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INNOVATIONS FOR REAL ESTATE

F R A U N H O F E R I N H A U S C E N T E R F O R I N T E L L I G E N T R O O M A N D B U I L D I N G S Y S T E M S

Fraunhofer inHaus Center 3

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and inHaus Center 5

inHaus1: Business segment 7

inHaus1: About us 8

inHaus2: Business segments 11

inHaus 2: About us 16

System partners 20

Component and application partners 22

FRAUNHOFER INHAUS CENTERJo int ly researching, developing and achiev ing success in the market place

S U p p O R T E R S A N D S p O N S O R S

The actors

The Fraunhofer inHaus Center in Duisburg, Germany, is an

innovation shop that is unique in all of Europe. It carries

out research for intelligent room and building systems that

is application-oriented and close to the market. The inHaus

center bundles the potential of several Fraunhofer Institutes

and more than 80 business partners for the cooperative

development, testing and implementation of innovative solu-

tions in technology, products and systems for residential and

commercial properties.

The goals

Here, oriented toward the application areas office, hotel

and residential living as well as health, new types of room

concepts, innovative building materials and intelligent building

technology and electronic assistance are being developed to

open new markets. In addition to components, system and

service innovations for optimizing functions and processes in

residential and commercial real estate, aspects such as energy

efficiency, and the conservation of resources, safety, design

and environmental protection play a decisive role.

At the inHaus Center, research and development

focus on these subjects:

– Building / planning with support from IT

– Energy transparency / energy efficiency

– Logistics and operational processes

– Interaction between people and technology

– Multifunctional component building systems

– Sustainable construction

– Performance-oriented rooms

– Security and safety

– Electronic assistance

These are the leading industrial partners in the

Fraunhofer inHaus Center:

BASF, HENKEL, HOCHTIEF, Josef Gartner, RWE,

SAINT-GOBAN ISOVER G+H, T-SYSTEMS and Xella

History

Between 1933 and 1995, the first ideas and concepts for the

inHaus center were already being developed at the Fraunhofer

Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS. Within

the scope of a business-oriented strategic alliance and under

the management of the Fraunhofer IMS, five Fraunhofer

Institutes developed the technological foundation for the

inHaus system integration and the network of inHaus business

partners and institutes from 1996 to 1998. On April 3, 2001,

after a 1998 to1999 planning project, the inHaus1 research

facility for the living business segment was opened on a piece

of property of approximately 1000 m2 in the vicinity of the

Fraunhofer IMS and the university in Duisburg.

Already in the successful first operating phase, from 2001 to

2005, ideas and concepts were generated for the expansion of

the activities by another five business segments in the area of

commercial buildings and for an associated inHaus2 research

facility, with the appropriate innovation laboratories in the

form of intelligent room systems, such as the living laboratory

in the inHaus1 facility.

The Fraunhofer IMS and the Fraunhofer Institute for Building

Physics IBP, together with seven other Fraunhofer Institutes

developed these ideas further. With the support of the EU, the

German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF),

the headquarters of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, of the state of

North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the city of Duisburg, along

with the simultaneous support of renowned inHaus economic

partners the ambitious construction project inHaus2 could be

started in April 2007. October 2008 saw the completion of

version 1.0; the opening took place on November 5, 2008.

Federal Ministry of Education and Research

EUROPEAN UNION

European Regional Development Fund

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FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT AND INHAUS CENTERPeople need a future – the future needs research

T H E F R A U N H O F E R - G E S E L L S C H A F T

To find new technology and application solutions together

and make them successful – that is the basic idea of inHaus. In

the Fraunhofer inHaus Center, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is

bundling the potentials of Fraunhofer Institutes and business

partners. The goals are new chances in the market for the

business partners, added value for investors and users and

interdisciplinary beneficial effects such as energy efficiency,

more security and environmental protection.

Research of practical utility lies at the heart of all activities

pursued by the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. At present, the

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft maintains more than 80 research units

in Germany, including 59 Fraunhofer Institutes. The majority

of the 17,000 staff are qualified scientists and engineers, who

work with an annual research budget of 1.6 billion euro.

T H E I N H A U S C E N T E R

What do we offer our clients and partners?

In international parlance, innovative components, system

solutions and services with new efficiencies by combining

design, materials, building technology, microelectronics and

information technology for rooms and buildings are called

Smart Buildings (commercial buildings) and Smart Homes

(residential buildings). Such future-oriented solutions lower

energy consumption and costs, increase security and lower

facility management expenditure. In addition, they can

significantly streamline application processes, for example

in the areas of office, health and care as well as hotel and

events. If they are developed in a competent and targeted

manner they have enormous economic advantages in practice.

For this reason, many suppliers in the international market

take the path of offering comprehensive system solutions to

optimize operational and application processes in rooms and

buildings. For such system solutions, the Fraunhofer-inHaus

Center offers its clients and partners a targeted range of offers

such as know-how, services and facilities.

