Steinbeis Transfer Center Energy, Building and Solar Engineering

• Feasibility studies and energy concepts for buildings and residential developments
• Consulting on the implementation of energy concepts
• Engineering plans in line with HOAI (heating, ventilation, sanitation, building physics, solar technology, district heating supply)
• Seminars and training

• Low energy building concepts
  • Holistic concepts for office complexes and apartment blocks
  • End-to-end ecological assessments
  • Natural ventilation systems
  • Optimal combination of thermal insulation, heating and cooling, ventilation and use of natural light
• Energy concepts for residential estate and business developments
  • Energy indicators for new developments
  • Energy and commercial analysis of supply options (involving solar technology, biomass, cogeneration units, ...)
  • Consulting on the implementation of innovative supply concepts
• Building renovations
  • Stocktaking
  • Saving energy with thermal insulation
  • Holistic concepts for heating, ventilation and lighting
• Solar technology
  • Solar heating and photovoltaic systems
  • Dynamic simulation of solar energy-based heating supply
  • Optimization of components (seasonal heat storage, large collectors)
  • Monitoring and measurement of solar energy systems
• Building physics
  • Heat and sound insulation
  • Thermal bridge minimization
  • Building protection
• Biomass use
  • Central heating using wood chips and pellets
  • Carbon-neutral district heating supply (solar and biomass)
  • Operator RFPs
• Housing technology
  • Heating – ventilation – sanitation
  • Component activation
  • Heat recovery
  • Cooling through groundwater
• Training and courses
  • Fundamentals of solar technology for installers
  • Continuing professional development for architects and engineers

• Planning and request for proposal for a solar energy-based district heating project (with temporary and long-term heat storage)
• Concept for office complex (primary energy requirement < 100 kWh/m2a)
• Planning and request for proposal for solar panel systems
• Concept development and planning of minimum energy and passive energy houses
• Refurbishment of school buildings (heat insulation, heating system, solar protection, solar panel system)
• Planning of district heating supply based on pallet furnaces (central heating, heating network, transmission stations, housing technology)
• Training of architects and developers on new energy saving regulations

Steinbeis Transfer magazine

Less is more: Carbon emissions of buildings energy concepts during their life cycle (Transfer 1/2019)
Steinbeis study showcases measures for achieving climate protection goals in housing construction
Climate Protection vs. Economic Viability (Transfer 1/2017)
Steinbeis team publishes report on the energy-efficiency of commercial real estate
Editorial (Transfer 2/2014)
Energy Spotlight: Decentralized heat pump systems for apartment buildings (Transfer 2/2014)
Small, compact and inexpensive
An efficient breath of fresh air (Transfer 4/2013)
EU project for enhancing energy efficiency in hospitals
Keeping an eye on energy (Transfer 1/2012)
EU project promotes energy efficiency in hospitals
Flexibility and efficiency with decentralized ventilation systems (Transfer 1/2009)
Evaluating decentralized facade integrated ventilation systems
Federal Minister of Building, Wolfgang Tiefensee, recognizes sustainable buildings (Transfer 1/2009)
Steinbeis recognized for its use of renewable energy (Transfer 4/2008)