A Carbon Removal Project · CH
Carbon Removed
240
t CO₂
locked into the building long-term
Timber Carbon Removal Credits
216
for long-term removed carbon
Main co-benefit
296
t CO₂eq
avoided emissions
About the project
KAPLA is a nine-storey timber tower in Münchenstein near Basel: 18 cooperative apartments rising around 30 metres on the site of a former kindergarten, completing a housing estate the Basler Wohngenossenschaft has run since 1974.
The slender point building — approved by the municipal assembly with 91 votes to 3 — uses timber-frame construction with hollow-box floors, built from Swiss softwood and hardwood. Rents sit 15 to 20 percent below market, and every apartment looks out diagonally across the Birs valley.
Ready for occupation from 2026, KAPLA shares its ground with an orchard, a playground and a central neighbourhood square — affordable height, community at its feet.
Co-benefits
Beyond the tonnes of carbon removed
Emission reductions
Concrete & steel avoided
Timber origin
FSC-certified, Switzerland
SDG contribution
6, 9, 11, 12
SDG contribution
2.03 m³ FW/TCRC
1.61 m³ EWP/TCRC
0.285 t CO₂e/TCRC
1.61 m³ EWP/TCRC
Project Data
TC project no.
22
Technology
Engineered mass timber structure
Project partner
Basler Wohngenossenschaft
Building category
Multi-family residential
Completion
2026
Main usable floor area
1,478 m²
Technical lifetime
100+ years
Timber Carbon Removal Credits
Registry & traceability
Carbon Registry
Rainbow Standard
Endorsement
ICROA · ICVCM · EU CRCF
Mechanism
Removal
Methodology
Biobased ConstructionCredit status
EstimatedLocation on the map
Münchenstein
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