Zurich tests Madaster material passport

Zurich expects the test run at the residential project in the Netherlands to create transparency about the materials used and their CO2 equivalents. From this, the real estate department wants to gain insights for future portfolio management. "Through the data transparency of a material passport, we want to learn more about a building's impact on people and the environment," says Roger Baumann, chief operating officer and head of Global Real Estate Product Development at Zurich. "We hope this will help us identify new decision-making opportunities to significantly decarbonize our real estate portfolio."

Resource-relevant information about the materials used in the building is stored in a Madaster material passport. By planning and managing a building as a material bank, it should be possible to gain insights into how and how many materials are used and how CO2 emissions can be reduced in this way. Indices for the financial and circular evaluation of the materials and products used, as well as a new dismantlability and environmental index, will help users of the Madaster platform to plan and manage buildings in a more resource-efficient way. (ah)