Trajnost – Construction S d.o.o.

Inovativna strategija podjetja Construction s d.o.o.

Trajnostni kamen in krožna platforma prihodnosti.

Odkrijte, kako preoblikujemo kamnarsko industrijo s prehodom iz linearnega v krožno gospodarstvo. Naš cilj je ponuditi trajnostne, sledljive in certificirane kamnite rešitve za gradbeništvo prihodnosti.

Rešujemo eno največjih težav v panogi

Projekt uvaja prvi zbirno-sortirni center za kamnoseške izdelke in ostanke kamna. S tem rešujemo eno največjih težav v panogi – kam z odvečnimi kosi kamna. Namesto da bi končali kot odpad, bodo materiali, ki so še primerni, ponovno predelani in vrnjeni v uporabo.

Cilj projekta je vzpostaviti krožno gospodarstvo v kamnoseštvu, zmanjšati obremenitev okolja in hkrati ustvariti dodano vrednost iz kamna, ki bi sicer ostal neizkoriščen.

Inovativna strategija podjetja Construction s d.o.o.

Kdo smo in naša vizija

Podjetje Construction s d.o.o. deluje na področju kamnarstva in pokriva celotno vrednostno verigo – vse od pridobivanja v kamnolomih do končnega izdelka.

Z zavedanjem, da se zahteve v gradbeni industriji hitro zaostrujejo v smeri trajnosti, smo sprejeli jasno vizijo: postati želimo vodilni ponudnik certificiranega trajnostnega kamna in osrednja platforma za krožno rabo kamnitih materialov v regiji.

Presegamo tradicionalni model kamnoseštva in se uveljavljamo kot inovativni akter, ki združuje trajnost, digitalizacijo in učinkovito upravljanje virov.

Smo tudi člani sekcije kamnarjev pri GZS.

Izzivi industrije, ki jih rešujemo

Tradicionalna kamnarska industrija se danes sooča z resnimi strukturnimi in okoljskimi izzivi. Pri rezanju in oblikovanju kamna nastane med 20 % in 50 % odpadnega materiala, ki pogosto ostaja neizkoriščen . Ta odpadek obsega vse od večjih kosov kamna do drobnega materiala in kamnitega blata, ki nastaja ob uporabi vode .

Transparentnost in zaupanje na trgu

Poleg slabe izrabe surovin v panogi primanjkuje sistematične sledljivosti – informacije o izvoru materiala, načinu obdelave in transportu se izgubijo, kar zmanjšuje transparentnost in zaupanje na trgu . Hkrati pa podjetja večinoma nimajo na voljo standardiziranih podatkov o ogljičnem odtisu svojih izdelkov, kar otežuje dostop do zahtevnejših in trajnostno usmerjenih gradbenih projektov .

Strategija treh stebrov

Da bi rešili te izzive, smo v Construction s d.o.o. razvili celovito strategijo, ki temelji na treh medsebojno povezanih stebrih. Ti stebri omogočajo prehod iz linearnega modela (vzemi-uporabi-zavrzi) v sodoben krožni sistem

Digitalni portal za sekundarne kamnite materiale

Vzpostavljamo centralno digitalno platformo (portal), ki bo povezala ponudnike odpadnih materialov, kot so kamnoseki in gradbena podjetja, s končnimi uporabniki sekundarnih surovin. Portal deluje kot digitalni trg, preko katerega omogočamo prevzem, obdelavo in ponovno trženje materialov, s čimer materialom, ki bi sicer postali odpadek, vračamo vrednost.

Sistem sledljivosti in Digitalni potni list (DPP)

Uvajamo inovativni sistem sledljivosti oziroma digitalni potni list (Digital Product Passport). Vsak kos oziroma serija materiala prejme unikatno identifikacijsko oznako (npr. QR kodo), na katero so vezani ključni podatki: izvor iz kamnoloma, način obdelave, transport in okoljski kazalniki. Ta transparentnost kupcem in partnerjem zagotavlja popolno sledljivost materiala skozi celoten življenjski cikel.

Kvantifikacija okoljskih vplivov in certificiranje (LCA in EPD)

Izvajamo analize življenjskega cikla (LCA), da bi natančno izmerili naš ogljični odtis in druge okoljske vplive. S pridobitvijo okoljskih deklaracij proizvoda (EPD) lahko jasno in transparentno dokazujemo trajnostnost naših materialov. To je ključnega pomena za vključevanje v certifikacijske sheme trajnostne gradnje, kot sta BREEAM in LEED, ter za sodelovanje pri javnih in evropsko financiranih projektih.

Zero Waste strategija in krožni tokovi materialov

V jedru našega operativnega modela je Zero waste strategija, katere cilj je maksimalno povečanje izkoristka kamna in zmanjšanje odpadkov na minimum.

Materialne tokove delimo v tri krožne zanke:

Ponovna uporaba (Reuse): Večji ostanki kamna, ki ostanejo pri rezanju, se z minimalno dodatno obdelavo uporabijo za manjše izdelke, kot so tlakovci, obloge ali dekorativni elementi.

Recikliranje (Recycling): Lomljen material in drobci se s pomočjo drobljenja in sortiranja predelajo v sekundarne surovine ter agregate, ki so zelo iskani v gradbeni industriji.

Nizkovredna uporaba (Downcycling) in inovativno ravnanje z blatom: Kamnito blato (prah z vodo) predstavlja največji logistični in okoljski izziv. Rešujemo ga z iskanjem možnosti njegove predelave in ponovne uporabe kot polnila v cementni industriji ali pri izdelavi kompozitnih materialov.

Kamen z dodano vrednostjo

“Certified Sustainable Stone”

Z združevanjem podatkov o sledljivosti, analizah življenjskega cikla in zmanjševanju odpadkov razvijamo premium produkt, ki ga imenujemo certificiran trajnostni kamen (Certified sustainable stone).

Ta produkt je idealna izbira za arhitekte, projektante in gradbena podjetja, ki iščejo:
materiale z dokazljivim in nizkim ogljičnim odtisom, popolno skladnost z najnovejšimi evropskimi regulativami in zahtevami trajnostne gradnje, zmanjšana tveganja in višjo estetsko vrednost s poudarkom na zgodbi krožnega gospodarstva (ponovne uporabe)

Revolucije v gradbeništvu ne moremo ustvariti sami.

Povežimo se in gradimo trajnostno prihodnost

Za uspešno delovanje našega krožnega ekosistema si želimo sodelovanja z industrijo, kamnoseki, gradbenimi podjetji in raziskovalnimi institucijami.

Če ste arhitekt, ki išče materiale z EPD certifikati za svoj naslednji trajnostni projekt, ali gradbeno podjetje, ki želi optimizirati ravnanje z lastnimi odpadnimi materiali, vas vabimo, da postanete del naše krožne platforme
. Skupaj lahko naravnemu kamnu zagotovimo neskončno življenjsko dobo in pripomoremo k razogljičenju gradbenega sektorja.

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