Comparisons

Conventional underground car parks versus parking systems

The following comparison between conventional underground car parks and our car parking system solutions illustrates the differences in space and volume required, material use, energy consumption, emissions and costs.

We compare two solution approaches (one conventional and one using parking systems) with the same or similar conditions and requirements. Our assumptions are based on an identical plot size and total number of parking spaces.

Based on these requirements, we design an optimal design for both systems, which allows us to compare both. As a basis for the comparison, we assume a fictitious plot for an apartment building of approx. 33 m by 19 m. The total construction area is around 640 m2.

The conventional underground car park has the same area, but requires the creation of a second storey with a second ramp to accommodate the same number of parking spaces.

In general, the volume of the conventional underground car park is significantly larger than the solution using parking systems.

The first level is 3.3 m deep with an additional 2.4 m for each additional storey. The first level of an underground car park must be at least 3.3 m deep underground to provide sufficient space for technical installations such as ventilation systems, fire extinguishing systems and storage space for any other necessary installations. These systems are necessary to ensure the safety and functionality of the underground car park.

*All dimensions are based on the Recommendations for Systems for Stationary Traffic 2023 (Empfehlungen für Anlagen des ruhenden Verkehrs 2023 (EAR 23)) of the Road and Transportation Research Association (FGSV).

Comparison with a conventional underground car park

PARKLIFT 450

The Parklift 450 parking system is designed for independent parking of 2 cars on top of each other. To enable independent parking, the Parklift 450 requires space for 3 levels as the platforms have to move up and down.

  • Surface area

    Width 19,05 m x length 33,70 m at approx. 642 m²

  • Underground levels

    2

  • Parking spaces Parklift

    24

  • Parking spaces Conventional underground car park

    27

  • Parking Space Parking system

    Length 5,50 m, width 2,70 m, height 2,05 m

  • Parking space conventional

    Length 5,20 m, width 2,65 m

Konventionelle Tiefgarage
Savings after:
  • Space
  • Volume requirement
  • Energy requirement
  • Emissions
  • Material usage
  • Costs
PARKLIFT 450
25.39 m²
Conventional underground car park
37.01 m²
Savings: 31.4%
PARKLIFT 450
117.7 m³
Conventional underground car park
119.94 m³
Savings: 1.9%
PARKLIFT 450
9505222.76 MJ
Conventional underground car park
13776915.8 MJ
Savings: 31%
PARKLIFT 450
778266.93 CO2/kg
Conventional underground car park
1046179.15 CO2/kg
Savings: 25.6%
PARKLIFT 450
2966239.17 kg
Conventional underground car park
4008750.86 kg
Savings: 26%
PARKLIFT 450
32251 €
Conventional underground car park
37830 €
Savings: 14.7%

COMBILIFT 542

With the ´Combilift 542´, the vehicles are stored in an extremely compact way by raising, lowering and moving the parking pallets sideways, and can still be parked independently.

  • Surface area

    Width 19,05 m x length 33,70 m at approx. 642 m²

  • Underground levels

    2

  • Parking spaces Combilift

    25

  • Parking spaces Conventional underground car park

    27

  • Parking Space Parking system

    Length 5,50 m, width 2,70 m, height 2,05 m

  • Parking space conventional

    Length 5,20 m, width 2,65 m

Savings after:
  • Space
  • Volume requirement
  • Energy requirement
  • Emissions
  • Material usage
  • Costs
COMBILIFT 542
21.65 m²
Conventional underground car park
37.01 m²
Savings: 41.5%
COMBILIFT 542
92.56 m³
Conventional underground car park
119.9 m³
Savings: 22.8%
COMBILIFT 542
8769593 MJ
Conventional underground car park
13506099.8 MJ
Savings: 35.1%
COMBILIFT 542
719442.62 CO2/kg
Conventional underground car park
1021063.15 CO2/kg
Savings: 29.5%
COMBILIFT 542
2799429.73 kg
Conventional underground car park
3899550.86 kg
Savings: 28.2%
COMBILIFT 542
29013 €
Conventional underground car park
37830 €
Savings: 23.3%

COMBILIFT 542 MR

With the ´Combilift 542MR´, the vehicles are stored in an extremely compact way by raising, lowering and moving the parking pallets sideways, and can still be parked independently.
Thanks to the ‘Multi Row’ function of the MR version, the systems and therefore also the vehicles can be arranged in multiple rows. The flexible MR sliding platform acts as a bridge and enables access to the rear row of the parking system.

