Sustainability
With buildings generally accounting for around 40 percent of energy consumption in society, the focus on sustainability in the construction industry has increased over the past couple of years. We are committed to sustainable buildings and entrances, offering energy-efficient doors, high-quality materials and EPDs.
We have a comprehensive range of automatic swing, sliding, and revolving doors that help reduce commercial buildings' costs and energy consumption. Our doors offer the most value across three key building segments – retail, healthcare, and private commercial buildings.
Energy-efficient doors
When a door saves energy, the whole building saves energy. Doors and windows are the apparent vulnerabilities when it comes to maintaining indoor climates – they’re thinner than walls and allow external weather to rush in when open. While windows tend to remain closed, doors are required to open and close several times each day for a building to function. Automatic doors are faster, smarter, and more suited to high foot traffic than manual doors. Therefore, automatic doors are necessary for sustainable commercial buildings, helping to minimise heat transmission, air leakage, and air infiltration.
Our automatic doors can:
- Minimise energy loss
- Improve indoor air quality
- Increase daylight
- Control air circulation
- Optimise overall energy performance of any building
Energy-efficient solutions for high traffic areas
Reduce your carbon footprint and increase your savings with innovative solutions that keep energy consumption low. Whether you're running a healthcare facility, transportation hub or distribution center, high traffic areas demand energy-efficient solutions. But you don't want to sacrifice user comfort for energy efficiency. Automatic doors provide the perfect balance. Smart sensors ensure that the door will only open when people need to pass through and that the door closes quickly once they’ve passed through. This allows you to have close control over both airflow and energy loss.
Retail
Retail is about more than moving things off the shelves. Your business depends on keeping people and goods flowing smoothly.
Healthcare
Keep hospitals and healthcare centers ready for anything with anti-bacterial door surfaces, sealed environments and touchless entrances.
Distribution and logistics
To keep up with the demands of the distribution and logistics industry, fast, safe, and energy-efficient operations are essential. Solutions that promote a good flow of goods is crucial.
Transportation
Restricted zones. Streams of passengers. Extreme weather. Automated doors on a massive scale. From the departure gates to the emergency exit, we get passengers and cargo safely on their way.
How to meet new energy-saving requirements
In response to the pressing need for sustainable development, energy-saving requirements have emerged across Europe, with governments implementing measures to combat high energy prices and ensure gas supply security. As businesses strive to follow these regulations, upgrading your entrance solutions presents a crucial opportunity to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs.
By installing automatic doors in your hotel, store or warehouse, you can make a significant impact on your energy consumption and costs. Automatic doors are designed to minimise energy loss, improve indoor air quality, increase natural daylight, and optimise overall energy performance. Not only will you be saving money on energy bills, but you'll also be contributing to a greener future.
Looking for energy savings? These doors have got you covered.
ASSA ABLOY RR5000 Highly Insulated Rigid Exterior Door
Revolving doors
ASSA ABLOY OH1082P Highly Insulated Panel Door
Sliding doors
ASSA ABLOY OH1042S Speed Door
Swing doors
Lower energy bills with energy-efficient doors
Did you know that door openings and access points are responsible for up to 11% of the energy loss in your building? Upgrading your entrances with energy-efficient doors is a crucial part of reducing energy consumption and limiting related costs.
Energy-efficient doors provide greater airflow control and minimise air leakage, ensuring that your indoor climate is preserved while reducing energy waste. With the right door type, your business can save significant amounts of energy, leading to lower energy bills and a smaller carbon footprint. The greater control you have over how much hot or cold air flows from inside to outside your building, the more efficient your entrances are, and the more significant your savings will be. Let your door do the heavy lifting and watch as your entire building becomes more energy efficient.
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Regular service is key to energy efficiency
Regular maintenance of your doors is important for their energy efficiency An automatic door that doesn’t close when intended can lead to increased energy consumption for several reasons.
- The open door allows air to escape from the building, causing the HVAC system to work harder to maintain a comfortable temperature. This means that the heating or cooling system will need to consume more energy to compensate for the lost air.
- If the open door is near a thermostat, it can give a false reading of the room temperature, causing the HVAC system to continue running even when the desired temperature has been reached.
- An open door can allow unwanted drafts or outside air to enter the building, which can affect the air quality and temperature inside.
