The IBN building

In this posts we document the planning and construction of the IBN building, completion in 2015. The building is a plus energy house made from renewable and mineral building materials with a healthy indoor climate and the best possible reduction of electrosmog.

A new building for the IBN headquarters

IBN-Team 10. January 2014 The IBN building

Forerunners of the current Institute of Building Biology + Sustainability IBN include the Healthy Building + Living Working Group (Arbeitsgruppe Gesundes Bauen + Wohnen) (1969-1976), the Institute of Building Biology (Institut für Baubiologie) (1976-1983), as well as the Institute of Building Biology + Ecology Neubeuern (Institut für Baubiologie + Ökologie Neubeuern) (1983-2014). In 2014, […]

For a long time we’ve been searching for a suitable project or plot for the new IBN building. Finally, a ground floor grocery store, built in 1955, which was last used as a beverage market was found. The 620 sqm property includes a small public park in the west with large beautiful deciduous trees.

The ground-floor, circular, curved construction in solid construction (approx. 110 sqm) was extensively renovated, converted and supplemented in 2014 by an upper floor in timber construction and a winter garden with stairs. An allergy-friendly model apartment (52 sqm) was also integrated. This resulted in a total usable area of approx. 250 sqm.

The declared goal in the planning and execution was that, in a holistic sense, a building is created that meets today’s requirements for building biological, healthy and sustainable building. The new building is a plus energy house made from renewable and mineral building materials, with a healthy indoor climate and the best possible reduction of electrosmog. The building is easily accessible by public transport (bus stop in front of the door).

Since 2015, experiences with the building materials used, as well as building services, have been collected, measured and researched in this flagship project.

The accompanying contributions report on various aspects of the construction project.

A new building for the IBN headquarters

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The IBN building

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Ressources

International

Service

Information in German