DESIGNING GREEN
An innovative sustainable district in the middle of Berlin Spandau, which offers the advantages of big city life in close proximity and at the same time serves as a role model for other projects - this is the vision of Spandauer Ufer GmbH & Co. KG and the participating companies merz…

Costs and deadlines are an incentivizing but at the same time irritating topic in everyday construction work. Keeping project plans on budget and on schedule regularly puts the relationship between contractor and owner to the acid test. The reasons for cost variance are usually more complex, the…

How does our consumer behavior affect the climate? 

The value preferences of industrial societies are at odds with the guiding principle of sustainable development. Consumption has been increasing for years, while resources are being used up faster than they can regenerate naturally.

With its Desktop for Revit, LINEAR Solutions offers a complete solution for realizing BIM processes in MEP design. With modules that build on one another, this solution offers an optimally functioning ecosystem which, particularly through the high interconnectedness of its functions, demonstrates…

The calculation of the required cooling capacity for system dimensioning is increasingly based on dynamic simulation methods. In the previous parts of this article series, the factors influencing the cooling load calculation according to VDI 2078 have been discussed. In this final part, we examine…

Wood, steel and plastic are just examples of materials that are currently in short supply in the construction industry. Urbanization is increasing, leading to a construction boom and high demand for building materials. However, the construction industry is experiencing procurement problems due to…

We are often asked what characterizes a sustainable building. If there’s no time to give a comprehensive answer, we say something like: A sustainable building generates more energy than it consumes. It is made of reused building materials that can be re-extracted and cleanly separated by type. It…

We are very pleased that the cooperation with Ecurie Aix will continue and that we will be able to accompany and support the association in its progress for another year. Ecurie Aix is a student association that communicates its enthusiasm for motorsports through impressive projects.

When it comes to energy-related renovations, hospitals are demanding propositions, but they are also worth it. In many cases they have expanded over a period of decades, and present planners and system builders with the challenge of reliably and efficiently supplying energy to consumer areas with…