Tag: Energy efficiency

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…

Welcome! tecalor is a manufacturer and system provider of sustainable building technology an new LINEAR premium partner. The specialist for heat pump and ventilation technology was founded in 2001, is based in Holzminden, Lower Saxony, and employs more than 100 people nationwide. 

Africa GreenTec (AGT) is a German-African social enterprise for renewable energy solutions that empowers people in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve greater self-determination and growth. Holistic so-called ImpactSites® integrate sustainable power generation with efficient technologies for cooling,…

Walther Meißner, the pioneer of low-temperature research, is the namesake of the new building that the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) is getting on its historic site in Berlin-Charlottenburg.

COZY COMFORT VS. ENERGY SAVING
The goal of a building services system is usually to create a comfortable environment for the users of the building. Furthermore, the energy demand of the system should be limited to the necessary. Load calculations are required for dimensioning the building services…

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…

Uponor supplies over 400 dwelling stations and 300 km of underfloor heating pipe for Grand Tower in Frankfurt am Main

Uponor is currently implementing one of the largest orders in the company's history together with its subsidiary KaMo. In Frankfurt's Grand Tower, Germany's highest residential…

The calculation of the required cooling capacity for system dimensioning is increasingly based on dynamic simulation methods. In the previous parts of this article series, the factors influencing the cooling load calculation according to VDI 2078 have been discussed. In this final part, we examine…

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…