One area of research is the setting up of a measurement box system to measure physical quantities in buildings.
This is a simple, autonomous system which provides a low-cost, practical and open way of recording measurement data. The measurement box system records data, in a similar way to building management systems, and visualises them locally for the user. The software required for this is already freely available as “open source” software or has been made freely accessible by way of publications.

The documentation of the measurement path dataand data from the sensors incl. Code (*.rar)   can be downloaded here free of charge. 

The new building for the Kreissparkasse savings bank in G?ppingen is an office building which is characterised by its comfortable working environment and very low energy consumption. This is achieved by using heating and cooling systems which make do with only small temperature differences, so-called low exergy systems. New methods of monitoring and optimisation will ensure that low energy consumption values and comfortable room temperatures are actually achieved in practice. Computer-aided simulation methods, which are used to check selected control concepts, are also used for this purpose. In addition, the building will be certified according to the criteria of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (German Sustainable Building Council, DGNB).