Category: Sustainability

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…

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.

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.

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…

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…

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…