Belgium IsoHemp Concrete

Industrial Emissions Capture Gas Capture
クレジットの種類 ボランタリークレジット
認証基準
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認証基準とは

クレジットの発行元となる企業・団体・プロジェクトが実現した温室効果ガス排出削減量または吸収量を測定し、その信頼性・永続性・追加性等を独立した立場から検証しクレジットの質を保証する基準の名称(表示は略称)

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VintageYear
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VintageYear とは

クレジットの発行年度(認証基準の審査を通過し、当該クレジットの温室効果ガス排出削減量または吸収量を自社排出量に適応可能と定められた年度)

2024

購入可能なオフセット量

1,114.00 トン

1トンあたりの価格(税込)

15,103

プロジェクト概要

● Company mission
IsoHemp is a material manufacturing company in the construction sector. The company makes insulated hempcrete blocks. This product can be used for insulation or load-bearing walls (when combined with reinforced concrete for the construction structure) and can replace conventional insulating and construction materials. In 2022 and 2023, 68% of the production was used as insulation and 32% for load-bearing walls.
● Explanation of project
IsoHemp's production facilities use 100% local, natural bio-sourced materials (lime and hemp), having a positive carbon impact and boosting the thermal, energy consumption, and environmental quality of conventional construction materials. The project aims to quadruple the production of the facility using carbon credit revenues.
● Reason for creation (social / environmental / geopolitical context)
Adopting bio-based materials in construction presents a compelling solution to diminish the carbon footprint of the building sector. These materials can involve fewer pollutant components and require significantly lower energy inputs during the manufacturing process compared to ordinary solutions. Furthermore, their implementation facilitates the long-term storage of atmospheric CO₂. Therefore, enhancing the sustainability of buildings is pivotal in achieving the EU's climate change mitigation goals, and the EU's renovation wave is poised to be a central driver in the substantial enhancement of Europe's current building stock.
● Impact
Carbon sequestration: up to 1000 tCO₂ per year
Carbon avoidance: up to 800 tCO₂ per year
Water: 3 m³ saved per m² of product; -75% to 95% depending on the product
Energy savings: 40 kWh/m³ vs 700 kWh/m³ for clay bricks; -94%
Building heating performance: hempcrete usage reduced by 20 kWh/m² per year in building heating vs. classic materials
Fossil materials consumption: 80% of the raw material is bio-based and circular vs. 0% in classic materials
● Details about plans for verification
This project was audited and validated by Verifavia (accredited ISO 14065 & 17029 and under Riverse VVB guidance) in January 2023 with the present document and attached files listed in the Appendix of the Detailed Project Description (DPD). A monitoring plan has been defined to verify the credits every year from 2022 to 2026.
● Notes on additionality
Regulatory additionality: According to European regulations, guidelines for the construction sector encourage the use of bio-based materials but do not mandate them.
Financial & prevalence additionality: Higher material costs are a widely recognized barrier to adopting bio-based construction. IsoHemp selling prices are detailed in the DPD, and are between 20% and 800% more expensive vs. market average competition. Funding from carbon credits is needed to expand production capacity with a lower market price for the products.