Post War Modernist Buildings Under Monument Protection. A Comparative Analysis of Energy Efficient Renewal Case study: Open Air School Franklinstrasse, Wien 21

Response to the paper by D. Searchinger et. al., Letters to Science. 327 (2010), 1199 - 1200. Pingoud K., Cowie A., Bird N., Gustavsson L., Rüter S., Sathre R., Soimakallio S., Türk A., Woess-Gallasch S. English

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Evaluation of best-practice models and recommendations to support dissemination

The S-House is a two-storey straw-bale passive solar design. The building shell demonstrates the potential of straw-bale building and shows the whole spectrum of technical solutions for competitive components made of renewable resources.

Sustainable industrial concepts will assume a key role in the future. At the European level, the development of bio-based industries and the use of bio-based products will be promoted.

Development of technical and economical solutions for high-density housing in timber construction under consideration of future regulatory developments (case study of a 5-story housing complex in Vienna).

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The land use and bioenergy sectors from an integrated system. This system has features that are likely to require approaches distinct from those suitable for other sectors. Thus, although a general framework for NAMAs has been developed, requirements appropriate to specific sectors are needed. Multilingual

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.

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

A guide for Designers and Planners
Publisher: BMVIT
English, 240 pages

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• Task 37 Handbuch (pdf, 5.58 MB)

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Developing the passive house standard from pilot projects to a common standard in housing projects with an optimum of comfort. Comprehensive transfer initiative of the passive house standard by fairs, exhibitions and lobbying activities in communities.

Services for a comprehensive ecological renovation should comprise advice, design and construction as well as "green" building assessment and innovative financing models. Such services are developed together with companies in the construction business and tested in pilot projects.

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

Development of extensive storey-high modular parts made of renewable primary products (wood, straw, hemp) for clay-passive houses.

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

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.

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
Publisher: IEA Photovoltaik Power Systems Programme
English, 60 pages

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

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The first joint project of the four IG passive house organisations on behalf of the programme line "Building of Tomorrow" - an initiative of the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology - for the purpose of setting up a detailed network documentation of 80% of all passive houses in Austria.