The EDUwood research project from the TUM School of Engineering and Design investigated how the new campus of the Technical University of Nuremberg can be realized practically and sustainably in timber construction and what climate protection potential is associated with this. The researchers investigated five uses and room typologies relevant to university construction: Office, seminar, laboratory, assembly, and technical center. The findings serve as recommendations for planners and building owners to meet the basic requirements of timber construction as early as the project development and early planning stages.
A UTN campus in timber construction has the potential to cause up to 27% less greenhouse gas emissions for the production, replacement, and disposal of the building structure than a campus in conventional construction. If the building technology and energy requirements for UTN campus operation are considered in addition to the building structure, the savings potential is up to 12%.
In addition to the global warming potential, i.e., the impact on climate change, the researchers investigated other aspects of sustainable construction. Another result is that timber construction shortens construction time and thus reduces financing costs - an added economic value compared to mineral construction.
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Project EDUwood
Research report
Participating chairs
Chair of Architecture and Timber Construction
Chair of Timber Structures and Building Construction
Chair of Energy Efficient and Sustainable Design and Building
Researchers
Theresa Laura Blömer, Nico Ehlers, Katja Jantzen, Dominik Merk, Jonas Pauli, Kathrin Theilig
Prof. Stephan Birk, Prof. Werner Lang, Prof. Stefan Winter