Sustainable Building Case Studies
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Bremen State and University Library
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Radical refurbishment of the office towers of the KfW Bankengruppe (banking group)
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Printing company in Karlsruhe
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Office buildings of the Civil Engineering Office in Nuremberg
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Käthe-Kollwitz School, Aachen
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Renovation and reconstruction of a childcare facility in Wismar
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Renovation of a listed "Art Nouveau" building in Nuremberg
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"Neue Burse" student hall of residence, Wuppertal
Bremen State and University Library
© University Library Bremen
Measures
- Optimised lighting
- Ventilation with heat recovery
- Active cooling
- Renewable and passive cooling
- Control technology, operating control systems, building automation
- Optimisation of operations
Energy Savings
Energy costs for ventilation, refrigeration and cooling were reduced by 73%, from 11 EUR/m2a to 3 EUR/m2a. The primary energy consumption for heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting dropped by 70%, from 831 kWh/m2a to 230 kWh/m2a.