This ensures that ideas are generated efficiently, conceptual-

ized, prototyped, tested and demonstrated and that an

introduction to the market of innovative system solutions to

optimize the operational and application processes in com-

mercial and residential properties that is accompanied by the

inHaus center is successful.

Additional services: Events for professionals, seminars,

training sessions, informative events by the partners, tests,

studies, websites, inHaus forum, exhibits at trade fairs, working

group PR & Marketing, working group Light & Design.

How can you profit from working with us?

inHaus partnership

The partnership with the inHaus center is based on concluding

basic cooperation agreements. There are four types of partner-

ships: system partnership, component partnership, application

partnership and sponsors. By receiving utilization rights, free

of charge, to the facilities, the control groups of the innova-

tion business segments (the ideas for the innovation are being

generated here) and PR activities of any kind, the partners

support the operating expenses of the inHaus center with an

annual contribution that is incremented according to sales.

The inHaus partnership is the basis for the inHaus innovation

activities that take shape in the form of projects.

inHaus innovation projects

For the innovation projects defined and resolved by the

working groups of the business segments, R&D agreements

are concluded in each case, with separate rights and obliga-

tions. Sample agreements are available.

partnerships with research institutions

If required, separate cooperation agreements may be con-

cluded with research institutions and universities. The inHaus

management will be happy to provide you with information

about any inHaus contract questions.

D U I S B U R G - E S S E N U N I v E R S I T Y

I N H A U S 1

I N H A U S 2

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Managed by Fraunhofer IMS

LIVINGBusiness segment manager

Dr. Christian Ressel

christian.ressel@

ims.fraunhofer.de

Deputy manager

Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Jürgen

Schliepkorte

hans-juergen.schliepkorte@

ims.fraunhofer.de

INNOVATION WORKSHOP FOR INTELLIGENT ROOM AND BUILDING SYSTEMS

Together with the Fraunhofer Institutes, manufacturers, service providers and users

research, develop, test and show new system solutions by integrating product

components of all kinds into the living environment. Examples of this are energy-saving

solutions and assistance systems for senior citizens to ensure their independence. This

results in new market opportunities for the inHaus partners and valuable knowledge is

gained for their future concepts. A living laboratory and a technology workshop in the

inHaus1 building are the basis of the activities.

Modern and comfortable, energy-saving and easy to operate

– the demands that we make of our living environment

are manifold and change constantly. The inHaus center

offers a professional environment for the development of

new technology solutions, system solutions and application

solutions to determine which requirements future living

concepts must meet.

For example, new beneficial effects result from the data

integration of components. This makes operation simple

and intuitive. All important functions of the house can be

controlled by a mobile touch pad or an iPhone. Even more

complicated settings, such as central security functions, can

be controlled easily this way.

The resident, in part, influences the energy consumption. For

this reason, energy management takes the behavior of the

resident into account. The goal is to realize high comfort while

using as little energy as possible. As a result of the integration,

these systems will adapt even more efficiently to the behavior

and the wants of the resident in the future.

It is also the goal of the inHaus teams to develop solutions

that are based on networking the buildings with each other.

In such smart villages, regulating strategies can be set for

energy consumption (smart grids), new forms of taking care

of senior citizens can be developed and solutions realized that

better fit family and work (service living).

By communicating and marketing a new offer for private or

professional end users there are new opportunities for the

inHaus business partners (planners, manufacturers, service

providers, suppliers). To secure that the laboratory solution is

successful in the market, the inHaus business segment Living

acts in a consulting capacity for many pilot projects in practice.

I N H A U S 1 : B U S I N E S S S E G M E N T

R e s i d e n t i a l p r o p e r t i e s

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Control: Kaasa Home unites the

systems in the house in one easy

to operate user interface that can

be operated via a PC, iPad, iPhone

and other mobile devices. Com-

bined with a camera system, it is

possible to have a comfortable,

inexpensive and secure control

and monitoring system while at

home or on the road.

KAASA HOME AUTOMATION

VAILLANT

HAGER

First floor Top floor

Lighting: Due to the latest LED technology, the

LED wall lighting system offers energy savings

of up to 90 percent and ensures bright lighting

across a large area. It is also available with

motion sensors, which will activate and deac-

tivate the lighting automatically, as needed.

Modern design and various colors adapt to any

architectural style.

Smart meter: modular

setup, standardized,

open system technol-

ogy – the electronic

domestic electricity

meter (eHZ) by Hager

is an ideal basis for

implementing the legal

requirements regarding

smart metering. With its communication interfaces

for suppliers and end customers the new system

technology is the ideal platform for new applications

for better energy efficiency.

ESYLUX

Control: Apple iPhone for controlling

the operation of your Crestron system.

The Crestron e-control software changes

your Apple iPhone or iPod Touch into

a virtual touch panel with which you

are able control your Crestron system.

You can operate and visualize your

entire Crestron control system with it.

The design of the user interface can be

configured as desired, just like in a touch

panel operation.

