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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
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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.
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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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construct ion, l iv ing and work.
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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.
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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
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.
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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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center and f ind out everything about
innovat ive technologies in the areas of
construct ion, l iv ing and work.
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.
I N H A U S 2 : A B O U T U S
C o m m e r c i a l p r o p e r t i e s
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
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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
Fraunhofer inHaus Center
Klaus Scherer (Overall Management)
Dr. Viktor Grinewitschus
(Technology and Innovation)
Press and Marketing
Fraunhofer inHaus Center
Janis Eitner
Phone +49 8024 643-203
Business office
Fraunhofer inHaus Center
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
Fraunhofer Institute for
Environmental, Safety and Energy
Technology UMSICHT
Osterfelder Strasse 3 | 46047 Oberhausen
Germany
Phone +49 208 8598-0
www.umsicht.fraunhofer.de
Contact
Volkmar Keuter
Fraunhofer Institute for
Industrial Engineering
IAO
Nobelstrasse 12 | 70569 Stuttgart
Germany
Phone +49 711 970-2124
www.iao.fraunhofer.de
Contacts
Udo-Ernst Haner
Vanessa Borkmann
Fraunhofer Institute for
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
Fraunhofer Institute for
Microelectronic Circuits and Systems
IMS
Finkenstrasse 61 | 47057 Duisburg
Germany
Phone +49 203 3783-0
www.ims.fraunhofer.de
Contact
Hans-Jürgen Schliepkorte
Fraunhofer Institute for
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
Fraunhofer Institute for
Solar Energy Systems ISE
Heidenhofstrasse 2 | 79110 Freiburg
Germany
Phone +49 761 4588-0
www.ise.fraunhofer.de
Contact
Dr. Doreen Kalz