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Extension of the Building of the Institute for Materials Science

An extension of the Institute for Materials Science building will be built. This extension is part of several other research projects and focuses on the integration of innovative construction and insulation materials. The goal is to meet Passive House standards, with heating provided exclusively through waste heat. The construction will use a timber frame design with a flat roof. The main function of the project is the monitoring and analysis of the installed building materials under realistic application conditions. This includes measurements of building physics parameters and data collection. The new spaces will be used as offices and laboratories, as well as for demonstrations for students, architects, and craftsmen.

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What are the materials that you are investigating to use and why? 

The pilot project focuses on the use of cattail insulation materials, which will

be installed in various application scenarios which include:

  • Exposure to different weather conditions, such as driving rain (west side) and solar radiation (south side).

  • The sill area of a ventilated wooden facade.

  • Various indoor climate conditions, such as in office or laboratory environments.

The construction will be implemented using timber frame design.

What will be the timeline of the pilot? 

  • Planning phase (up to January 2025)

  • Construction phase (up to January 2026)

  • Handover (March 2026)

What do you want to achieve with the pilot?

  • Monitoring of Cattail insulation materials and other components in realistic application scenarios to collect essential building physics data and support their certification

  • Promoting sustainable construction: The project showcases the use of sustainable materials and construction methods 

  • Creating a teaching object: The demonstration project serves as a practical teaching and research object for students to teach the understanding of sustainable construction principles and materials science

  • Energy efficiency and Passive House standards: The extension is intended to serve as an example of resource-saving and energy-efficient construction

  • Scientific and practical relevance: The results are intended to be applied both in research and practice and provide information for future projects

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