CRESTRON

Heating technology: the Vaillant

heat pump geoTHERM uses free

earth heat for heating. The solar

heating system consists of our

Vaillant solar collectors of the

autoTHERM type and a buffer

storage system. It furthermore

incorporates solar heat into the

heating cycle and for heating water. With solar energy, the solar system

can provide up to 30 percent of the energy required for heating and

up to 60 percent of the energy required to heat water. The heat pump

obtains 75 percent of the energy required for heating from the earth,

free of charge and in a manner that is good for the environment.

Security technology: The integra-

tion of an intercom, camera, door

bell and finger scan into the door

handle opens new possibilities.

Modular components that can be

integrated later make it possible

for residents to have a barrier-free

entry, offer security against

unwanted guests and allow for

transmitting the situation at the

entry to the mobile phone.

HAFI FITTINGS

RATIOPLAST

Network technology:

RPNet is a light-wave

conducting network for

triple play in household

technology. The use

of the transmission

medium polymer-

optical fiber (POF) is

new: ”One medium for

all services” The system basis is formed by fast ethernet and is

interference-proof, thanks to OWG technology.

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F O L L O W T H E F I N G E R p R I N T !

Look for the thumb pr int at our inHaus

center and f ind out everything about

innovat ive technologies in the areas of

construct ion, l iv ing and work.

ON A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY WITH THE FINGERPRINTSA sample se lect ion of the “f ingerpr ints” of innovat ive research partners

from the Fraunhofer inHaus Center

I N H A U S 1 : A B O U T U S

R e s i d e n t i a l p r o p e r t y

J O I N T LY H E A D I N G

I N T O T H E F U T U R E

Managed by Fraunhofer IBP

BUILDING AND BUILDING SYSTEMS

Business segment

managers

Dr. Klaus Breuer

klaus.breuer@

ibp.fraunhofer.de

Horst Drotleff

horst.drotleff@

ibp.fraunhofer.de

FROM THE IDEA TO SUCCESS IN THE MARKET

It is the goal of the Building and Building Systems business segment to cover the chain

of raw materials producers, from material and product to systems suppliers to companies

carrying out the construction and building managers. The inHaus makes it possible

to further develop the potential for innovative system solutions of the participating

partners for all types of building and construction applications and to test these and

showcase them in market-ready applications. In addition to the characteristics demanded

by the market, such as energy efficiency, sustainability, environmental protection, living

in a healthy environment and durability, there is, above all, the requirement to increase

the performance and thus the value of rooms and buildings through new types of build-

ing systems that are at the center of the R&D projects.

The utilization requirements that properties are subject to

are as many and varied as the demands made of the systems

that have to be incorporated into modern buildings. For this

reason, the business segment is concentrating its research on

the total room and building system so that, as a result of new

building systems, an building can not only be erected more

cost effectively, but also, above all, support the respective

utilization in the best way possible. High-performance

rooms thus provide optimized economy with respect to the

productivity of the people who live and work in them.

During the last decades, the share of intellectual work has

increased continually. The emphasis is no longer on manual

activities, but on handing knowledge and information.

Currently, modern mankind spends almost 90 percent of its

time indoors. Optimizing the framework conditions for an

ideal environment is thus the precondition for maintaining

and increasing performance and motivation. Important factors

with which rooms affect people are the traditional parameters

such as acoustics, the climate in the room, lighting and air

quality. New room concepts can be realized only with products

and systems that incorporate several such functionalities.

Through their adaptive customizability both with respect

to usage and the user, such integral system solutions make

flexible floor plan management possible. Through sound field

control, air quality management, lighting function design

and conditioning of the ambient temperature; they allow,

for example, for an individualized customization with respect

to the required productivity. It is conceivable to integrate

this into new partition wall, ceiling or furniture systems.

Multifunctional room systems combine the principle of a

sustainable and usage-optimized operation of a building with

the greatest possible design flexibility.

I N H A U S 2 : B U S I N E S S S E G M E N T S

C o m m e r c i a l p r o p e r t i e s

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Managed by Fraunhofer ISE

BUILDING OPERATION ANDFACILITY MANAGEMENT

Managed by Fraunhofer ISST and Fraunhofer IMS

Business segment managers

Torsten Stevens (care)

torsten.stevens@

ims.fraunhofer.de,

Dr. Oliver Koch (health)

oliver.koch@

isst.fraunhofer.de

HEALTH AND CARE

The business segment Health and Care offers its customers an R&D platform where

targeted research for new solutions in the health care area is carried out. The focus

on these activities is on developing, testing and applying these technologies. The

segment “Senior Life & Care” is focused on improving the support and care of senior

citizens as well as handicapped persons (AAL). The goal of the project “Hospital

Engineering” is to obtain a holistic view and optimization of medical and non-

medical processes in the hospital.

