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With their new institute building not far from the Hubland campus, the researchers at CAE want to demonstrate a whole bundle of innovative technologies and further research them in real building practice.

Experimental construction

Energy Efficiency Centre as a flagship building for technology

In its new building in Würzburg, a research institute intends to test innovative materials, systems and technologies...

The Billing Building, a Kunsthalle Mannheim building dating from 1907, was completely renovated. The various measures are intended to reduce energy costs by 25%.

Utilising daylight

General refurbishment of the Kunsthalle Mannheim

Museums are mostly monumental public buildings with architecturally ornate facades that are also very durable.

Example of a zero-energy house in timber construction.

Sustainable construction

Passive house primary school with timber construction

The two-storey St. Franziskus primary school in Halle is almost entirely timber-built and meets the passive house standard.

The new Gerhard Grafe Sports Hall in Dresden-Weixdorf. View of the entrance area from the north-west.

Energy-optimised sports hall

Sports hall built using passive house construction methods with sophisticated energy concept

It was intended that the new two-field sports hall in Dresden-Weixdorf should cause the lowest possible operating costs.

The PlusEnergy building is heated with wood pellets, among other things.

Building refurbishment

Derelict factory building transformed into energy-plus building

A company from the solar power industry has refurbished a derelict factory building – and with such thoroughness that it has now been transformed...

Example of energy-plus child day care centre.

Integrally designed

Energy innovations in energy-plus child day care centre

The “Noah’s Ark” is a children’s day care centre that has an exemplary design not just in architectural and building ecology terms but also...

Heating systems

High-efficiency, decentralised heating pumps instead of thermostatic valves

Central heating normally requires a central circulation pump. The fact that this does not have to be the case has been shown by a pump manufacturer...

The picture shows a rotor of a Siemens gas turbine.

Thermal power plants

Increasing gas turbine output through precise cooling

Scientists are working to further develop manufacturing technologies for gas turbines in order to meet the ever increasing demands.

An example of an innovative office building.

Data centre as a heat source

Office building as a laboratory for sustainable construction

The “Z3” office building for the Ed. Züblin AG company utilises innovative concepts for the building structure and building services technology.

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