  • Surface area

    Width 24,85 m x length 33,70 m at approx. 837 m²

  • Underground levels

    2

  • Parking spaces Combilift

    46

  • Parking spaces Conventional underground car park

    39

  • Parking Space Parking system

    Length 5,70 m, width 2,70 m, height 2,05 m

  • Parking space conventional

    Length 5,20 m, width 2,65 m

Combilift 542MR
Savings after:
  • Space
  • Volume requirement
  • Energy requirement
  • Emissions
  • Material usage
  • Costs
COMBILIFT 542 MR
16.01 m²
Conventional underground car park
34.42 m²
Savings: 53.5%
COMBILIFT 542 MR
74.81 m³
Conventional underground car park
108.12 m³
Savings: 30.8%
COMBILIFT 542 MR
11557623.13 MJ
Conventional underground car park
18060507.24 MJ
Savings: 36%
COMBILIFT 542 MR
937338.14 CO2/kg
Conventional underground car park
1387258.86 CO2/kg
Savings: 32.4%
COMBILIFT 542 MR
3547595.55 kg
Conventional underground car park
5378716.14 kg
Savings: 34%
COMBILIFT 542 MR
26313 €
Conventional underground car park
28596 €
Savings: 8%

COMIBLIFT 543

With the ‘Combilift 543’, the vehicles are stored in an extremely compact way by raising, lowering and moving the parking pallets crossways, and can still be parked independently.

The Combilift 543 offers parking spaces on three levels with just one lane.

  • Surface area

    Width 19,05 m x length 33,70 m at approx. 642 m²

  • Underground levels

    3

  • Parking spaces Combilift

    34

  • Parking spaces Conventional underground car park

    39

  • Parking Space Parking system

    Length 5,70 m, width 2,70 m, height 2,05 m

  • Parking space conventional

    Length 5,20 m, width 2,65 m

Savings after:
  • Space
  • Volume requirement
  • Energy requirement
  • Emissions
  • Material usage
  • Costs
COMIBLIFT 543
17.87 m²
Conventional underground car park
38.43 m²
Savings: 53.5%
COMIBLIFT 543
86.97 m³
Conventional underground car park
117.81 m³
Savings: 26.2%
COMIBLIFT 543
9599149.49 MJ
Conventional underground car park
17174692.1 MJ
Savings: 44.1%
COMIBLIFT 543
786969.18 CO2/kg
Conventional underground car park
1355748.68 CO2/kg
Savings: 42%
COMIBLIFT 543
2998299.11 kg
Conventional underground car park
5306214.35 kg
Savings: 43.5%
COMIBLIFT 543
32166 €
Conventional underground car park
39022 €
Savings: 17.6%

COMBILIFT 543 MR

With the ‘Combilift 543MR’, the vehicles are stored in an extremely compact way by raising, lowering and moving the parking pallets sideways, and can still be parked independently on 3 levels.

Thanks to the ‘Multi Row’ function of the MR version, the systems and therefore also the vehicles can be arranged in multiple rows. The flexible MR sliding platform acts as a bridge and enables access to the rear row of the parking system.

  • Surface area

    Width 24,85 m x length 33,70 m at approx. 837 m²

  • Underground levels

    3

  • Parking spaces Combilift

    67

  • Parking spaces Conventional underground car park

    60

  • Parking Space Parking system

    Length 5,70 m, width 2,70 m, height 2,05 m

  • Parking space conventional

    Length 5,20 m, width 2,65 m

Savings after:
  • Space
  • Volume requirement
  • Energy requirement
  • Emissions
  • Material usage
  • Costs
COMBILIFT 543 MR
12.01 m²
Conventional underground car park
33.56 m²
Savings: 64.2%
COMBILIFT 543 MR
63.31 m³
Conventional underground car park
99.74 m³
Savings: 36.5%
COMBILIFT 543 MR
12634532.45 MJ
Conventional underground car park
20951969.06 MJ
Savings: 39.7%
COMBILIFT 543 MR
1020773.64 CO2/kg
Conventional underground car park
1649712.76 CO2/kg
Savings: 38.1%
COMBILIFT 543 MR
3751553.35 kg
Conventional underground car park
6470956.98 kg
Savings: 42%
COMBILIFT 543 MR
25213 €
Conventional underground car park
34231 €
Savings: 26.3%

COMBIPARKER 560 - NEW!