Currently, the healthcare and social system is facing many

challenges: for providers of medical care, the cost pressure is

increasing; at the same time, the demographic structure of our

society is changing. Due to this social development, there will

most likely will an increasing number of people – also single

perons - requiring care in the next years. However, there

additional carers and medical personnel will not be available.

On the contrary, the relevant employment numbers are declin-

ing. Therefore, what kinds of solutions are required to make

our healthcare and social system fit for the future and innova-

tive? This question is answered by the subject area Health and

Care in the inHaus center. Here, building automation, sensor

technologies, robotics and information and communications

technologies are linked to make the healthcare and social

system more efficient and flexible.

Innovations are tested in concrete projects with the users as

well as patients, medical and care personnel and the institu-

tions paying for healthcare. An example for such a project is

“inBath”. It is geared specifically to support and improve care

in a multi-generation household. With the aid of new tech-

nologies for seniors, for example, reminders are made available

for senior citizens or for handicapped people to take care of

personal grooming. For example, a mirror in the bathroom is

a reminder to shave or to take medication. Such technologies

can increase the independence of persons who require care

and enable them to live longer in their environments.

In the “Hospital Engineering” project, the focus is on the

processes in the hospitals. One example: In the area of

transparent material supply, medical documentation, control-

ling, in-house logistics and accounting are to be improved by

automating the recording of materials, making their use more

evident to all those involved.

In view of the global changes in the area of energy and real estatey, to supply and

operate buildings in an optimized manner continues to be a challenge. In the busi-

ness segment of Building Operation and Facility Management, we develop new

technologies and systems that foster a comfortable room climate and that make

operating a building in an energy-efficient and cost-effective way possible. All this

is showcased in the inHaus research facility.

Business segment manager

Dr. Doreen Kalz

[email protected]

The heightened expectations the building users have with

respect to the quality of work, higher expectations regarding

energy efficiency and the increased cost pressure in inter-

national competition require building and energy concepts

that are ready for the future. Looking at successful building

concepts shows that only a combination of different technolo-

gies in the area of energy efficiency in the building’s technol-

ogy will improve the thermal, visual and acoustic comfort,

lower energy usage and thus result in a building that can be

operated in a cost-optimized way. The desire for a comfortable

room climate supports the trend to water-carrying systems

for heating and cooling with environmentally-derived energy.

These are combined with a heat pump across thermo-active

building components such as cooling ceilings, floor heating

systems, building component activation or facade systems.

A ventilation system with heat recovery and absorption-based

dehumidifying ensures a good room air quality. In addition,

efficient systems for controlling the climate in special usage

areas such as server rooms or cafeterias are also being utilized.

Enormous potential for optimization – which in reality is not

used all that often – could result from coordinating the physics

of the building and the building’s technology and carrying out

a systems integration of the technical systems.

The research carried out on the inHaus within the field of

Facility Management is focused on optimizing the operation

of the technology of a multifunction building, with changing

demands with respect to the thermal conditions of the

rooms, such as in offices, hotel rooms or nursing homes.

The aim is to achieve energy efficiency, quality at the work

place or at home and costs. Of particular relevance are the

recording and evaluation of the relevant energy flows and

the operating data within the meaning of continuous quality

assurance during operations.



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Managed by Fraunhofer IAO

HOTELS AND EVENTS

Business segment

manager

Udo-Ernst Haner

udo-ernst.haner@

iao.fraunhofer.de

Business segment

manager

Vanessa Borkmann

vanessa.borkmann@

iao.fraunhofer.de

The hotel industry faces enormous challenges in international competition: total solutions

that are target group-specific and future-oriented increasingly gain in importance. The busi-

ness segment Hotels and Events is developing innovative, sustainable solutions that aid the

participating business partners in achieving strategic and economic success. The innovation

workshop NextHotelLab serves as a testing site and development platform for all areas of

hotel and event properties.

The “FutureHotel” showcase is a visionary hotel laboratory

and is available to the research project of the same name for

implementing and evaluating prototype solutions. With the

aid of questionnaires from hotel guests and experts, demands

made of hotels – today and tomorrow – are being analyzed.

Investigations of the relevant trends and developments are the

basis of new concepts and products for the hotel industry. In

addition to the requirements to be met for guests and em-

ployees, use and ease of operating technologies as well

as room and building design are taken into consideration.

The research focuses on the potentials derived from energy

efficiency and sustainability just as it does on the subject area

of comfort and health. In addition, the research is profiting

from the intense exchange with the Health and Care business

segment: demands made of new hotel concepts such as the

patient hotel or the “Health Temple with Feel-Well Guarantee”

are offset with the requirements of barrier-free housing for

seniors or for nursing homes.

More information is available at: www.futurehotel.de

Another highlight is the platform “FlexRoom-Lab” – a hotel

room that can be reconfigured for various uses with the “push

of a button”. This way, during the week two rooms can be

rented out to business guests, a small conference room can

be made up if required, or a small family suite can be offered

on the weekend. In addition to flexible furnishing and service

concepts, we also research ceiling and partition systems, ex-

changeable wall coverings and construction material functions

in the “FlexRoom-Lab”. The event area on the ground floor,

with seminar room, catering and infrastructure area serves to

evaluate and demonstrate solutions, for example in the area

of meeting technology, lighting or room acoustics and for

optimizing processes by utilizing RFID technology.

