Category: Sustainability

Team LOCAL+ of the FH Aachen University succeeds at Solar Decathlon Europe 2021/22

Have you ever thought about what your hometown could look like in 20, 30 or 50 years? A total of 18 student teams from 11 countries designed future urban living concepts and room concepts as part of the international Solar Decathlon Europe 2021 (SDE) competition. The competition is an international…

Germany's first climate-neutral concert arena

A state-of-the-art, multifunctional concert, event and congress arena will be built in the immediate vicinity of Munich Airport (project title: MUCcc). It will seat up to 20,000 people and be completely geared to the needs of concert and LIVE entertainment events.

Maybe a little less?

This article examines the influence of the design parameters on the determined capacity as well as the required energy demand in order to answer the question to how much energy can be saved by reducing the comfort criteria.

Revit and LINEAR in Action – the Spandau Ufer

Building with a positive footprint. The Cradle to Cradle® principle makes it feasible and offers a holistic approach for construction projects within a sustainable development framework. We will introduce the principle and show you how BIM supports implementation, and the influence it has on the MEP…

Recycling building with C2C

Building with a positive footprint. The Cradle to Cradle® principle makes it feasible and offers a holistic approach for construction projects within a sustainable development framework. We will introduce the principle and show you how BIM supports implementation, and the influence it has on the MEP…

Urban Mining Cities as "Raw Material Mine”

Wood, steel and plastic are just examples of materials that are currently in short supply in the construction industry. Urbanization is increasing, leading to a construction boom and high demand for building materials. However, the construction industry is experiencing procurement problems due to…

DGNB-certification – How Building Can Become Sustainable

We are often asked what characterizes a sustainable building. If there’s no time to give a comprehensive answer, we say something like: A sustainable building generates more energy than it consumes. It is made of reused building materials that can be re-extracted and cleanly separated by type. It…

With or without driver: Full speed ahead with Ecurie Aix

We are very pleased that the cooperation with Ecurie Aix will continue and that we can accompany and support the association in its progress for another year. Ecurie Aix is a student association that carries its motorsport enthusiasm to the outside world with impressive projects.