Transsolar
Matthias Schuler.
(Germany)
Transsolar ClimateEngineering is a consulting company founded by Matthias Schuler. The practice develops holistic building and neighbourhood concepts in close collaboration with architects and clients, aiming to minimise carbon emissions in both construction and operation without compromising human wellbeing, indoors and outdoors.
Reducing embodied emissions in building construction is central to their work, addressing the 40% of global carbon emissions associated with the sector. The practice advocates for upgrading existing constructions rather than replacing them, minimising new construction, and critically questioning building size when new development is necessary. Their approach positions emission reduction, rather than energy supply, as the primary challenge for the future in limiting temperature increase caused by climate change.