Based on the knowledge gained from research and lab solu-

tions, the business segment Hotels and Events can also serve

as a scientific advisor and / or consultant in pilot projects for

practical implementations.

Working flexibly, cooperatively and separately requires a high-performance infra-

structure for work. In addition to being equipped with high-quality technological

equipment and the respective linking, it also includes room structures that make a

usage-defined utilization possible. The goal of the inHaus business segment Office

and Service is to open up optimization potentials with respect to the work infrastruc-

ture. To achieve this, we created a versatile research platform in order to develop,

with our partners, more efficient working systems.

Managed by Fraunhofer IAO

OFFICE AND SERVICE

During times, when competition becomes increasingly stiff,

companies have to look for new potentials and opportunities.

And it becomes ever more important to achieve optimum

results. The prerequisites for this require a superb work

organization and an infrastructure that functions well.

Another decisive factor is that the employees feel happy

at their jobs. It is only in this manner that they perform at

their best. Many people spend the majority of their time at

the office. For this reason, the room should be designed so

that there is a pleasant atmosphere in which employees can

work without stress. This is how well-being and creativity are

fostered. And well-being fosters greater performance. In order

to offer its partners a successful entrepreneurial future, the

inHaus team works on the question of whether the office as

a whole has to change and which new working concepts are

needed so that truly better work can be performed. People,

with their requirements, are at the center of the consideration.

The office furnishings, the office environment and the

technical infrastructure play important roles. The goal is to put

on the agenda areas of action for strategic management to

support efficiency and effectiveness in the office on one hand

and the work-life balance on the other.

One of the focal points of the business segment Office and

Service is designing the “Systems Office“ with integrated

room solutions, intelligent infrastructures and components

that contribute to the ambiance, with the central focus on

supporting the respective user sensibly. That the office system

be considered in a holistic way is of utmost importance.



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Geothermal heating: The inHaus has an energy

source available on the property. Geothermal

heat is recovered from geothermal probes

that lead 120 meters down in the ground. It

is then transmitted to the building at a usable

temperature by means of a geothermic heat

pump from Zent-Frenger. In the summer,

this machine can even provide cooling by

transferring surplus heat underground via the

geothermal probes.

ZENT-FRENGER

Heating technology: The innovative flat

radiator Therm X2 by Kermi has a serially

set up flow-through. The unique, patented

process ensures that up to 100 percent

more heat is radiated from the front plate

and that the radiator heats up to 25 percent

faster, for example, after having been turned

down for the night. In connection with the

valves that are exactly set for the heating

output of the radiator, up to 11 percent of

energy can be saved in the heat transfer and

up to 20 percent of electrical energy can be

saved by the pump’s use of electricity.

KERMIHeating technology: Panel heating creates a

comfortable climate at a low, resource-saving

temperature level. For offices it is ideal if

they are integrated directly into the building

unit, i.e., the concrete ceiling as an active

part of the building component. As a result

of integrating such a heating / cooling system

as “Fonterra Active 12” close to the surface,

peak demands that occur at short notice can

be ideally compensated for and regulated. The

output is transmitted directly and specifically

to the room below.

VIEGA

FIRST FLOOR

Service: In the hotel of the future, a

“mobile mini-bar“ will deliver food and

drinks to the guests in their rooms. The

new, driverless service vehicle with intuitive

operation navigates on its own, using

existing structural building characteristics

and is linked to the building’s technical

system. With

different

accessories

it can also

be used in

other areas,

such as care

settings, in

the hospital

or the office.

MLR SYSTEM GMBH

Facility management: RFID offers

completely new opportunities for shops,

facilities and also for private homes.

Various transponders were used for this

in the inHaus. For example, these tags are

used to determine the condition of the

water pumps and adjust the maintenance

intervals. These small data carriers do,

however, also recognize the temperature

or humidity in the floor or between the

layers of glass. HOCHTIEF facility manage-

ment is testing this in the inHaus.

HOCHTIEF

SECOND FLOOR

Heating technology: With its decentralized pump

system “Wilo-Genix, WILO SE from Dortmund is

revolutionizing heating technology. For the first

time, miniature pumps are replacing the ther-

mostats at the radiators. In traditional radiators,

a central heat circulation pump in the basement

constantly moves warm water. The thermostats

reduce the inflow. A lot of energy is lost in

this manner. “Wilo-Geniax” turns the conveyor

principle of the heating water principle on its head: Miniature pumps supply every

radiator separately and as required with heat, while a server controls the interaction of

the pumps. Scientific studies carried out by the Dresden University of Technology prove

a heating cost savings of, on the average, 20 percent.

