Research project on sustainable construction with the Technical University of Munich
Integration of sustainability measures in research buildings
In joint research projects, for example with the Technical University of Munich, the MPG also conducts research for the construction industry, which is intended to benefit all non-university research institutions.
The result is a list of measures that are associated with additional costs in the form of increased investment costs in the planning or construction phase, but lead to various added values in terms of sustainability during the use phase. As a result, the additional costs of the investment are compensated for by future reduced costs in building operation, e.g. through reduced energy requirements, and as a result lower CO2 - missions can be achieved in the building life cycle.
In cooperation with the Technical University of Munich (Chair of Building Technology and Climate-Friendly Building Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Auer and Chair of Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Planning and Construction, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Werner Lang), concrete starting points and guidelines for the sustainable construction and operation of research buildings were developed and anchored in the relevant regulations. The focus here was on the areas of potential analysis for existing buildings, the development of sustainable, flexible laboratory units and life cycle analysis.
The following measures have already been approved by the funding provider GWK (Joint Science Conference):
- Highly efficient heat recovery (WRG) in air conditioning (RLT) systems
- Passive measures for summer heat protection
- Optimization of operation and flexibility through TGA planning
- Lighting control
- Photovoltaics
- Design of the building envelope
- Comissioning management (IBM) and technical monitoring (TMon) as quality assurance measures in buildings
- Holisitc planning approach for sustainable and future proof building and energy concepts