Berlin, 2022
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The seven-storey office complex EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin was built sustainably using a modular timber hybrid construction method.

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The larger of the two free-standing buildings covers around 20,000 sqm of floor space, making it the largest wood-hybrid building in Germany in terms of area.

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Photo © HG Esch
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The German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) certified the project as Germany's most sustainable building in 2022.

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Photo © HG Esch
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In the construction of the buildings, the focus was on reducing the CO2 footprint as much as possible, especially the weight of the complex, and on using sustainable materials that can be recycled according to the cradle-to-cradle principle.

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Photo © HG Esch

The project and all materials used are registered in the Madaster database. Due to an approx. 50% saving of reinforced concrete compared to conventional in-situ concrete construction, the construction-related CO2 footprint of the ensemble is correspondingly lower.

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