Build4Climate - Demonstration building with a climate room concept at the Innovation Quarter Lavanttal in Carinthia

Status

Ongoing

Starting point / motivation

A modern open-space research and office building with flexible use is being built on the Lakeside Science & Technology Park GmbH site near the Natura 2000 area. Future users are start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises, which will find here an optimal starting point for the development of innovative business fields as well as for interdisciplinary cooperation. For these innovative users, a future-oriented building is now to be constructed that is intended to be a flagship project in terms of energy efficiency, the use of renewable energy sources, user comfort and the integration of technologies such as component cooling, which additionally turns the building into a storage facility for the energy grids or for local renewable energy.

Contents and goals

The aim is, on the one hand, to plan and build the event centre for various uses: offices, meeting rooms and meeting areas. Furthermore, to develop and exemplarily implement a climate room concept that can be multiplied based on THERMAL COMPONENT ACTIVATION and coupling to a DIGITAL TWIN. An important component is the corresponding SENSOR TECHNOLOGY and an associated MONITORING system. In addition, the ENERGY SOURCES on site (waste heat from mobility, geothermal energy, wind, solar energy) are used and their integration is a worthwhile research task. The component activation will be controlled by a heat pump in such a way that the building can be heated and cooled entirely CO2 neutral. The implementation of the climate room concept is supported using BIM in the planning, implementation and operation phase.

Methods

• Survey of the energy supply potential for the demonstration building and integration into the local energy network of the Campus Lakeside Park and its neighbourhood
• Development and use of energy sources on site (waste heat, mobility, geothermal heat, wind, solar energy, etc.) and their integration into the building services concept as an example for other buildings in the area and with similar design
• Development of a multipliable, well-analysed and designed climate room concept based on component temperature control and the latest concrete and pipe technology
• Coupling to a digital twin - the demonstration building serves as a learning example for BIM-based planning and implementation plus transfer of real data measurement to facility management, especially for the innovative technologies used here
• Testing and learnings on the corresponding sensor technology and the associated monitoring system
• Design and construction of the frontrunner building using all the above analyses

Expected results

The demonstration project paves the way for buildings that optimize the use of activated concrete components as storage of volatile renewable energy sources without risking a loss of user comfort. These buildings are highly energy-efficient, offer the highest indoor air quality, use renewable energy sources and heat / cool the rooms in a most comfortable way. The climate room concept shall be multiplied; it supports a sustainable energy transition. Compared to conventional buildings constructed in accordance with the national OIB-standards, the total energy demand of the demonstration area can be reduced by 50% and balanced to be CO₂ neutral.

Project management

OSIT Consulting & Engineering GmbH

Project or cooperation partners

• BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public, www.babeg.at
• ARCH+MORE ZT GmbH, www.archmore.cc
• AEE – Institute for Sustainable Technologies, www.aee-intec.at
• Alpacem Zement Austria GmbH, www.alpacem.at
• Association of the Austrian Cement Industry, www.zement.at
• Lakeside Science & Technology Park GmbH, www.lakeside-scitec.com

OSIT Consulting & Engineering GmbH
Dr. Gerhard Oswald
Agsdorferstraße 117
A-9433 St. Andrä
Mobile: +43 (664) 801 244 100
E-mail: gerhard.oswald@oswald.net
Web: osit.at