Volume 101 (2026), Issue H07-08

Open systems such as direct thermal groundwater utilization can be used to generate geothermal energy. The groundwater is extracted via extraction wells, heated in a chiller or cooled in a heat pump, and then returned to the aquifer via recharge...

At the Siemens Campus in Erlangen, new office buildings of equivalent architecture, cubature and use but differing structural systems were constructed. This provided a unique opportunity for systematic life cycle assessment (LCA) comparing...

The power supply on construction sites is becoming increasingly important in the context of growing energy scarcity, the ongoing electrification of construction processes, significant electricity costs, and the general transition from fossil...

The transformation of the building sector toward climate-neutral and, in the long term, climate-positive buildings requires innovative, integrated solutions that combine structural systems, energy supply, thermal storage, and digital building...