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Research

The IBO's research is primarily oriented towards results and implementation: IBO research should encourage the dissemination of independent information, substantiated comparisons, decision-making aids as well as make tools available. Research activities cover all areas of sustainable construction. The scientific approach makes it easier to identify which measures improve construction. Research at the IBO focuses on quantitative and qualitative assessment that can be applied in practice.

Research projects

Show all  Lifecycle assessments and lifecycle costs  Building assessment  Building physics  Material ecology  Smart City  Measurements & Monitoring 

Research  Lifecycle assessments and lifecycle costs 
Building physics  Renovation 

GreenTech-Renovation
Energetic Renovation of Glass Buildings of Architectural Value

The focus of the GreenTech-Renovation project is to find innovative solutions for the energetic renovation of architecturally valuable buildings with…

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Architecture  Building Materials and Components 
Lifecycle assessments and lifecycle costs  Building physics  Smart City  Renovation 

Way2Smart Korneuburg
Start-Up towards a socially compatible, energy-self-sufficient Smart City

Korneuburg has set itself an ambitious deadline: By 2036, the city wants to be energy-autonomous and also CO2-neutral. For the project Way2Smart…

Research  Building physics 
Internal insulation  Renovation 

IDsolutions
Solutions for the refurbishment within existing building stock with interior insulation

The development of exemplary refurbishment solutions on the level of single flats was the aim of the project.

Building assessment  Building physics 

PECK – Plus Energy Check
Plus Energy Check for new and existing buildings

PECK, the Plus Energy Check for new and existing buildings, is a service that provides a client with the necessary information in a short time at low…

Research  klimaaktiv 
Building physics 

gugler! build & print triple zero
Beacon of innovation gugler cross media, ecoeffective zero energy cross media enterprise featuring zero-emission, zero energy, zero waste

The aim of the flagship project is a new dimension of sustainability: Zero energy standard for the building and cradle to cradle for operational…

New Scientific Publications

Pichlmeier F., Sintzel B., Figl H., Gmeiner H., Fontanari C., Essig N. Healthy Residential Buildings in the Lake Constance Region - Analysis for Harmonization and Further Development of Standards for the Planning and Assessment of Healthy Residential Buildings, IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 1546 012031. Onlline: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1546/1/012031

Figl H. Holzverwendung zwischen Klimazielen und Regulierung: Die Rolle von Umweltproduktdeklarationen (EPD) bei der Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung. Beitrag zum 29. Internationalen Holzbau-Forum (IHF), Innsbruck, 2025.

Figl H. Lebenszyklusanalyse und Zirkularitätsbewertung im Holzbau. Beitrag zum Kreislauf Forum Holz 2025. Wien, 2025.

Pichelmeier F., Eßig N., Scharnhorst A., Bauer B., Figl H., Krenauer A. (2025) Kunststoffe im Bauwesen: Die unbekannte Größe – Wegweiser für den bewussten Einsatz von Kunststoffen am Bau. Bauen+, Jahrgang 11, Heft 6, 36-41. ISSN 2363-8125

Dolezal F., Dobra T., Boogman B., Neumann M. (2024) A novel concept for dynamic evaluation of the carbon sequestration performance of sawnwood considering different forest and climate scenarios. Austrian Journal of Forest Science, 141:4, 289-312. https://doi.org/10.53203/fs.2404.3

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