building bionics describes the transfer of phenomena from nature to technical functions that can be relevant to the architecture and functions of a building.

Bionics means learning from nature. In construction bionics, for example, spider webs serve as models for rope constructions, leaf overlaps as models for ideal surface coverage, or the honeycomb principle for exemplary surface utilization.

Bionic architecture is a contemporary movement that explores the physiological, behavioral, and structural adaptations of biological organisms as a source of inspiration for the design and construction of expressive buildings. These structures are designed to be self-sustaining and to change structurally in response to fluctuating internal and external forces such as weather and temperature changes.

Although this style of architecture has been around since the early 18th century, the movement only began to mature in the early 21st century as society became increasingly concerned about climate change and global warming. These influences have led to bionic architecture being used to distract society from its individualistic environment by creating landscapes that allow for a harmonious relationship between nature and society. This is achieved through a deep understanding of the complex interactions between form, material and structure to ensure that the building's design supports a more sustainable environment. As a result, architects are relying on the use of high-tech, man-made materials and techniques to save energy and materials, reduce the consumption of buildings and increase the practicality and reliability of their building structures.

Source 1: Wikipiedia (Link)

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