WILO

Window sealing: Carrying outsealing work on

windows and facades makes sense, because

even the most minute of cracks can result in

enormous energy losses. Henkel enters a new

dimension of processing safety, with a special

line of films, precoatings and foams – the

Teroson WINTeQ-System. While the work

inevitably had to cease during the cold /

wet season, all technologies of this special

line can be installed at least down to –5 °C

(sometime even down to –10 °C) without any

loss in performance.

HENKEL

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ON A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY WITH FINGERPRINTSA sample se lect ion of the “f ingerpr ints” of innovat ive research partners

at the Fraunhofer inHaus Center

Health and Care: The anti-microbial

properties of copper are known.

The German Copper Institute

(Deutsches Kupferinstitut) works on

having this material used more and

thus keep surfaces that are being

touched frequently, such as door

knobs, water faucets, light switches,

banisters and bath rooms free of

germs permanently. New copper

alloys are tested in the InHaus for

this. The brand name “Antimicrobial

CopperTM Cu+“ represents a global initiative to promote the use of

antimicrobial copper materials.

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Multi-function: Closed

Cavity Facade® with

protected sun guard

in the fully sealed

facade gap. This allows

for the best heat and

sun protection at the

lowest cleaning and maintenance cost.

GARTNER & KRANTZ COMPONENTS

Renewable energies: The Cli-Fi® facade becomes an

energy storage device due to its integrated phase

change materials and helps to lower the building's

cooling energy demands.

GARTNER

Insulation: ULTIMATE by ISOVER combines

the excellent insulation and processing

properties of glass wool with the sound

and fire protection properties of rock wool.

The light-weight, robust rock wool for

insulating wooden and steel stud walls is

non-flammable and has a melting point

of > 1000 °C.

Energy efficiency: Parts of

the exterior wall consist of

highly heat-insulating Ytong

aerated concrete. Ytong is

worldwide the only provider

of load-bearing, solid and

standards-controlled aerated

concrete bricks. The Ytong PP 2-0.35 formed brick with a

lambda value of = 0.08 W/mK is a high-tech product that does

not require any additional insulating components. Furthermore,

the towering entrance area of the inHaus2 is equipped with

high-grade Silka sandy limestone face work. Dry construction:

Maxifloor by Fermacell is a drywall floor cavity system that

allows for quick and comfortable placement of cables and

pipes. Maxifloor consists of non-flammable Fermacell gypsum

fiber board.

XELLA

Furnishings: In the service apartment, Mauser

furniture that thinks on its own is preinstalled

as a furniture system with active and

sensor-based components, or designed to be

retrofitted. The universal Mauser Design and

the assistive system components developed for

it create a comprehensive furnishing system

in the sleeping, living, kitchen and bath areas

for more safety and comfort in the domestic

or assisted living environment of seniors (AAL).

As a result of the domestic engineering networking of the intelligent

furniture, your context-sensitive control panel becomes the central

open system control unit.

MAUSER

THIRD FLOOR

SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER G+H

Membrane technology: ETFE film roofing construc-

tions can be utilized in single or multi layer version

as a design element, but also as a facade finish.

The ETFE film is a pure fluoropolymer that does not

change, become yellow or lose its structural strength

even in the most extreme climate situations. Due to

the low weight, economic and – depending on the

number of film layers – even heat insulating pillow

constructions for atrium areas or as independent roof

constructions are an option. By printing on this highly

translucent and UV-transparent film, the G value can be customized. CENO TEC

GmbH Textile Constructions is a single source provider for planning, implementation

and construction of custom concepts.

CENO TEC GmbH Textile Constructions

Construction materials: The inHaus Center contains

innovative product contributions by BASF, such as

Glenium® – the high performance concrete liquefier

for self-compacting concrete as well as products that

contribute to the building's energy efficiency, such

as the compression-resistant Styrodur® C – extruded

rigid polystyrene foam board for perimeter insulation,

Elastopor® H – for heat insulation of the flat roof as

well as insulation materials made of Neopor® – for the

compound integrated heat insulation system.

BASF

ATTIC

Absorption-based air conditioning: The SRPSOLAIR

A/C unit by Menerga utilizes a brand new process

for the natural dehumidification of internal air for

central air treatment. Instead of electrical energy, the

system utilizes heat, in the case of the inHaus2 district

heating, which is quite often not needed during the

summer. When utilizing regenerative energies, system

efficiency is considerably increased this way, with

absorption-based air conditioning contributing to

energy savings and thereby to climate protection.

MENERGAAir conditioning: This VDI 6022 compliant A/C unit

for providing fresh air to the building is, along with

other features, equipped with a high performance

heat recovery system and highly efficient, continuously

adjustable EC fans. Wolf, as a provider of energy saving

power management systems for HVAC and solar, is

clearly committed to the implementation of the climate

goals set by the EU for 2020.

