News
Partner meeting in Innsbruck: Heat pumps in the renovation of apartment buildings
The meeting focused on the further development of practical training materials designed to qualify specialists in the use of heat pumps in the renovation of multi-family buildings.
Workshop on Heat Pumps in Plus-Energy Districts
In the framework of the FFG project IEA HPT A61, the Unit of Energy Efficient Building organized with AIT and AEE INTEC the workshop on heat pumps in positive energy districts at AIT, where innovative solutions for positive energy districts were discussed.
BEEN Courses in Kathmandu 2025
As part of the EU Switch Asia project BEEN (Building Energy Efficiency in Nepal), a course on energy-efficient buildings was held in Kathmandu.
EEB Seminar in Obergurgl
In mid-July, the department spent four days in Obergurgl. In addition to breathtaking hikes, there were also exciting presentations on “Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Solutions in Renovations.”
Second Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change Published – Key Contribution from the EEB
The AAR2 offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary presentation of the latest scientific findings on climate change and the associated risks for Austria.
Meet the Scientists on board the MS Wissenschaft
The MS-Wissenschaft has been travelling the rivers and canals of Germany since mid-May. The University of Innsbruck was also able to contribute an exhibit on the topic of "Energy-efficient buildings".
Closing workshop of the DIGIdat project – Air quality in schools
On Monday, 23 June 2025, the DIGIdat team hosted a large final workshop - and around 100 interested parties from research, administration, school practice and numerous students and teachers accepted the invitation.
CLIMA 2025: Strong Participation of Unit of Energy Efficient Buildings
From June 4 to 6, 2025, the REHVA HVAC World Congress CLIMA 2025 took place at the Politecnico di Milano in Milan. The focus was on topics such as decarbonization, healthy and energy-efficient buildings in the context of future climates.
Exciting article about our lighting technicians in the research magazine of the University of Innsbruck
Starting on page 34, there is an exciting article about our work in the field of lighting technology here at the Energy Efficient Building Unit.
The Unit of Energy Efficient Building at the Lighting Technology Congress 2025
David Geisler-Moroder and Sascha Hammes were on site and were able to provide insights into ongoing research projects in their presentation "Light for energy-efficient buildings: research projects at the University of Innsbruck".
Partner Meeting in Rosenheim: Focus on heat pumps in building refurbishment
The latest partner meeting of our KnowHowHP project took place on 13 and 14 May at Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences.
Final Workshop: Monitoring Innsbruck Campagne
Final workshop at the NHT with the project partners (UIBK, IIG, NHT, Stransky) and other stakeholders. After a three-year monitoring period, the comprehensive analyses and their results were presented.
- Energy Efficient Building on board the MS Wissenschaft.
Scientists from the University of Innsbruck have designed an exhibit that is touring German and Austrian waters this summer as part of a hands-on exhibition on the ship MS Wissenschaft.
- University of Innsbruck as Co-host of the International Passive House Conference IPHC2026 in Essen
High-calibre specialist lectures, interactive workshops, exciting excursions and a varied trade exhibition provide new insights and ideas on all aspects of passive houses and EnerPHit refurbishment
- Low Carbon, High Comfort Integrated Lighting: Expert Meeting & Industry Workshop
5th Industry workshop of the IEA SHC Task 70 / EBC Annex 90, “Low Carbon, High Comfort Integrated Lighting”
- Fabian Ochs and Sascha Hammes at the Advanced Building Skins 2024 in Bern
Presentations in the session "Deep Serial Renovation with Prefabricated Multifunctional Facades"
- Workshop on heat pump technologies in the refurbishment of existing buildings
Workshop on heat pump technologies in the refurbishment of existing buildings in the old salt works in Hallein as part of the Impact Days on 23 October 2024
- Company outing to the Brenner Base Tunnel
This year's company outing took us to the impressive Brenner Base Tunnel. Equipped with protective gear, we descended from the Ahrental portal into the exploratory tunnel to experience the dimensions and challenges of this mega-project at first hand.
- Keynote speech by Fabian Ochs at BauSIM 2024 in Vienna
Fabian Ochs presents on the topic of Holistic building and HVAC modelling - a prerequisite for efficient heat pump systems
- Review of the 27th International Passive House Conference 2024 (Conference: April 5 + 6, excursions April 7)
From 5 to 7 April, the Passive House Institute organised the International Passive House Conference (IPHC) for the 27th time.