All these factors can lead to increased energy usage, higher utility bills, and a less comfortable indoor environment. Regular maintenance of your doors will help ensure that they close properly and efficiently, reducing energy waste and associated costs.
When high-quality equals sustainability
With our commitment to high-quality service, we ensure sustainability throughout the lifecycle of each product. Regular servicing and product care maintain a product's energy-saving properties while promoting safe operation through well-maintained materials. This results in reduced need for door replacement, minimised downtime and lowered costs in the long term. Using high-quality materials means a sustainable choice, ensuring the building's longevity. A perfect example of that is BREEAM Outstanding Metro supermarket outside Vienna, projected by architect Adreas Prehal.
Embracing energy efficiency
Compliance and EPDs
ASSA ABLOY is one of a handful of corporate partners of the World Green Building Council – a responsibility we're immensely proud of. We also have a comprehensive collection of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), enabling decision-makers to take a transparent view of each product's lifecycle. The performance of our automatic doors across the globe contributes to buildings' environmental ratings, including BREEAM, LEED, HQE, DNGB, nZEB, and Greenstar. Looking for a specific EPD? Check out the download section on the product’s page.
Globally sustainable
Sustainability is one of the drivers in our value chain. By placing ASSA ABLOY in a broader context, the group can better understand the sustainability risks and opportunities in the business. Managing them in a good way helps us grow and remain profitable. ASSA ABLOY has defined four environmental sustainability priorities that support the group's vision and strategy, and frame the targets set by each division. Want to learn more about the ASSA ABLOY sustainability strategy?
Sustainability
We are committed to sustainable buildings and entrances, offering energy-efficient doors, high-quality materials and EPDs.
Environmental Product Declarations
Through Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) we present and communicate the results of our products’ sustainability performance.
Sustainability reports
ASSA ABLOY reports in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative G4 Core. The company has released reports on sustainable development and the group's sustainability work and performance since 2006.
Reporting principles
ASSA ABLOY reports in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative G4 Core. The company has released reports on sustainable development and the group's sustainability work and performance since 2006.
ASSA ABLOY applies the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines
ASSA ABLOY has reported its sustainability performance in a separate sustainability report since 2006. ASSA ABLOY's GRI content index is included in the sustainability report The GRI Guidelines are the most commonly used regarding sustainability reporting. For more information about the GRI, visit GRI website. ASSA ABLOY's initiatives and results have gained recognition – ASSA ABLOY is included in TSE4Good, the OMX GES Sustainability Sweden PI Index, and in the Kempen SNS SRI Universe. ASSA ABLOY has participated in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) since 2007. For 2015, the Group received a score of 93/100 (81/100) the CDP climate change program, and submitted data to the CDP water program for the first time
Featured products
Automatic and Manual Revolving Doors
Revolving doors for smooth traffic flows.Automatic Swing Doors
Flexible and efficient automatic swing doors.High-speed Doors
High-speed doors for industrial environments.Access Control
Managing access is a critical requirement for many businesses, both large and small. Lost credentials can pose a security risk, especially without the ability to quickly restrict access or monitor user traffic throughout the building.
With technologies developed for both standalone systems as well as open standard products that integrate with existing access control systems, ASSA ABLOY offers an intelligent, yet simple step up from keys which enables administrators to control access to secure areas through physical, logical, electronic, offline, online and wireless access control solutions.
Smart and Digital Locks
Imagine never having to carry keys to your home.
ASSA ABLOY is leading the way in technology with a range of exciting keyless locks to fit in with your lifestyle. Each has different features which are detailed below, to help you select the right lock for you and your family’s needs. Not only is keyless locking more convenient, but it also puts a stop to lost keys and lock outs.Window Handles
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Yale Aeron® Window Actuator
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Case studies
- Customer case
Reduced energy use in chilled warehouse
2025-05-05
- Customer case
Overhead sectional doors increase operational efficiency and reduce energy loss at Scandinavia’s largest wholesale market
2025-05-05
- Customer case
Minimised energy loss with industrial doors
2025-05-05
- Customer case
Continental Airlines, USA
2024-11-01
- Customer case
A safe, draught-free and comfortable hospital entrance
2024-06-26
- News
Our 2023 sustainability highlights are here
2024-03-15
- News
Today we kick off World Green Building Week 2023
2023-09-11
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