Kone wants to promote sustainable construction
Kone is committed to sustainability in the construction industry. To this end, the globally active lift manufacturer has developed a comprehensive guideline for the industry. Kone also focuses on sustainability in its own business, for example with CO2-neutral lifts.
More than a quarter of all CO2 emissions are caused in the construction industry, Kone informs in a press release. This is where the globally active manufacturer of lifts and escalators wants to contribute to remedying the situation. To this end, the Kone subsidiaries in Switzerland, Germany and Austria, together with Martin Pfeiffer from the University of Hanover, have developed a comprehensive guideline for a sustainable construction and maintenance industry. The white paper “Green Buildings” shows enormous potential for reducing emissions in all phases of a building, writes Kone.
As examples, the communication mentions recycled building materials and the deconstruction of buildings in line with the circular economy. In addition, low-waste prefabricated building components are recommended, which can be used again after deconstruction. In general, the motto is dismantling instead of demolition.
Kone also pays attention to sustainability in its own core business. For example, the lift manufacturer relies on energy recovery for its lift systems and reduces malfunctions with the help of the use of artificial intelligence during maintenance. “With the white paper, we want to show that sustainability in the building sector has many different facets and must be thought about and lived in all construction and operating phases,” Petru Huurinainen, Managing Director of Kone Austria and Switzerland, is quoted as saying in the press release. That is why Kone not only installs CO2-free lifts, but also maintains them in a CO2-neutral manner and dismantles them in a circular economy-friendly manner. “The publication is intended to broaden the horizon to the green buildings of tomorrow.”