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CLIMA 2025: Strong Participation of Unit of Energy Efficient Buildings
From June 4 to 6, 2025, the REHVA HVAC World Congress CLIMA 2025 took place at the Politecnico di Milano in Milan. The focus was on topics such as decarbonization, healthy and energy-efficient buildings in the context of future climates.
Exciting article about our lighting technicians in the research magazine of the University of Innsbruck
Starting on page 34, there is an exciting article about our work in the field of lighting technology here at the Energy Efficient Building Unit.
The Unit of Energy Efficient Building at the Lighting Technology Congress 2025
David Geisler-Moroder and Sascha Hammes were on site and were able to provide insights into ongoing research projects in their presentation "Light for energy-efficient buildings: research projects at the University of Innsbruck".
Partner Meeting in Rosenheim: Focus on heat pumps in building refurbishment
The latest partner meeting of our KnowHowHP project took place on 13 and 14 May at Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences.
Final Workshop: Monitoring Innsbruck Campagne
Final workshop at the NHT with the project partners (UIBK, IIG, NHT, Stransky) and other stakeholders. After a three-year monitoring period, the comprehensive analyses and their results were presented.
Energy Efficient Building on board the MS Wissenschaft.
Scientists from the University of Innsbruck have designed an exhibit that is touring German and Austrian waters this summer as part of a hands-on exhibition on the ship MS Wissenschaft.
University of Innsbruck as Co-host of the International Passive House Conference IPHC2026 in Essen
High-calibre specialist lectures, interactive workshops, exciting excursions and a varied trade exhibition provide new insights and ideas on all aspects of passive houses and EnerPHit refurbishment
Low Carbon, High Comfort Integrated Lighting: Expert Meeting & Industry Workshop
5th Industry workshop of the IEA SHC Task 70 / EBC Annex 90, “Low Carbon, High Comfort Integrated Lighting”
Fabian Ochs and Sascha Hammes at the Advanced Building Skins 2024 in Bern
Presentations in the session "Deep Serial Renovation with Prefabricated Multifunctional Facades"
Workshop on heat pump technologies in the refurbishment of existing buildings
Workshop on heat pump technologies in the refurbishment of existing buildings in the old salt works in Hallein as part of the Impact Days on 23 October 2024
Company outing to the Brenner Base Tunnel
This year's company outing took us to the impressive Brenner Base Tunnel. Equipped with protective gear, we descended from the Ahrental portal into the exploratory tunnel to experience the dimensions and challenges of this mega-project at first hand.
Keynote speech by Fabian Ochs at BauSIM 2024 in Vienna
Fabian Ochs presents on the topic of Holistic building and HVAC modelling - a prerequisite for efficient heat pump systems
- Review of the 27th International Passive House Conference 2024 (Conference: April 5 + 6, excursions April 7)
From 5 to 7 April, the Passive House Institute organised the International Passive House Conference (IPHC) for the 27th time.
- Sascha Hammes WKO Research Award 2023
Dr Sascha Hammes, a member of the EEB department, won the 2023 Research Prize of the Tyrolean Chamber of Commerce in the Technical Sciences category.
- 27th International Passive House Conference 2024
The 27th International Passive House Conference will take place in Innsbruck in April 2024. "Refurbishment, but the right way" is the main topic of the conference.
- Joint Workshop of IEA SHC Task 66 and IEA EBC TCP Annex 83 on October 10, 2023 in Graz
Joint Workshop of IEA SHC Task 66 and IEA EBC TCP Annex 83 on 10 October 2023 in Graz
- Workshop – Smartcity Baumgarten and PhaseOut
Workshop - Smartcity Baumgarten and PhaseOut
- Monitoring Innsbruck Campagne
Stakeholder workshop of the project "Monitoring Innsbruck Campagne".
- 21st International Radiance Workshop
Organised by EEB and partners in Innsbruck and East Tyrol, Austria, from 28 to 31 August 2023 - the Radiance Workshop is the annual meeting of the Radiance software developer and user community.
- HP_sim_app23 CARNOT User Meeting
Insights into heat pump technologies for existing and future energy systems - from the refrigerant circuit to building systems and Carnot User Meeting 2023
- IEA ANNEX 83 Workshop on Feb. 2, 2023
Invitation to the digital stakeholder workshop: PEDS, POSITIVE ENERGY DISTRICTS - Essential components for "Net Zero" City
- IEA HPT Annex 61: Heat pump systems in plus-energy districts
We are pleased to announce that Austria has now officially joined the IEA HPT Annex 61.
- Press conference on the conclusion of the SINFONIA project
The refurbishment of the residential buildings was carried out step by step and in an inhabited state. Measurements by the University of Innsbruck and the evaluation by the Passive House Institute show that the heating requirements of the renovated buildings have already been reduced by around 77 per cent. Savings of up to 85 per cent are possible. Download the final report.
- Project DIGIdat in TV
In the third year of the project, the team from ORF Tirol visited the autumn workshop at MS Kematen.