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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  Passivhaus & Plusenergie Gebäude 
Lifecycle assessments and lifecycle costs  Comfort  Monitoring  Smart City  Renovation  Circular economy 

FluccoSan
Circular energy flexibility for resilient, climate-neutral renovations

FluccoSan focuses on the comprehensive development and research of climate-neutral, resilient and recyclable refurbishment strategies for existing…

Research  Passivhaus & Plusenergie Gebäude 
Smart City  Renovation 

Climate communities
Climate-fit neighbourhood solutions for refurbishment in smaller towns

On the way to climate-neutral cities there is a lack of concrete, climate-friendly renovation solutions that can be widely applied. Small and…

Research  Passivhaus & Plusenergie Gebäude 
Smart City  Architecture  Building Materials and Components 

DigiPEQ
Building expertise for the sustainable development and implementation of digital, liveable plus-energy neighbourhoods

The consortium is developing a future-oriented and customised qualification measure for the sustainable development and implementation of digital,…

Architecture  Building Materials and Components 
Research  Passivhaus & Plusenergie Gebäude  Smart City 

Plus-Energy-Campus
Energy-flexible plus-energy campus with living lab

The "Plus-Energy-Campus" exploratory project is investigating possible developments of the Vienna neighbourhood on Höchstädtplatz around the UAS…

Research  Passivhaus & Plusenergie Gebäude 
Lifecycle assessments and lifecycle costs  Comfort  Monitoring 

FLUCCO+
Flexible user comfort in quarter-hourly CO₂-neutral plus-energy neighbourhoods

The aim of the project is to improve the planning basis for the construction and operation of energy-flexible existing and new buildings in three…

New Scientific Publications

Prislan R., Vrhonik M.M., Burnard M.D., Dolezal F. Perception of Vibrations Induced by Impact Sound Sources in Buildings. Proceedings of Forum Acusticum. Graz 2026.

Dolezal F., Fellner M. Akustik als Nachhaltigkeitskriterium in Green Building Labels. Tagungsbandbeitrag DAGA 2026, Dresden. https://doi.org/10.71568/daga2026.030

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

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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