World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities, Boston

Botero, Lisa; Eicker, Ursula; Cremers, Jan; Palla, Nansi; Schoch, Christiane; Bossert, Michael: ‘A Real-world Lab Approach to the Carbon Neutral Campus Transition: A Case Study.’. World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities (WSSD-U-2016), Boston, USA. September 14-16, 2016. Paper #104/Track 4b. Proceedings, 10 pages

Final research report now available online (PVTintegral)

Cremers, Jan; Eicker, Ursula; Palla, Nansi; Jobard, Xavier; Klotz, Fritz; Mitina, Irina: Multivalente photovoltaisch-thermische Kollektoren zur Kälte-, Wärme- und Stromerzeugung und Szenarien für die Gebäudeintegration (PVTintegral) : Projektbericht : Laufzeit: 01.09.2012 bis 31.10.2015. TIB Hannover. 2016

https://doi.org/10.2314/GBV:866981616

TensiNet/COST TU1303 Symposium 2016

Cremers, Jan; Palla, Nansi; Buck, Doris; Beck, Andreas; Biesinger, Andreas; Brodkorb, Swen: Analysis of a Translucent Insulated Triple-Layer Membrane Roof for a Sport Centre in Germany. Procedia Engineering, Volume 155, 2016, Pages 38–46

Cremers, Jan; Marx, Hannes: Comparative Study of a New IR-absorbing Film to Improve Solar Shading and Thermal Comfort for ETFE Structures. Procedia Engineering, Volume 155, 2016, Pages 113–120

There will be lectures on both papers at the conference.

COST Action ‘Novel Structural Skins’ //  Conference Website // Conference Program

1st Case-Study-Day @ HFT

On 22.1.16 our first Case-Study-Day of the HFT-course KlimaEngineering took place. Three innovative projects have been presented from different perspectives (in German):
1. Upcycling mit Augenmass: Sanierung eines Wohnhochhauses, Pforzheim, 1970/2014
2. Neu und engagiert – innovativer Massivholzbau: Woodcube, Hamburg, 2013
3. Konsequenter Monolith mit Weitblick: Haus 36, Stuttgart, 2014
Further information (in German) here.

Lightweight Landscape: Enhancing Design through Minimal Mass Structures

Cremers, J.: ‘High Performance Lightweight Building Envelopes Made of Foils and Textiles’, Chapter 4, pp. 39-48
and
Cremers, J.: ‘Small Plus-Energy Buildings, Innovative Technologies – The Prototype-Building home+ of HFT Stuttgart’, Chapter 5, pp. 49-59
in
‘Lightweight Landscape: Enhancing Design through Minimal Mass Structures’ (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology) by Alessandra Zanelli (Editor), Luigi Spinelli (Editor), Carol Monticelli (Editor), Paolo Pedrali (Editor) – November 2, 2015 ISBN 978-3-319-21664-5