Climate-neutral Campus
2019–2023
University Campus
Berlin-Charlottenburg
HCBC: Implementation Phase
Tasks: Façade concept, simulation, thermal insulation
Funding Agency: BMWi
Funding Amount: €5 million
The campus is to be modernized in such a way that, already during the current project phase, key aspects of the German federal government’s 2050 energy transition goals can be demonstrated.
To achieve this, a holistic approach is being taken by shifting the energy balance boundary from individual buildings to the campus as a whole—a so-called “energy district”. This shift opens up numerous synergies, but also presents technical, economic, and legal challenges that must be addressed as part of the project.
Energy efficiency, the generation of renewable energy, as well as its storage and distribution, must be closely coordinated to enable the sustainable renovation and operation of energy-efficient buildings.
In view of an increasingly integrated energy system, renewable electricity will not only be used directly on campus but will also serve as a versatile energy source—particularly for cross-sector coupling strategies.
The following approaches are being explored in parallel. The total investment associated with the HCBC project measures amounts to approximately €300 million.
As part of an initial prioritization of cost-efficient strategies over the coming years, smaller investments with a strong economic return are being recommended for early implementation.
