Energy-efficient automatable production technology for energy-efficient modular sustainable lightweight buildings
Sub-project: Flexible and adaptive production and assembly of modules for lightweight buildings based on function-oriented programming
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Project duration: |
01.11.2022 – 30.10.2025 |
| Funding: | Funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection BMWK | Funding measure: Lightweight Construction Technology Transfer Program Funding area: 2. CO2 savings and CO2 binding through the use of new construction techniques and materials (A) |
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Institut für Strukturleichtbau und Energieeffizienz gGmbH Drechsler Haustechnik GmbH LF Elektro GmbH METALLBAU OTT GmbH Technische Universität Chemnitz |
Motivation
In order to achieve the desired goals of a climate-neutral building stock in Germany, lightweight construction technology is used as a key technology to combine high economic potential with resource conservation as well as material and energy efficiency, according to the position paper of Germany's largest lightweight construction network.
According to NRW Bank, around 85% of residential buildings are currently built using solid construction, with mixed forms of solid and lightweight construction becoming increasingly common. By using lightweight construction in the form of container construction, the following advantages can be realized compared to conventional solid construction:
- 20 to 30 % lower overall costs
- High degree of prefabrication and therefore short assembly times
- Sustainable and resource-saving thanks to lightweight construction and the use of recycled and recyclable materials
- Use of biologically safe building materials
- Sophisticated architectural design
- Resistance to damage from building defects (no building moisture/dry construction)
- Compliance with EnEV and DGNB guidelines
The market demand for serial modular buildings is derived from the calculations of construction experts from management consultants McKinsey. According to these calculations, housing associations will increasingly opt for modular construction methods in residential construction in the near and distant future. In addition, quantitative surveys conducted as part of a study revealed that architects in particular will prefer modular and serial construction to traditional construction methods in the future.