BIOCHARm

In the BIOCHARm project, the availability of biogenic waste streams in Austria is first analyzed in order to identify suitable raw material sources for the production of biochar. Based on this, various biochars are characterized and their effects on the properties of building materials are examined in detail. Another focus is on life cycle assessment, particularly with regard to the potential impact of biochar as a technology for negative emissions. In addition, practical construction aspects such as workability, installation and durability are systematically examined. The results of these investigations are incorporated into the development of an evaluation matrix that enables a well-founded assessment of the practical use of biochar in the construction industry

Favorite Facade Re-use_ Reduce_ Repair

The project aims to comprehensively and sustainably refurbish the building stock from the 1960s to 1980s in Vienna.

WEG zur Zukunft

The project is exploring new ways of creating future-proof COAs that are able to address the problems in communities.

Lehb:Klimafit!

The aim of the project is to explore transferrable refurbishment concepts as substantial preparatory work for the implementation of climate-fit refurbishments in Vienna.

ELEMENTS

The ELEMENTS project examines the stock of buildings in Graz from 1960 to 1979 that are in need of renovation and must be adapted to meet climate goals.

MasSan

Feasibility study to present and analyze the framework conditions and potential of serial renovations of large-volume buildings. The findings from the national pilot projects as well as the international / German projects and models are extracted and checked for their feasibility in the Austrian context and the requirements are prepared.

Climate communities

Transdisciplinary development of climate-friendly model solutions for decarbonizing existing buildings in small and medium-sized municipalities. The application of the sample solutions can be easily identified using a web tool.
On the road to climate-neutral cities, there is a lack of concrete, climate-friendly refurbishment solutions that are widely applicable. Small and medium-sized municipalities in particular play a key role here: 60% of the Austrian population lives in municipalities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants. Small municipalities have flatter decision-making structures and a more bundled distribution of competencies, and yet they must be able to implement innovative concepts for decarbonization in existing buildings.

Meidlinger L

The MEIDLINGER “L” exploratory study defines the project objective as the preparation of an urban neighborhood transformation in Rosaliagasse on Vienna’s Meidlinger Markt in order to make a local contribution to achieving the climate targets and to achieve climate change adaptation and improvement of the neighborhood situation together with the City of Vienna and the citizens as well as business and science.

CITYGovernance

The aim of the R&D service is to gain insights into the obstacles and impediments to achieving the “climate neutrality of Austrian cities” target, to structure them and to prepare them in a publishable study. The study will focus on the areas of energy, buildings and mobility and contain recommendations for action on the necessary framework conditions and the need for change.

KnowHowHP

The aim of the three-year KnowHowHP project is to train installers and specialists with an integral planning process in order to increase the use of heat pumps in existing multi-storey buildings.