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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


Research

KMU 4.0

In particular, SMEs often lack the resources to deal with the possibilities of digitization, new technologies and their exploitation possibilities.…


ResearchMeasurements & Monitoring
Interior

Dust analyses of indoor air

While much attention has been paid to outdoor dust pollution in recent years, it is not on the list of factors influencing health indoors. Depending…


ResearchLifecycle assessments and lifecycle costs

6D BIM Terminal
Missing link in planning carbon-dioxide-neutral buildings

The project aims to close the gap between specialist consultants and BIM applications. For that, relevant data for cost estimation, scheduling…


Research

THEBAVOL - Applications and limits of thermal component activation in large-volume multi-storey construction

Thermal component activation (TCA), a technique in which reinforced concrete components can be used both for heating and cooling buildings by…


ResearchIndoor air quality
ComfortMeasurements & MonitoringInteriorColor & Lighting

IASca – Indoor Air Scavenger

The main aim of this project is to improve indoor air quality with the means of scavenger-materials that are able to absorb and bind various…


HdZ2Market
Enhancement of competence for companies in the development and implementation of innovative, sustainable building concepts

Scientific partners and companies are developing a future-oriented and tailor-made qualification instruments in the field of innovative, holistic…


Research

Harmonisation of the EcoBuildingCriteria - "List of criteria 2020"

The EcoBuildingCriteria as a harmonisation between ÖkoKauf Wien and the Umweltverband Vorarlberg have been revised on the basis of new findings,…


ArchitectureBuilding Materials and Components
ResearchSmart City

SC_micro-quarters
Planning and modernisation of smart city quarters with a view to energy optimisation and a high quality of life

The SC_micro-quarters project demonstrates possibilities for urban planning and urban quarter development with a view to creating a path to a low…


ArchitectureBuilding Materials and Components
ResearchSmart City

UrbanAreaParameters
Characteristic values for the evaluation of the climate compatibility of new settlements

In Switzerland a system for the integral planning, evaluation and quality check of new settlement projects is in usage since many years (2000-Watt…


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ArchitectureBuilding Materials and Components
Lifecycle assessments and lifecycle costsBuilding physicsSmart CityRenovation

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…


ResearchBuilding physics
Internal insulationRenovation

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.


ResearchLifecycle assessments and lifecycle costs

HEROES
Houses for Energy- and ResOurce Efficient Settlements

In energy-efficient, new buildings and renovations, the gray energy of building material used for construction and maintenance is as important as the…


Smart Tower Enhancement Leoben Austria (STELA)

STELA Project: Smart Tower Enhancement Leoben Austria is concerned with the comprehensive thermal and technical redevelopment and simultaneous basic…


ResearchLifecycle assessments and lifecycle costs

baubook Amortization and Cost Calculator for components

This online tool gives short and concise information about the cost effectiveness and environmental impact of thermal insulation.


ResearchLifecycle assessments and lifecycle costs

ÖKOBAUDAT

The ÖKOBAUDAT platform is provided as an online database with life cycle assessment datasets by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building…


ResearchMaterial ecology

WECOBIS
Basic Knowledge on Environmental and Health Aspects for the Selection of Construction Material

The building materials information system WECOBIS was developed in the framework of the innovation programme Zukunft Bau as a practical aid, which…


Building assessmentBuilding 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…


ResearchLifecycle assessments and lifecycle costs

LEKOECOS – combined economic-ecological life cycle assessment model

The consumption of ecological and economic resources over the whole life cycle is supposed to be anticipated and optimised in the design process of…


Researchklimaaktiv
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…


ResearchLifecycle assessments and lifecycle costs

Formation of an Austrian EPD-Platform for building products

The objective of the project at hand was to create the general program guidelines for the "Austrian EPD-platform for building products": basic…

New Scientific Publications

Dolezal F., Fellner M. Akustik als Nachhaltigkeitskriterium in Green Building Labels. Tagungsbandbeitrag DAGA 2026, Dresden.

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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