WOLF

Transparency and soundproofing: In modern interior design,

both clear elegant transparency and an effective utilization

of space are in demand. MOVEO® Glass by DORMA, the

innovative, movable room partition wall is up to this chal-

lenge. The all-over glass elements MOVEO® Glass provide for

quiet, bright rooms in which one cannot help but feel well.

Concurrent events are an option, thanks to sound-proofing of

up to 50 dB.

DORMA

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S y s t e m p a r t n e r s

For T-Systems, inHaus is the ideal place to develop innovations

for residential and commercial real estate jointly with business

partners. There, the human being and its present needs are

the focus of research.

BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, is the partner at

the inHaus center for all areas based on chemical competence.

Jointly with other partners, BASF plans to develop construc-

tion elements and construction systems with improved

properties. Among the focal points are concrete technology,

multi-functional components and multi-functional surfaces

for improving acoustics, air quality, energy efficiency and fire

protection.

As the leading manufacturer of insulation systems made

of rock wool, SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER G+H AG – in short,

ISOVER – is constantly involved in research projects. The

inHaus center is the ideal platform for ISOVER to test energy

efficiency and climate protection requirements in the practical

building operation of a residential and a commercial building,

jointly with Fraunhofer Institutes and industry partners. ISOVER

products not only contribute actively to climate protection

through heat, sound and fire protection, but they also further

the comfort and safety for the building’s occupants.

GARTNER stands for individualized and innovative facades.

In cooperation with the Krantz Komponenten company, the

Cli-Fi® product line is GARTNER’s contribution –– to the

regenerative energy sources installed in the inHaus, which

were tested for suitability for day-to-day use and performance.

The Cli-Fi® product line brings all of a building’s air condition-

ing technology into the facade. Additionally, the inHaus

features a Closed Cavity Facade® which affords the best heat

protection at low operating costs.

With the help of HOCHTIEF ViCon (Virtual Design and

Construction), the inHaus center was planned in 4-D models.

HOCHTIEF Construction built the pioneering building.

HOCHTIEF Facility Management has been operating the

building ever since its completion. But inHaus2 is more than

just a regular project to the construction service provider. Here,

innovative systems, materials and processes are developed

and tested with which the leading position can be even

further strengthened and expanded in the future. As such,

the construction was organized as an “intelligent construction

site”. For this purpose, among other things, the material was

equipped with electronic labels, so-called RFID chips, to allow

for tracing its path and its location at the construction site.

As the leading total provider of constructional system solu-

tions and services, Henkel supports the inHaus center with

innovative solutions from the foundation to the roof. Be it

when sealing windows and facades, when attaching floor

and wall coverings, in the area of sanitary joint sealants or

when reliably protecting the roof from the impact of the

elements. Henkel’s know-how contributes to the building’s

energy efficiency in a lot of areas without being immediately

apparent. The inHaus contains references for an innovative

portfolio of trade and constructional products specifically

designed for professional requirements.

“The research center provides us with an excellent

opportunity to tackle research and development

projects that are close to the market jointly with the

inHaus partners, with whom we develop novel solutions

for our customers.”

“Research and testing in practical application jointly

with partners allows for synergy effects. It is ISOvER’s

goal to learn from one another and together in order to

develop pioneering insulation solutions.”

“The inHaus provides an ideal foundation for the pre-

sentation of new product ideas in facade construction.”

“Teamed with strong business partners, we drive for-

ward those topics of society that involve networked

living and working. The interaction of specialists from

diverse industries, in particular, expands our own bor-

ders and releases new creativity. This is how excep-

tional solutions for the people’s future requirements

are created.”

“HOCHTIEF contributes various services to the

research real estate throughout the lifecycle of

buildings. This includes planning, construction

and operation.”

“Novel construction components require innovative

system solutions for gluing and sealing. Therefore,

Henkel Bautechnik provides for optimal hold at the

inHaus center.”

With brands such as Ytong, Hebel and Silka, Xella is the

worldwide largest producer of aerated concrete and sandy

limestone, and with its Fermacell brand, it is the leading

manufacturer of drywall boards. Its objective as system partner

is to expand the functionality of construction materials with

respect to optimal heat insulation while at the same time

developing better static performance. Another focal point is

the research of ecological construction products that improve

the aspects of health and comfortable living for the occupants

and users of a building.

RWE Effizienz bundles the activities and knowledge of RWE

regarding energy efficiency from A to Z, including aspects such

as “electricity for cars”, “intelligent electric meters” and “the

house of the future”. In the area of energy-efficient products,

RWE would like to showcase that it is quicker than the com-

petition and that it is effectively “ahead of the curve” in this

important area. With Smart Home, RWE Effizienz combines

economic and ecological efficiency in the energy house of the

future and further develops electro mobility. Through inno-

vative approaches and new products, it is possible to reduce

energy consumption and protect the environment.

“In light of the current climate discussion and the

necessary carbon dioxide reduction, improving the heat

insulation properties of a construction material becomes

more and more important.”

