Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP
Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP

Projects and References

New projects at a glance

Here we list the newly added projects.

 

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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.

Solar water desalination
 

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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. 

MembrEin-Kult
 

© Melina Wochner / Institut für Akustik und Bauphysik (IABP)

The Wild Climate Wall

he Wild Climate Wall is an innovative green facade system designed to enhance biodiversity and climate resilience in densely built urban environments. By integrating native wild shrubs, herbs, and grasses, along with specially selected modular habitat systems (providing breeding and nesting spaces for wild bees, birds, and bats), the Wild Climate Wall offers a unique and heterogeneous diversity of plants and structures for vertical greening. 

The Wild Climate Wall
 

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Climate Adaptation in Cultural Institutions

As part of the pilot project “Climate Adaptation in Cultural Institutions”, 20 cultural institutions, including museums, libraries, theaters, socio-cultural institutions and park facilities, are being examined with regard to their vulnerability to location-specific climate-related changes, and climate adaptation measures are being developed.

Climate Adaptation in Cultural Institutions

All projects at a glance

Here we list our current as well as successfully completed research and industrial projects.

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  • EnEff-BIM

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

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  • ECO-SEE

    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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  • BIMiD – BIM Reference buiding in Germany

    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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  • VASE

    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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  • Validation of simulated pass-by according to ISO 362-3

    Fixation of the test vehicle
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    Fixation of the test vehicle on the all-wheel roller test bench with a rod and chain restraint.

    The ISO 362-3 standard describes the measurement of the LUrban type testing level, consisting of a combination of the simulated pass-by in a test facility and a real pass-by. Read more here.

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  • The Sound of E-Mobility - The New Sound for New Cars

    Measurement of vehicle exterior noise
    © Fraunhofer IBP

    Measurement of vehicle exterior noise on the vehicle test bench.

    The acousticians at the Fraunhofer IBP investigate in the context of the project "Fraunhofer System Research for Electro-Mobility" the various aspects of future car concepts, and drive systems, as well as the storage and distribution of energy.

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