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Systematic building analysis forms the basis for applied building research. It is only when the data, facts and observations from the individual projects are scientifically treated as part of project-wide analysis that they become really valuable for research and the construction sector. The data that has been systematically recorded over long periods of time can also be used by other research groups.
The current research areas are...

  • Zero-energy and zero-emissions buildings
  • Building usage costs
  • User satisfaction and thermal comfort
  • Optimisation of building operation
  • Construction material and design solutions to avoid damage in new buildings and refurbishment
  • Continued development of simulation processes for research and teaching


The people in the accompanying research team...

Prof. Andreas Wagner

Focus areas:
User satisfaction and thermal comfort, Performance evaluation, Learning network

Department of Building Physics and Technical Building Services (fbta), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Project team:
Holger Gossner, Karin Schakib-Ekbatan, Arne Abromeit

Contact: Website | E-Mail

Prof. Karsten Voss

Coordination + focus areas:
“Zero-energy buildings”, Performance evaluation, Learning network

Fachgebiet Bauphysik und technische Gebäudeausrüstung (btga), Bergische Universität Wuppertal

Project team:
Oliver Hans, Markus HempOliver Hans, Markus Hemp

Cotact: Website | E-Mail

Prof. Guido Spars

Focus area:
Building usage costs

Department of Economy of Planning and Building, University of Wuppertal

Project team:
David Lehmann

Contact: Website | E-Mail

Prof. Thomas Lützkendorf

Focus area:
Building usage costs

Chair of Sustainable Management of Housing & Real Estate (ööw), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Project team:
Matthias Unholzer

Contact: Website | E-Mail

Prof. Anton Maas

Focus areas:
Performance evaluation, Contact part to engineering stardards, Learning network

Department of Building Physics, University of Kassel, Germany

Project team:
N. N.

Contact: Website | E-Mail

Sebastian Herkel

Focus area:
Building database for long-term monitoring, Optimisation of operation

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Solar construction group, Freiburg

Project team:
Christian Neumann

Contact: Website | E-Mail


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