IEA EBC TCP ANNEX 91 OPEN BIM FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS
The international research programme IEA EBC Annex 91 OPEN BIM addresses the systemic barriers to data exchange between digital building models and energy simulation tools. While Building Information Modelling (BIM) is well established in planning, the automated transfer of geometry-oriented models remains a key challenge. The research project aims to specify the Open BIM approach […]
INDHEAP – Optimal Solar Systems for Industrial Heat and Power
The energy demand of the industry accounts for 32% of the global total energy consumption. Three-quarters of this industrial energy demand is heat, which is still primarily generated from fossil resources. When examining the thermal energy systems of industrial plants more closely, steam or thermal oil systems are often found. The distribution temperatures are often […]
CEPA Connect – Connecting Energy Flexible Approaches in Progressive Adaptive Circular Renovation
CEPA-Connect is a research and demonstration project that advances a new generation of circular, energy-active building envelopes for the serial renovation method. Based on the CEPA-Energyfacade, the project develops a multifunctional façade system that integrates insulation, renewable energy components and an exterior building activation layer for heating and cooling. This active layer enables buildings to […]
SeRenoWood – Optimising Serial Renovation with Prefabricated Timber Elements Using Value Management
The building sector faces the challenge of meeting the high demand for energy-efficient renovation in order to achieve climate targets. The SeRenoWood research project directly addresses this challenge by developing pre-competitive industry standards for serial renovation using prefabricated timber elements—an approach designed to enable fast, cost-efficient and resource-saving refurbishment.Using the methodology of Value Management, requirements, […]
greenPLAST-food – Green Plastic Recycling Factory for Food Contact Materials
greenPLAST-food is a collaborative flagship project to develop a “Green Plastic Recycling Plant for Food Contact Materials”. The focus is on recycling PP and PE packaging waste into safe, high-quality polyolefin recyclates that meet strict decontamination requirements for food contact and are produced in an energy- and climate-efficient way. Across nine work packages, sorting, decontamination, […]
RENVELOPE – Energy Adaptive Shell
The flagship project RENVELOPE, implemented within the framework of the GreenEnergyLab flagship region, is currently the largest national research and development project in the field of innovative building renovation. In the context of climate neutrality, the construction sector proves to be a key lever for the phase-out of fossil fuels, as it accounts for around […]
Zukunftshof Rothneusiedl – the focal point of a model climate district
The ‘Zukunftshof’, formerly known as ‘Haschahof’, is an area in south-east Vienna that was always used for agriculture and features various farm buildings. The neighbourhood and farm complex was built at the end of the 19th century and will be the future gateway to the new RothNEUsiedl urban expansion area to the south. The farm […]
IEA IETS Task 21
IEA IETS Task 21 is an international research collaboration under the framework of the International Energy Agency (IEA) and addresses key challenges related to the decarbonisation of industry. Its main focus lies on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) and industrial symbiosis as essential levers to improve energy and resource efficiency and to enable circular […]
EMPOWER – Experimental Mass Transfer Photoreactor Optimization within Engineered Research
The doctoral project EMPOWER focuses on the development of advanced solar photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic reactors for sustainable hydrogen production and CO₂ reduction. The core objective is to optimise a novel solar photoreactor that directly converts solar energy into chemical fuels within a single integrated process step. By addressing current efficiency limitations, the project aims to […]
GRISU-EX – Dual use of sprinkler tanks as thermal energy storages
Sprinkler tanks are safety-critical installations that provide fire-fighting water for numerous types of buildings, including logistics centres, furniture and retail stores, hotels, office buildings, and production facilities. In Austria, around 10,000 systems exist with a total of approximately 6 million m³ of extinguishing water that ideally is never used. However, if this water volume is […]