A Carbon Removal Project · CH
Carbon Removed
705
t CO₂
locked into the building long-term
Timber Carbon Removal Credits
635
for long-term removed carbon
Main co-benefit
870
t CO₂eq
avoided emissions
About the project
This residential tower rises at the heart of the Papieri site in Cham — a paper-mill grounds with industrial history reaching back to 1657, now transformed into a mixed neighbourhood. The building offers 61 condominiums and an integrated childcare centre.
Its hybrid structure puts each material where it performs best: twin glulam beams and timber-concrete composite floors carry the loads in wood, combined with low-cement recycled concrete. The site's own river power plant covers around half the quarter's energy demand locally.
Completed in 2024 and designed along 2000-watt-society principles, the tower shows high-density housing on transformed industrial land as a long-term carbon sink, certified under the Rainbow Standard.
Co-benefits
Beyond the tonnes of carbon removed
Emission reductions
Concrete & steel avoided
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.
79
Technology
Engineered mass timber structure
Project partner
Cham Swiss Properties
Building category
Multi-family residential
Completion
2025
Main usable floor area
7,343 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
Cham
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Building owners
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Carbon buyers
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