All projects

Inntalfurche - Implementation examples of the flexibilisation of energy systems (lNNERGY lead project)

Strengthening Capacity of Higher Engineering Education for Sustainable Buildings (HEESeB)

An integrated typology-based approach to guide the future development of European historic buildings towards a clean energy transition

Accelerating the uptake of Large Thermal Energy Storages

Further training for specialists to promote the use of heat pumps in existing apartment blocks to achieve EU climate targets

Achieving Zero Emission Building Stock with Viable Educational Programmes

Self-learning building controls for a greener and healthier society

Behaviour of semi-permeable, membrane-based enthalpy exchangers under icing conditions

IEA SHC Task 70: Integrated lighting with low carbon impact and high comfort

Renewable ENergy-based Positive Homes

Thermal refurbishment with interior insulation systems - investigation and development of moisture-proof solutions

Building Energy Efficiency in Nepal

see-it - Camera-based, user-centred daylight control system for optimal working environments

IEA EBC Annex 86: Energy Efficient Indoor Air Quality Management in Residential Buildings

ATTENTION - Improving zero-waste processes in the value chains of the construction sector.

CFS4LowCarb - Integral solutions for complex façade systems for low-carbon buildings

Placement Impact on Heat Pump Acoustics

Socially acceptable, climate target-compatible refurbishment of two apartment blocks as a model for the refurbishment of the South Tyrolean housing estate in Bludenz

IEA HPT Annex 61: Heat pump systems in plus-energy neighbourhoods

TwinLight - BIM-based realisation of daylight and artificial lighting control systems

Digital data analysis for indoor air quality meets ESD

2nd Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change (AAR2)

Heat pump technologies in the refurbishment of existing buildings

Promoting Energiesprong renovations and one-stop-shop retrofit concepts in highly efficient NZEBS in EnerPHit standard, to make renovations more reliable, faster and cost effective

EnerPHit for a climate-resilient St. Johann

Large water heat storage tanks for district heating systems

Building Information Modelling to Individual Light.

Advanced Tools for Low-carbon, high value development of historic architecture in the Alpine Space.

The aim of the project is for universities in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan to offer training that meets the European Bologna standard and fulfils future knowledge-based market requirements in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energies.

The aim of this project is to create the methodological basis for an on-site (in situ) evaluation of the actual energy efficiency, whereby the step towards practical characterisation procedures is to be taken.

Dynamic effects in porous building materials

Towards the Integration of Large SHC Systems into District Heating and Cooling (DHC) Networks The Task aims to develop technical and economic requirements for a commercial market introduction of solar district heating and cooling (DHC) in a broad range of countries.

Smart INitiative of cities Fully cOmmitted to iNvest in Advanced large-scaled energy solutions.

Efficient, cost-effective and easy-to-maintain centralised multi-family house ventilation systems - planning, operation and fire protection.

This Task will focus on the critical analysis, simulation, laboratory test and onsite monitoring of envelope systems entailing elements that use and/or control incident solar energy, having one or more of the following uses: To deliver renewable thermal or/and electric energy to the systems providing heating, cooling and ventilation to buildings To reduce heating and cooling demands of buildings, while controlling daylight.

This project aims to strengthen and sustainably stabilise transnational cooperation between companies and research institutions in the field of modern façade systems with a focus on energy efficiency, comfort and health.

Refurbishment of apartment blocks with small flats - cost-effective technical solutions for ventilation, heating and hot water

Guidelines and sample concepts for step-by-step refurbishment of single-family homes and small tourism businesses

Day- and Artificial Light with Energy Calculation

Free-form daylight systems for façades and skylights

An air-to-water heat pump with a heat output of 2.5 kW is being developed in the k-WP project, which is subsidised by the state of Tyrol. A reversible refrigeration circuit supplies the energy for defrosting the brine-fuelled evaporator.

In VisErgyControl, an integral simulation-based daylight and artificial lighting control system is being developed. In particular, this addresses the visual and melanopic needs of users (biological effectiveness of daylight and artificial light) and is also intended to minimise the building's heating and cooling requirements.

Highly efficient, compact and cost-effective heat recovery ventilator

The use of complex daylight-guiding façade systems offers a high savings potential compared to the state of the art. Preliminary studies show a savings potential of almost 50% in total energy requirements (heating, cooling, lighting). However, the simulation of such systems is currently still only possible to a limited extent.

The European Union has announced ambitious targets for reducing the energy consumption of buildings in Europe. As part of the iNSPiRe project, solutions are being developed and implemented to help achieve these targets.

The thermal battery in the smart grid in combination with heat pumps, an interaction optimisation.

With optimisations for minimised and cost-effective system concepts

Dynamic operating behaviour of absorption chillers in cross-building trigeneration systems

Building-based load forecasts for demand side management.

Reliable characterisation of building energy efficiency using full-scale dynamic measurements.

A number of Austrian companies and research institutes are developing breakthrough innovations for CI(G)S thin-film solar cells . The SynerCIS project addresses major technological challenges to bring these innovations to global markets and to show their viability under real world conditions. The project tackles a multitude of current issues along the value chain, ranging from the development of semifinished goods enabling substantial cost reductions to the demonstration of the project results in Austrian photovoltaic products.

Concepts for "low-tech" comfort ventilation in large-volume residential buildings and their user comfort

Ventilation and heating in passive houses in Austria: comparison of variants based on comfort and sustainability

Development of a highly efficient decentralised comfort ventilation system (with heat recovery) for minimally invasive building refurbishment

Integral control for daylight and artificial light

Energy efficiency for European cultural heritage

Primary energy optimisation of solar cooling systems with efficient system technology and innovative control strategies

The aim of the research project is to develop a highly efficient, cost/benefit and application-optimised solution for modular, planar, building-integrated large-area collectors with a high level of architectural acceptance. This is associated with the intensive utilisation of possible energy synergy potentials between solar collectors and solid components in the building envelope.