CREE Buildings and High Six join forces to accelerate the rollout of timber-hybrid, low-carbon buildings in France. The powerful new alliance offers the French market a viable and scalable construction method, as already deployed in landmark buildings in Germany, Portugal, Benelux, Singapore and more. Typically for these two fast-moving companies, things are set to develop quickly, with pilot project selection already under way and nationwide interest from real estate players seeking sustainable and high-end building solutions.
Overcoming market challenges to super-charge green construction
Despite general construction slowdown and investor hesitancy, strong new environmental regulations are shaking up the status quo and stimulating innovation. Both CREE and High Six are well-placed to help address the industry’s multiple challenges, including reaching decarbonization targets and dealing with labor and supply chain issues.
CREE are market leaders in timber-hybrid solutions, while High Six have quickly established a reputation for their decentralized integrated service offering and effective collaborative approach. The ultra-efficient construction methods of CREE are seen as tailor-made to offer green solutions to the French market, including labor-saving pre-fabrication and a CO2-positive timber-hybrid system. Meanwhile, High Six are renowned experts in low-carbon buildings, synergizing perfectly with CREE’s emphasis on material efficiency.
“We have a perfect partner in High Six, with shared values and entrepreneurial thinking,” says CREE founder Hubert Rhomberg, “We are on the brink of something big, which is exciting and challenging. We are closely selective, choosing only the most ambitious partners; this alliance with High Six testifies to the level of quality that the two companies expect from each project.”
A win-win for low-carbon buildings in France
Expanding into the French market represents an important step for CREE, as not only another country in its global network but a leader in sustainable construction and where the Paris Agreement was signed.
CREE’s Volker Weissenberger believes this new partnership could make waves throughout France and beyond: “This is a strong signal to the rest of the market, that we stand for quality, and that we have the objectives of our clients in mind – resource efficiency and efficient processes, while cutting down costs where possible,” he says. “The more volume we create and the bigger the demand for CREE buildings, the more security we have in supply chains even outside France, providing advantages in all markets in which CREE are active.”
As a neutral partner and ‘integrator’, High Six can work with any construction or real estate company, making this an inherently value-driven and scalable model – serving all stakeholders yet remaining independent. With their local market knowledge and CREE’s bundled international know-how, this will connect the dots and enable rapid expansion.
By leveraging high-quality and regional value chains, the newly established CREE France will improve the predictability and reliability of materials and suppliers; constructors using the CREE method are part of a global platform with instant access to knowledge capitalized through more than 230,000m² of floor space delivered to date.
Regenerative real-estate for future-fit cities
Max Garcia, Managing Director of High Six, is equally optimistic about the potential benefits for the entire industry: “Through CREE France, High Six continues its mission to stimulate the French biobased sectors while allowing other more carbon-intensive industries to accelerate their ecological redirection,” he believes. “Having access to the past 10 years of CREE shared experience is highly valuable in planning new builds in France. This is an opportunity to empower the industry to build more efficiently, economically, and sustainably, thanks to our combined knowledge and expertise.”
Efficiency, optimization, and quality form the pillars of the CREE building system, offering balance between economic viability and architectural expression – important considerations for high-end yet affordable buildings. Prefabrication and hybridity enable the development and greening of national industrial sectors, while also entailing reduced building site emissions and labor requirements.
With six projects spread over France from leading real estate players such as Icade and Synergies Urbaines among others already being considered, the selection of a first pilot project is well under way, trailblazing a path for the future of sustainable construction in France.
About High Six
High Six is an engineering agency specialized in the integration of virtuous building solutions.
Founded in 2021, High Six gathers a wide expertise in digital design, offsite construction, and product approach, together with regional ecosystems to deliver low-carbon building projects.
Thanks to a unique service offering, High Six streamlines the design and build processes, providing real estate players with unprecedented predictability and visibility on their cost, carbon and planning impacts, while fostering architectural expression.
About CREE Buildings
CREE Buildings is an international construction collective for regenerative building solutions. Founded in 2010 by Hubert Rhomberg, CREE Buildings is dedicated to sustainable and healthy buildings using prefabricated timber-based components and has developed the CREE System: proven, reproducible, and constantly evolving solutions for multi-story timber-hybrid buildings. By licensing this unique system, their global network of partners builds smartly and sustainably by sharing knowledge and collaborating through the CREE Platform. From Europe to Asia to North America, together, they are revolutionizing the construction industry.
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High Six and CREE Buildings signing Partnership Agreement at SIBCA, the major low-carbon real estate event in Paris.
