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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  • Measurement sample  to determine the emitted scattered radiation in the UV-A range
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    Measurement sample of the prototype, installed in the integrating sphere of the Fraunhofer IBP, to determine the emitted scattered radiation in the UV-A range.

    Effective disinfection technologies have been an important topic not only since the Covid-19 pandemic but have increasingly been in the public spotlight since then. The basic idea of this project was to further develop a glass coated with titanium dioxide (TiO2), which generates reactive oxygen species through a photocatalytic process and thus reduces the viral and bacterial load, into a practically applicable transparent virus protection element. Fraunhofer IBP, in collaboration with Fraunhofer IGB and other project partners, has developed a product-oriented prototype that increases this effect through edge coupling UV-A radiation via LEDs and laser microstructuring. The virus protection glass can improve hygiene at sales counters, in kitchens, in refrigerators or in the medical field.

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  • Daylight control using new micro-optical structures
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    Daylight control using new micro-optical structures in the façade/window area and on the ceiling in a classroom of the “Krefeld School” demonstration building.

    Micro-optical components for daylight utilization and sun shading can significantly improve energy efficiency, life cycle assessment and quality of life in buildings. A structure for vertical façades has already been pre-developed in dimensions suitable for building applications that directs daylight to areas deep inside a building without glare. This is currently being tested in demonstration buildings. Research is being carried out into new structures for effective sun shading in skylights.

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  • Designing, dimensioning and optimizing the operation of energy-efficient new constructions and existing buildings based on building information modeling (BIM)

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  • This project targets to develop new eco-materials and compo­nents for the purpose of creating both healthier and more energy efficient buildings.

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  • Structural design of the reference building
    © OP Engineers

    Structural design of the reference building.

    Building-Information-Modeling (BIM) method is ideally demonstrated and scientifically evaluated by reference to two tangible building projects.

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  • The VASE research project focuses on establishing a test environment enabling the assessment of the energy performance of compound systems under realistic load conditions.

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  • New load-bearing and insulating building material made from cattail (typha)

    The agricultural cultivation of cattail (Latin: typha) as a raw material for industrial use has numerous ecological and economic advantages.

    Typha-leaves
    © typha technik Naturbaustoffe

    The leaves have a fiber-reinforced supporting tissue filled with a soft open-cell spongy mass, giving them outstanding structural strength and excellent insulating properties.

    Building material from bulrushes is predestined for industrial use due to its enormous productivity. The Fraunhofer IBP shows the cultivation of typha.

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  • Industrialized construction

    EcoCab - Development of sustainable low-energy cabins for the shipbuilding industry

    TU project building with foresight
    © Technische Universität München, Professur für Entwerfen und Holzbau

    The TU project "building with foresight".

    The joint "EcoCab" project will decisively contribute to the development of a holistic strategy for improving sustainability throughout the shipbuilding industry.

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  • Graffiti in Moscow
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    Graffiti in Moscow.

    Holistic solutions and methods are required to provide the cities of tomorrow with a sustainable basis in terms of urban building physics and to unleash the potential of complex structures.

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  • no rain, relative moisture
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    -> no rain; red = cellulose fiber 1; yellow = cellulose fiber 2; green = cellulose fiber 3; gray = mineral wool fiber 1; blue = mineral wool fiber 2 Range of fluctuations reported by the Research Group Vol.: gray stripes = for mineral wool; green stripes = for cellulose fiber.

    The installation of internal insulation is often the only way to improve thermal insulation in the renovation of old buildings.

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  • Fraunhofer Center Benediktbeuern
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    Fraunhofer Center Benediktbeuern.

    Since 2012, the Fraunhofer IBP has been working on a research project for reversible interior insulation in the old building of Benediktbeuern Monastery, which is worthy of protection.

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  • Sports hall
    © Shutterstock / 29september

    Acoustic design of sport halls and indoor swimming pools.

    The Fraunhofer IBP and the German Sports Teachers Association (DSLV BW) focused in this project on the acoustics of sports halls and indoor swimming pools, especially for educational use.

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  • Diagram of heating systems
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    Diagram of heating systems studied.

    How can historical buildings be renovated in an energy-efficient way? The Fraunhofer IBP takes up the issue by comparing different wall heating systems.

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