Energy restoration of a historical residential building

Costs and benefits of daylight redirection systems: integrated assessment of daylight redirection systems and daylight-dependent control systems to reinforce daylight utilisation in existing buildings.

Façade and Open Space Modernization with Standard Building Components in Housing of the Fifties und Sixties.

Community centre with multi-functional usage (cultural events, library, post office, bakery, grocery, daycare, private apartments, meeting point of the generations); role model for consistent implementation of ecological criteria in public tendering; plausible evidence of cost efficiency

The development of a new aluminium - sun collector, where the working- fluid completely run through the absorber- area, to reach a higher efficiency.

Markets and Contribution to the Energy Supply 2001

Case study for the development of modules that allow for the revitalisation of existing structures without interruption of utilization (two studies, one realisation).

Development and building of a prototype of a coolingmachine with a cooling power of 2 kW, tests and optimizing on a test facility, connection to a solar unit and utilization for air conditioning.

A guide for Designers and Planners
Herausgeber: BMVIT
Englisch, 240 Seiten

Downloads zur Publikation

• Task 37 Handbuch (pdf, 5.58 MB)

Weitere Informationen

Standardized solutions as a help and guideline for building-owners, authorities and companies

Results of the 1st Smart Grids ERA-Net Workshop on 3th March, 2010

The market development of the examined technologies was restrained or marked by decreasing figures in 2014. An exception was the area of wind power. The use of solid biogenous fuels was reduced in 2014 due to an exceptionally mild heating period. The sum of the heating degrees for 2014 war 21 % less than the longtime average. Englisch

Evaluation of existing ventilation systems in Austria considering technical quality and practicability.

The documentary film for ORF/ 3sat and Bayern alpha-TV presents the concept of the passive house. Fascinating pioneer projects of the Austrian Program on Technologies for Sustainable Development, Sub-Program "Building of Tomorrow", have been filmed over several months. The importance of taking care of ecology and sustainability when constructing houses is demonstrated to a large audience.

Examples of innovative construction methods for new building and for renovation.

Standardisation of testing criteria of acknowledged eco-labels in co-operation with the specialised trade for building products.

This project developed a novel "bio-pesticide"-formula by screening plant extracts and minerals for their strong repellant activity in order to protect sheepwool insulation from cloth moth infestation. It was investigated and examined by state-of-the-art-technology that the anti-moth-mixture extracted from plants and minerals, acts as a valid alternative to existing pest control agents.

This booklet presents a method to design solar thermal systems for space heating of factory buildings using underfloor heating systems.

IEA-PVPS Task 13, May 2014
Herausgeber: IEA Photovoltaik Power Systems Programme
Englisch, 60 Seiten

Downloads zur Publikation

• Analysis of Long-Term Performance of PV Systems (IEA-PVPS Task 13, May 2014) (pdf, 1.54 MB)

Weitere Informationen

The project aim is the clarification and PR-reevaluation of the thematic field "energy/energy saving" as a chance to study users and market forces close and factual to have a secure base for the development of new concepts, slogans and incentives in Austria.