Efficient energy concepts and indoor environment

The construction boom in China goes hand in hand with growing requirements on energy efficiency, sustainability and comfort. These are challenges to which the construction industry must respond. The focus is on energy-related issues of buildings and districts, the development of efficient energy-supply concepts, on measures to minimize the use of energy, preferably by including renewable energy. Buildings can become mini power plants, urban districts can become self-sufficient energy providers and feed residual surplus energy into the electric grid - these scenarios are already within the realms of possibility.

At the same time, these achievements must be accompanied by developing and implementing criteria for user-friendly indoor environments. On the one hand, the relation between climate impact and perceived levels of thermal comfort has to be addressed. On the other hand, the focus is on how to provide optimum indoor climate conditions with minimal use of resources.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP provides solutions for these challenges.

 

Efficient energy concepts and indoor environment

E3 – Production (Fraunhofer I2-method)

The Fraunhofer I2-method allows quantifying the resource need of a product before determining the construction parameters. In this way, the resource efficiency of a product will be optimized and im­proved.

 

Efficient energy concepts and indoor enviroment

Chilled water wall

An innovative type of air conditioning system was developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP. The chilled water wall is a device, which cools and dehumidifies office rooms, conference rooms or hotel lobbies in a remarkably pleasant way.

 

Efficient energy concepts and indoor environment

Green Building Design for building physics testing facilities

The 3500 m2 R&D building is part of the Landsea R&D Campus in Changxing/Zhejiang province, which aims to be a platform for collaboration in the area of Green Building within China and internationally.

 

Efficient energy concepts and indoor environment

Typhaboard

TYPHABOARD is a building material made of cattail (Latin: typha) and a mineral binder. It is used in structural and insulating wall elements. Its special properties make it suitable for use in lightweight, sustainable, healthy and largely prefabricated buildings.

 

Efficient energy concepts and indoor environment

Dimensioning the climate wall

The office building of the company C+P has been modified based on the new C+P climate concept and the „Biophilic Design“. The climate concept is based on the climate wall, developed by Fraunhofer IBP.

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