How can more living space be created with less material in the face of a growing world population and shrinking resources? Scientists from fourteen institutes at the University of Stuttgart have been investigating this question in close interdisciplinary collaboration since the beginning of 2017. Prof Werner Sobek, Head of the Institute of Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK), is the spokesperson for the Collaborative Research Centre.
The aim of the SFB 1244 is to find answers to the pressing ecological and social issues of our time for the construction industry. The integration of adaptive elements in load-bearing structures, envelope systems and interior fittings is considered to be an important approach for this. The SFB 1244 researches the foundations, potential and effects of this approach.
The overriding concern of the SFB 1244 is the significant reduction of resource requirements and climate-relevant emissions in construction. In order to make this measurable, the IABP is working on the holistic balancing of adaptive envelopes and structures in sub-project D02. The starting point for this is the life cycle assessment method. Up to now, building products have been analysed statically and deterministically. The dynamics of adaptive envelopes and structures have so far not been considered in the LCA, or only partially.
Weiterhin müssen zukunftsorientierte Aspekte, wie die künftige Zusammenstellung der Energiebereitstellung o.ä. berücksichtigt werden. Um diese vielfältigen Fragestellungen in Planungsprozessen begegnen zu können, soll eine systematische Methodik zur ganzheitlichen Bilanzierung von adaptiven Hüllen und Strukturen sowie eine lebenszyklusorientierte Produktplanungs- und Produktbewertungsmethodik, genannt Design-for-Life-Cycle, entwickelt werden.
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