Change is happening everywhere, we are constantly adapting to developing trends at work or home. Pandemic enforced regulations, shortages in raw materials with increased awareness of our eco environment has led to a shift in urban planning. One that allows for mixed-use developments with housing that caters for diverse needs, combined with walkable environments. Scarcity of land and demands to being close to work and home, led to vertical dense and multi-functional buildings, that house retail stores first, then offices and finally residential units. Today, neighbourhoods must offer buildings that incorporate modern architecture and use of technology as well as utilise daylight and non-toxic materials.
As architects and planners are more and more focusing on reducing carbon emissions by utilising sustainable materials and building habits to fulfil urban designs, the practices are shifting to multi-modality, water conservation, and efficient energy use. With that in mind, GUTMANN continuously develops products utilising circular and recyclable materials to create building envelopes that meet the highest standards in thermal insulation, up to passive house standards, to promote efficient energy consumption, minimal frame view to capture maximum daylight admittance and a barrier free threshold to allow for ease of movement and maintain a healthy living environment.
According to Mr. Matthias Dold, Project Manager Metal-Composite systems, Gutmann always has been optimizing our building systems, creating sophisticated and aesthetically beautiful products from Wood Aluminium to meet diverse architectural requirements of thermal efficiency with minimal environmental impact. Not only that, we pride ourselves on using highly recyclable aluminium and wood sourced from local industries and sustainably managed forests in the area to minimise transportation costs and CO2 emissions. Gutmann’s development of its products is always in line with environmental demands with an eye on beauty, technical specifications and modular construction. That’s why we always strive to design ahead and ultimately for life.