Projects and References

New projects at a glance

Here we list the newly added projects.

 

PreNoise Wood

With the growing importance of sustainable construction and increasing demands for comfort and efficiency, timber and lightweight buildings are becoming more prevalent. However, these construction types pose specific challenges in terms of noise transmission from technical building systems. To address this issue, the Fraunhofer IBP is developing the “PreNoise Wood” research project - a groundbreaking method for predicting and reducing installation noise in resource-efficient buildings.

 

Wall Heating on Interior Insulation

If wall heating systems are installed on exterior walls in existing buildings, additional interior insulation is particularly advisable. It makes sense to consider the system as a whole as a highly energy-efficient wall heating and interior insulation hybrid system (H-WIHS). To ensure this is successful, 10 manufacturing companies and 2 trade associations are working together with the Fraunhofer IBP in a project funded by the BMWK.

 

Solar water desalination

The development of solar water desalination plants is a promising approach to sustainable water treatment in water-scarce regions. At the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP, several projects have been carried out in order to advance this technology. The aim was to evaluate the technical feasibility, identify optimisation potential and create the basis for market maturity.

 

Transparent Enclosures for Art Objects and Monuments

Every year, numerous art objects and monuments are enclosed to protect them against the weather, typically using wooden structures. The project partners have therefore developed a modular enclosure system for outdoor cultural assets exposed to the elements, using transparent membranes and an innovative ventilation system. 

All projects at a glance

Here we list our current as well as successfully completed research and industrial projects.

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  • This project aims at developing a concept for raising standardized, multi-story residential buildings using serially prefabricated components (surface elements / modules) with a high degree of prefabrication, including technical systems for building services.

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  • Urban Climate Under Change

    Highlights from research and development

    Ground level flow field
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    Ground level flow field calculated with PALM-4U, Ernst-Reuter-Platz, Berlin.

    The aim is to develop an innovative and user-friendly urban climate model called PALM-4U - including validation and testing of its practical suitability.

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  • Fresh aircraft - facts

    Highlights from research and development

    Cabin air supply
    © Shutterstock

    If seals are damaged, engine oil vapors can get into the cabin air supply.

    The focus of the studies was so-called fume events on board commercial flights - events that fill the cabin with unusual smells but not necessarily visible smoke.

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  • Optimizing sound absorbers

    Highlights from research and development

    Various sound absorbers
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    Various sound absorbers, which were initially developed on the computer.

    If a room is hot and stuffy, if colleagues are on the phone all the time or a neighbor plays loud music, this can cause stress. The well-being and health of people in living areas and offices depend not only on the climatic conditions, but also on the acoustics. This is where absorbers come into play.

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  • EeBGuide

    Logo EeBGuide

    The aim of the "EeBGuide" is for Europe to apply uniform and binding rules that put working with LCA on a common basis.

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  • Learning from the past

    Highlights from research and development

    View of a cubiculum in the Casa dei Postumii in Pompeii
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    View of a cubiculum in the Casa dei Postumii in Pompeii, with restored original wall plaster.

    Preserving ancient sites and looking after them carefully is one of the great challenges of our time. What better place to do that than in Pompeii? After all, this is the most completely preserved ancient city in the world and therefore has a very rich architectural heritage that must be conserved.

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  • ENSUBA

    Highlights from research and development

    SEM-image
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    SEM-image of the solid after recrystallization.

    Already today, up to ten percent of Germany's building fabric consists of gypsum. However, it also has a serious disadvantage in terms of recycling.

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  • Biogas sensor technology

    Highlights from research and development

    The sensory recording
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    The information recorded by the sensors enables the ideal fermentation conditions to be determined that are necessary in order to generate high quality biogas.

    Scientists at the Fraunhofer IBP are developing an online process analysis to detect and verify organosulfur compounds.

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  • Compact unit depot
    © ModulDepot/Lars Klemm

    In the long term, energy-efficient, cost-effective and simple strategies for archive and depot buildings are needed to ensure the lasting and reliable preservation of cultural assets.

    ENOB aims to help develop a model solution for PlusEnergy depots and archives in line with the requirements of preventive conservation.

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  • Waste gas treatment systems
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    Technical facility at the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP for developing waste gas treatment systems.

    The Combustion and Environmental Technology Group has been working on the development of adequate dust collection systems since 2015.

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  • Clean recovered Carbon Black - thinking in closed Loops

    Research and development highlights

    Material Carbon Black
    © Shutterstock / Eaum M

    The material carbon black is predestined for recovery.

    Carbon Black is one of the most important components of rubber articles. However, the production is extremely problematic. A newly developed preparation process developed by the Fraunhofer IBP can cover a good 50 percent of the carbon black market with this secondary raw material.

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    Waste2Go Logo

    The Waste2Go project aims to increase the value of waste by converting it into high-quality chemicals.

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  • With Molecular Sorting, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft promotes the recycling and reuse of materials through new, high-performance separation processes.

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  • NECOMADA

    Highlights from research and development

    Printed flexible electronics
    © Centre for Process Innovation Limited

    Printed flexible electronics for mass-market applications for the Internet of Things.

    In the "NECOMADA" project, 13 European research and industrial partners are working on significantly reducing equipment costs compared to the current state of the art.

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  • Prototype of the sound-masking floor lamp
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    Prototype of the sound-masking floor lamp

    Anyone who works in a multiple office knows the problem of noise. The Fraunhofer IBP has developed sound-masking floor lamps for office workplaces.

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