Forster Profile Systems builds sustainably with Green Steel
The Forster Campus is the first commercial building ensemble in Switzerland to receive the internationally renowned LEED certification with level "Gold" for particularly sustainable buildings. Debrunner Acifer supplied 600 t of Green Steel for the new building.
In Romanshorn TG, Forster Profilsysteme AG is building a 30,000 m2 campus as its new company headquarters. It consists of a production and logistics hall, an office building and a technology center. It will be the first commercial building ensemble in Switzerland to receive the internationally renowned LEED Gold level certification. "Gold" distinguishes particularly sustainable buildings. "Almost all roofs of the Forster Campus are equipped with solar panels. With a capacity of up to 1.5 MW, they fully supply the production with green electricity," says Willi Lüchinger, CEO of Forster Profilsysteme AG.
LEED Gold level only possible thanks to Green Steel
With 600 t of Green Steel for the roof structure of the production and logistics hall and the technology center, the Forster Campus is the first major Green Steel project in Switzerland for Debrunner Acifer as supplier. For Willi Lüchinger, building with Green Steel is a logical consequence of building sustainably. "Of course, conventional steel is also 100% recyclable. But by using steel produced with reduced CO2 emissions, we're taking sustainability one step further: thanks to Green Steel, we're achieving the LEED Gold level."
20 trusses made of Green Steel for 15'000 m2 roof area
At Ernst Fischer AG in Romanshorn, the Green Steel beams, which correspond to the best category (Prime) of the metric developed by Klöckner & Co SE, were used to produce 20 trusses with a length of 37 m, a height of 3 m and a weight of 10 t each - for 15,000 m2 of roof area. Severin Gutjahr-Preisig, member of the Executive Board, produced with Green Steel for the Forster Campus for the first time and had a good experience: "Green Steel can be processed just as well as conventional steel. Steel produced with reduced CO2 emissions is the right way to improve the carbon footprint of the steel industry," he says.
Campus inauguration for the 150th anniversary
For Forster Profile Systems, the Forster Campus is one of the largest projects in the company's history. It will be completed in 2024, the company's 150th anniversary - as a clear and strong commitment to Switzerland as a place to work, as the company emphasizes.
Source and further information: Debrunner Acifer
