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Energy-optimised construction in new buildings
All of these new buildings are steps towards "buildings of the future". With a range of new concepts, materials and technologies, the possibilities and facets of energy-optimised construction are being demonstrated. Whether an office and administration building, or a production hall, all buildings are designed for maximum workplace comfort and minimum energy requirements. They are scientifically evaluated over an extended occupation period, and optimised during completely normal operation. Each project description is updated here on an ongoing basis, and follows the project through its phases, from "planned", "constructed", "in operation" and "evaluated", through to "optimised".
Special buildings
1st prize in the international "Solar Decathlon 2007" competition to find the most attractive and energy-efficient solar home in 2007 went to Germany. The competition rules require a fully energy-independent building with a floor area limited to 75 m². The prototype is laden with new technologies and concepts: Vacuum insulation (VIP), thermo-active building systems using phase change materials (PCM), solar power generation (PV) integrated into the facade and roof and many other features ensure energy autonomy.
more details Solar Decathlon Winner –"Living 2015" Prototype
Office buildings
The newly built Barnim Service and Administration Centre fills an empty space, over a hectare in size, which was caused during wartime in the middle of the historic old city of Eberswalde (Germany). The "missing piece of the city" is filled by four compact 3-to-4-storey structures, which fit into the existing city structure in terms of form and scale.
more details Barnim Service and Administration Centre
Office buildings
This building demonstrates two important aspects of innovative construction: firstly, the contractor's requirements with regard to energy efficiency and occupant comfort are set very high, and secondly a particular financing model is applied: the "public private partnership", or PPP for short. The contractor (the Region of Hanover), despite a tight public budget, is able to build a consistently energy-optimised building for 300 staff.
more details PPP model for new Regionshaus building in Hanover
Special buildings
Directly alongside the Ritter Sport chocolate factory is the Museum Ritter, which was designed by the Berlin architect Max Dudler.Here the natural resources timber, solar energy and geothermal energy are deployed in the cutting-edge building services technology, whereby very high demands have been set for the indoor environment in the exhibition rooms for conservation reasons.
more details Energy efficiency now in the museum
Industrial and commercial buildings
The workshops for disabled people in Lindenberg (Germany) represent a good example of consideration and consistent implementation of energy aspects from the very onset, and this with reasonable costs. But at the same time, the real objective always remained in focus, namely to equip the rooms to suit the occupants and their special needs.
more details Workshops for disabled people