The ´Combiparker 560´ is comparable to the Combilift and also offers the possibility of storing vehicles in an extremely compact way by raising, lowering and
and moving the parking pallets crossways.

However, thanks to a special technology, the Combiparker 560 allows cars to be parked on up to 5 levels - with just one parking level.

  • Surface area

    Width 19,05 m x length 33,70 m at approx. 642 m²

  • Underground levels

    5

  • Parking spaces Combiparker

    58

  • Parking spaces Conventional underground car park

    63

  • Parking Space Parking system

    Length 6,00 m, width 2,70 m, height 2,05 m

  • Parking space conventional

    Length 5,20 m, width 2,65 m

Savings after:
  • Space
  • Volume requirement
  • Energy requirement
  • Emissions
  • Material usage
  • Costs
COMBIPARKER 560 - NEW!
9.3 m²
Conventional underground car park
39.65 m²
Savings: 76.5%
COMBIPARKER 560 - NEW!
63.71 m³
Conventional underground car park
115.99 m³
Savings: 45.1%
COMBIPARKER 560 - NEW!
11166266.59 MJ
Conventional underground car park
19549590.14 MJ
Savings: 42.9%
COMBIPARKER 560 - NEW!
911349.23 CO2/kg
Conventional underground car park
1564907.68 CO2/kg
Savings: 41.8%
COMBIPARKER 560 - NEW!
3361649.37 kg
Conventional underground car park
6118619.35 kg
Savings: 45.1%
COMBIPARKER 560 - NEW!
37412 €
Conventional underground car park
47329 €
Savings: 21%

Information about the individual parameters that were included in the calculation.

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Energy consumption

  • Excavator (EURO6) for excavation: 0.00062 MJ/kg
  • Reinforced concrete (concrete foundation, concrete surface, concrete ceiling, ramp,
    masonry): 2.48 MJ/kg
  • Wall cladding: 7.98 MJ/kg
  • Waterproofing: 97.00 MJ/kg
  • Car park ventilation: 71.89 MJ/kg
  • Fire safety systems: 41.49 MJ/kg
  • Electrical installations: 75.30 MJ/kg
  • Parking system: 25.42 MJ/kg

Material use

  • Excavator for excavation
  • Reinforced concrete (concrete foundation, concrete surface, concrete ceiling, ramp,
    masonry):
  • Wall cladding
  • Waterproofing
  • Underground car park installations
  • Parking system including assembly

Emissions

Construction pit:

  • Excavation/excavator: 0.00005 kg CO2/kg
  • Reinforced concrete (concrete foundation, concrete surface, concrete ceiling, ramp,
    masonry): 0.23 kg CO2/kg
  • Wall cladding: 0.37 kg CO2/kg
  • Waterproofing: 3.00 kg CO2/kg
  • Car park ventilation: 2.45 kg CO2/kg
  • Fire safety systems: 4.71 kg CO2/kg
  • Electrical installations: 2.43 kg CO2/kg
  • Parking system: 1.72 kg CO2/kg

Costs

Approx. costs per m2 for conventional car park
1st level = € 800 per m2
2nd level = € 1,000 per m2
3rd level = € 1,200 per m2

 

Note: The comparison is based on costs in the Munich area.

Detailed comparison report of two construction pits:

  1. Introduction: This report aims to make a detailed comparison between two construction pits, analysing the excavation and transport processes. In case one, the construction pit has a volume of 3605 m3, while in case two, the construction pit has a volume of 4379 m3. The aim is to work out the differences in excavation time, transport time, CO2 emissions and savings between the two scenarios.
  2. Methodology: The data for this report comes from a variety of sources, including industry standards, manufacturer information and real-world experience. The calculations are based on this data plus standardised formulas and assumptions that are widely used in the construction industry.
  3. Excavation process: The construction pit is dug out using an excavator. The excavator has a bucket capacity of 2 m3. The excavation time is determined by the number of bucket passes required.

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