Exhibition “Architecture and Energy“ at the DAM Frankfurt
The construction industry accounts for about 40 percent of the emissions responsible for climate change, and thus more than any other sector. It is therefore critically important to reduce as quickly as possible both the CO2 emissions and the energy inputs involved in the manufacture and operation of buildings. It is crucial to create an awareness of the urgent need for change. To this end we must understand its causes, impacts, and background.
The exhibition Architecture and Energy – Building in the Age of Climate Change provides the necessary information, and it supplements this with built examples that combine attractive architecture with a climate-conscious approach to emissions and energy. A total of 23 international projects are visualized and described in detail; all of them show what can be achieved in the field of climate-appropriate architectural culture today. (Text: DAM)
The material library of the Department of Architecture at KIT, which is under the scientific direction of the Professorship of Sustainable Construction, is contributing to the exhibition with an excerpt from its material collection and the associated data on the environmental impact of building materials. The exhibition Architecture and Energy – Building in the Age of Climate Change, which was created in collaboration with Prof. Werner Sobek, can be visited from 14 June to 5 October at the Deutsches Architektur Museum in Frankfurt am Main.
