Experiences and attitudes of users as a basis for the development of sustainable housing concepts with high social acceptance

The aim of this project was to a) analyse current experiences of users of ecologically innovative residential buildings ("passive houses", solar houses, etc.) in Austria, b) to evaluate innovative housing concepts in focus groups, and c) to create a model for the continuous participation of users in the innovation process.

Participation in TASK 25 of the Implementing Agreements on Solar Heating and Cooling of the International Energy Agency (IEA)

Participation in TASK 25 "Solar Assited Air Conditioning of Buildings". Description and Analys of the state of the art, development of a simulation tool, build up and measurement of demonstration plants.

Vernetzte Planung als Strategie zur Behebung von Lern- und Diffusionsdefiziten bei der Realisierung ökologischer Gebäude

Eine Untersuchung der Rolle kooperativer Organisationsformen des Planungsteams hierzu und Ausarbeitung handlungsorientierter Empfehlungen und Materialien zur Vermittlung für die Praxis

Hygrothermal behaviour of double-skin facades in solar irradiation - theory evaluation by means of on-location measurements

Detailed clarification of the base parameters of thermodynamic simulation calculations by means of on-location measurements on the five-storey double-skin facade of the Federal Institute of Social Education in Baden bei Wien

SUBURBAHN - Test- und Demonstrationsgebiet für Stadtentwicklung und Mobilität im Umfeld von Haltestellen im oö. Zentralraum

Zielgerichtete, prozessorientierte Konzeption für die Umsetzung und den Betrieb eines Test- und Demonstrationsgebiets für Stadtentwicklung und Mobilität in Ansfelden unter Einbindung relevanter Forschungsakteurinnen und -akteure, lokaler und regionaler Stakeholder, EntscheidungsträgerInnen sowie der interessierten Bevölkerung im Sinne eines „Living Lab“-Ansatzes.

R-Bau - Development of a replicable deconstruction strategy for residential buildings to force the recovery-oriented dismantling

The aim of the project was to develop a replicable deconstruction strategy for residential buildings to force the recovery-oriented dismantling. The key aspects of the project are the development of standardized building models in order to analyse the recovery-oriented dismantling process, the design of a deconstruction catalogue and the transfer of the project findings to refurbishment, design and erecting of residential buildings.

Solarenergie Urban - Analysis and evaluation of the economic, energetic and architectural quality of urban solar energy buildings

This project developed energetic and economic optimised planning criteria for multi storey residential buildings for the integration of renewable energy systems in the building shell. The field of new construction and refurbishment had been investigated.

Development of a strategy for industrialized serial production of ecological passive houses made out of renewable resources

Development of a strategy for industrialized seria. production of ecological passive solar houses made out of building materials based on renewable resources as foundation for the dissemination of sustainable solutions for the production of prefabricated houses and of single houses.

Sondierung zur Positionierung eines F&E Schwer­punktes "Gebäudeintegrierte Photovoltaik - GIPV" in Österreich

In dieser Studie wird untersucht, ob Technologien der Gebäude­integrierten Photovoltaik (GIPV) am Standort Österreich international wettbewerbsfähig entwickelt und produziert werden können. Welche Ausgangssituation ist hinsichtlich Positionierung der österreichischen Photovoltaik Wirtschaft und der Forschung diesbezüglich gegeben, welche Schritte wären notwendig, um diese Chance nutzen zu können.

IEA SHC, Task Solarthermische Anlagen mit fortschrittlichen Speichertechnologie für Niedrigenergiegebäude

Teilnahme am TASK 32 "Speicherkonzepte für Niedrigenergiegebäude mit Sonnenenergienutzung". Leitung des Subtasks über Speicher mit Phasenwechselmaterialien

Manage_GeoCity - Development of a method for the coordinated management of geothermal energy in urban areas

Based on the urban region Graz a method had been developed for the coordinated use and management of shallow geothermal energy for heating and cooling as well as seasonal heat storage in urban regions. Ground water flow, different geologic conditions, heating and cooling demand, heat input from solar collectors and industrial waste heat and the possibilities of seasonal heat storage in the subsurface were considered.

ThinkHome: Gesteigerte Energieeffizienz durch den Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz im Haus der Zukunft

ThinkHome ist ein vernetztes, autonom gesteuertes Haus der Zukunft, das der Optimierung der Energieeffizienz und der Verbesserung des Nutzerkomforts dient. Das intelligente Zusammenspiel aller Haustechnikkomponenten ist hierbei von höchster Bedeutung. Zu den Projektinhalten zählten eine umfassende Wissenspräsentation aller in einem Gebäude vorkommenden Daten, der Einsatz von Methoden der künstlichen Intelligenz, maschinelles Lernen sowie agentenbasiertes Software Engineering.

Basic research on the load bearing capacity and high thermal insulation properties of foam glass granulate

The aim of the scientific investigations is to find the characteristic parameters of foam glass granulate applied as load transfer layer and thermal insulation, to provide the base for the application of a multi functional and economical insulation material at the interface between building and ground for buildings of the future.

Life Cycle Cost Forecasting Model - Real Estate-Database analysis for life-cycle based investment decisions

Estimation of operational costs of buildings based on a "cause/effect model" between technical building characteristics, investment and running costs to support the decision making process in early planning stages regarding energy efficient buildings.

Evaluation of solar-thermal energy stores using a uniform and marketable system of characteristic numbers

Comparison of solar-thermal energy stores A clear and uniform system of characteristic numbers enables a cost-saving comparison of the efficiency of solar-thermal energy stores of different technologies for the first time and gives important impulses for the market.

StromBIZ - demonstration projects: business models for decentralized electricity generation and distribution

Feasible business models to utilize locally generated renewable energy are expected to induce a tipping point for the "Energy Turnaround" in Austria. Within the proposed project a number of demonstration PV plants on residential and non-residential buildings had been realized. On this basis new approaches of business cases had been developed, implemented, tested and disseminated.

Total Quality Design and Assessment of buildings as a strategy to increase the level of know-how with regard to the issue of "sustainable buildings".

Total Quality Design and Assessment is an instrument to increase the demand for high quality buildings; "high quality" in terms of improved comfort as well as decrease in negative environmental impact, at affordable costs. Application of TQ design targets requires additional and new knowledge, thus increasing the level of know-how with regard to the issue of "sustainable buildings".

R-Bau - Entwicklung einer praxisorientierten replizierbaren Rückbaustrategie zur Forcierung des verwertungsorientierten Rückbaus im Wohnbau

Ziel des Projekts 'R-Bau" war es, unter Einbindung der relevanten Stakeholder, eine replizierbare Rückbaustrategie zur Forcierung des verwertungsorientierten Rückbaus im Wohnbau zu entwickeln. Schwerpunkte des Projekts waren die Erstellung von repräsentativen Gebäudemodellen und die Erarbeitung eines Rückbaukatalogs mit differenzierten Handlungsanweisungen. Die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse sollen auf Entwurf, Planung und Errichtung von neuen Wohnbauten angewendet werden.

SUBURBAHN – test- and demonstration-area for urban development and mobility around public transport stations in the central area of Upper Austria

Targeted, process-oriented conception for the implementation and operation of a test- and demonstration-area for urban development and mobility in Ansfelden involving relevant scientific stakeholders, local and regional stakeholders, decision-makers as well as the interested public according to the living lab approach.

Energy relevant and ecological monitoring studies of demonstration buildings, which were built in the framework of the program "Haus der Zukunft".

Energy relevant and ecological monitoring studies of demonstration buildings, which were built in the framework of the program "Haus der Zukunft". The user acceptance should also be levied and displayed