“For RWE Effizienz, the inHaus center is an optimal coop-

eration partner since, here, the potentials of Fraunhofer

Institutes and strong system partners from the business

sector complement one another exceptionally well.”

STRONG BUSINESS PARTNERS

S T R O N G B U S I N E S S p A R T N E R S

Applied Sensor GmbH

ARAMARK Holdings GmbH & Co. KG

Bene Deutschland GmbH

Berker GmbH & Co. KG

BG Immobiliengruppe

blue networks GmbH & Co. KG

Bremer Landesbank

Bruck GmbH & Co. KG

Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Paderborn e. V.

CENO TEC GmbH Textile Constructions

con|energy ag

CURA AG

curveLED GmbH

Deutsches Kupferinstitut Berufsverband

DORMA GmbH & Co. KG

Dream Multimedia GmbH

DüsseldorfCongress

e:cue control GmbH

EBV Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG

Elabo GmbH

ESYLUX GmbH

GoldenEnergy

HAFI Beschläge GmbH

Hager Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

Hansa Metallwerke AG / KWC

Herbert Waldmann GmbH & Co. KG

HRS Hotel Reservation Service

Intermundien GmbH

Kaasa Home Automation GmbH

Kermi GmbH

Kieback&Peter GmbH & Co. KG

Klafs GmbH

KRANTZ KOMPONENTEN caverion GmbH

LAVA – Laboratory of Visionary Architecture

LightLife Gesellschaft für audiovisuelle Erlebnisse mbH

Lindner Hotels & Resorts

Mauser Einrichtungssysteme GmbH & Co. KG

Menerga GmbH

Minol Messtechnik W. Lehmann GmbH & Co. KG

MLR System GmbH

Multitroc

OBO BETTERMANN GmbH & Co. KG

OWA Odenwald Faserplattenwerk GmbH

Philips GmbH

Planet Digital GmbH & Co. KG

protel hotelsoftware GmbH

Ratioplast-Optoelectronics GmbH

scemtec automation GmbH

Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH

Sozialwerk St. Georg e. V.

Stadtwerke Duisburg AG

Steigenberger Group

Surteco SE

SV Deutschland GmbH

UNIPOR-Ziegel Marketing GmbH

Vaillant GmbH

Viega GmbH & Co. KG

Villeroy & Boch AG

Wilo SE

WINI Büromöbel Georg Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG

Wirtschaftsbetriebe Duisburg AöR

WOLF Heiztechnik GmbH

ZENT-FRENGER Gesellschaft für Gebäudetechnik mbH

C o m p o n e n t a n d

a p p l i c a t i o n p a r t n e r s

S T R O N G B U S I N E S S p A R T N E R S

2322

W W W . I N H A U S . F R A U N H O F E R . D E

Fraunhofer inHaus Center

Forsthausweg 1 | 47057 Duisburg

Germany

Reception

Phone +49 203 713967-0

www.inhaus-zentrum.de

Management


Klaus Scherer (Overall Management)

Dr. Viktor Grinewitschus

(Technology and Innovation)

Press and Marketing


Janis Eitner

Phone +49 8024 643-203

Business office


Britta Tenbosch

Phone +49 203 713967-234

Management inHaus

institutes companionship

Dr. Klaus Breuer and Horst Drotleff,

Fraunhofer IBP

Klaus Scherer and

Dr. Viktor Grinewitschus,

Fraunhofer IMS

The Fraunhofer inHaus Institutes

Fraunhofer Institute for

Building physics IBp

Nobelstrasse 12 | 70569 Stuttgart

Germany

Phone +49 711 970-00

Contacts

Horst Drotleff

Dr. Klaus Breuer


Environmental, Safety and Energy

Technology UMSICHT

Osterfelder Strasse 3 | 46047 Oberhausen

Germany

Phone +49 208 8598-0

www.umsicht.fraunhofer.de

Contact

Volkmar Keuter


Industrial Engineering

IAO

Nobelstrasse 12 | 70569 Stuttgart

Germany

Phone +49 711 970-2124

www.iao.fraunhofer.de

Contacts

Udo-Ernst Haner

Vanessa Borkmann


Material Flow and Logistics IML

Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Strasse 2– 4

44227 Dortmund

Germany

Phone +49 231 9743-0

www.iml.fraunhofer.de

Contact

Ralf Erdmann


Microelectronic Circuits and Systems

IMS

Finkenstrasse 61 | 47057 Duisburg

Germany

Phone +49 203 3783-0

www.ims.fraunhofer.de

Contact

Hans-Jürgen Schliepkorte


Software and Systems Engineering

ISST

Emil-Figge-Strasse 91 | 44227 Dortmund

Germany

Phone +49 231 97677-0

www.isst.fraunhofer.de

Contacts

Dr. Markus Wiedeler

Dr. Oliver Koch


Solar Energy Systems ISE

Heidenhofstrasse 2 | 79110 Freiburg

Germany

Phone +49 761 4588-0

www.ise.fraunhofer.de

Contact

Dr. Doreen Kalz

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