JBF Environmental Protection & Sustainability
Our environmental management system is certified according to DIN EN ISO 14001
Efficient and environmentally friendly use of energy
The administration, the assembly halls, the exhibition hall built in 2018 and the customer center built in 2020 are heated with district heating. Manure (cattle, horse, sheep, chicken), silo maize, wild plants and straw are used in production. The district heating supply offers both economic and ecological advantages through low heat losses during distribution and through the use of regenerative resources. The heat is used particularly efficiently by the low-temperature underfloor heating in the buildings.
Sustainable energy generation
There are several photovoltaic systems on the roofs of our halls. The first system with around 68 kWp was installed in 2009. In 2010, a total of 62 kWp was added by two more systems and in 2019 an additional 91 kWp for own use. The electricity generated is mainly used in energy-intensive production. The excess is fed into the local power grid. Compared to the minimum consumption of 500g/kWh of CO2 in electricity produc tion with fossil variants (natural gas, lignite and hard coal), the photovoltaic systems with an average total generation of 222 MWh save around 111 tons of CO2 per year.
New habitat for small animals
Gabions are increasingly used in gardening and landscaping. These wire baskets are filled with rocks suitable for use as habitats for small animals. They thus offer an ecological function for the protection of species. Based on this principle, we created a lizard habitat on the gabion wall of our production building, which has since been well received by the little visitors.