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Megatrends

CURBING CARBON IN CONSTRUCTION

Kingspan’s innovative building envelope solutions aim to help building designers reduce carbon emissions at the upfront, operational and end-of-life stages. Through our continuous product innovation, Kingspan is leading the way.

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Carbon in Construction 2020

Together, buildings and construction are responsible for 39% of all carbon emissions in the world, with operational emissions (from energy used to heat, cool, light and power appliances) accounting for 28%. The remaining 11% comes from embodied carbon emissions, or ‘upfront’ carbon that is associated with materials and construction processes throughout the whole building lifecycle.

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Towards the middle of the century, as the world’s population approaches 10 billion, the global building stock is expected to double in size. Carbon emissions released before the built asset is used, what is referred to as ‘upfront carbon’, will be responsible for half of the entire carbon footprint of new construction between now and 2050, threatening to consume a large part of our remaining carbon budget.

Therefore the built environment sector has a vital role to play in responding to the climate emergency, and addressing upfront carbon is a critical and urgent focus.

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Bringing Embodied Carbon Upfront Report

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Our Impact

enabling lower embodied carbon

Addressing embodied carbon is crucial

Addressing embodied carbon is crucial to averting a climate crisis, as new construction is expected to double the world’s building stock by 2060, causing an increase in the carbon emissions occurring right now; that is the equivalent of building an entire New York City, every month, for the next 40 years.

High-performance carbon reduction

Kingspan’s thinner, lighter insulation materials can reduce embodied carbon at the upfront stage, by reducing the structural members, associated foundations and ancillary products in construction.

Our Goals

Through our Planet Passionate Programme, by 2030, we are targeting Net Zero Carbon manufacturing and a 50% reduction in carbon emissions from our primary suppliers.

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See how Kingspan’s QuadCore™ can reduce upfront or embodied carbon by up to 28% versus alternative systems

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Kingspan insulation systems sold in 2020 will save

164m

tonnes of carbon over their lifetime (based on a 60 year life assumption)

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The products we make enable high-performance buildings that can save more energy, carbon and water. 

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The class-leading thermal performance of our insulation results in thinner, lighter solutions with significant energy and space savings. Unlike legacy insulation, it doesn’t slump or sag and so retains its performance for its lifetime.

Australia ECU Science Building / Insulated Panels KS 1000 Rw; Dri-Design Rainscreen Facacde

The products we make enable high-performance buildings that can save more energy, carbon and water. 

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We invest to continuously improve the thermal performance of our insulation systems, with innovations such as QuadCore™ insulated panels and Kooltherm® insulation boards.

Australia ECU Science Building / Insulated Panels KS 1000 Rw; Dri-Design Rainscreen Facacde

The products we make enable high-performance buildings that can save more energy, carbon and water. 

KINGSPAN'S IMPACT ON OPERATIONAL CARBON

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Our Impact

KINGSPAN’S IMPACT ON END OF LIFE CARBON

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8,000㎡ Kingspan UltraTemp panels are ready for reuse after a successful coldstore warehouse demolition

Designed for disassembly

There are many reasons why a building constructed today might be repurposed or disassembled at a future date. Consideration must also be given to the carbon impacts of a building, and the products with which it has been constructed, will have at the end of their life.

Recycling can be carbon intensive

Recycling can be a very carbon intensive process. Building materials must be transported to recycling depots, separated and, where possible, reprocessed into reusable materials with the remainder going to waste. Therefore reuse, where possible, is a preferred solution.

Extending the life of aging buildings

Kingspan’s insulation systems can help to extend the life of existing buildings through external cladding. This can help to reduce the end of life carbon impact of those buildings.

Learn more in our upcoming case study about how Kingspan helped to reclad the building below for Solomon Commercials.

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Megatrends

Changing Lifestyles

NEXT GENERATION SOLUTIONS FOR NEXT GENERATION INDUSTRY

Strategic Pillars

Strategic Pillar

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Innovation

Kingspan is driven by a belief that advanced materials and methods of construction hold the answer to some of the great challenges that our planet and society face. From products that insulate better while creating more internal space, to those that harness more natural daylight, we are dedicated to extending the limits of ultra-performance envelope design with a core focus on energy efficiency.

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Strategic Pillar Study

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Planet Passionate

Launched in December 2019, Planet Passionate is our ambitious 10-year global sustainability programme where we have set ourselves hard targets to progress our positive impact on three global issues: climate change, circularity and the protection of our natural world.

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Strategic Pillar

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Global

Kingspan continues to expand globally bringing ultra-performance building envelope solutions to markets which are at an earlier stage in their evolution to sustainable and efficient methods of construction.

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