{"id":10546,"date":"2026-07-13T07:43:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/?p=10546"},"modified":"2026-07-13T07:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:43:44","slug":"research-umisesa-urban-mining-in-serial-renovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/research-umisesa-urban-mining-in-serial-renovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Research: UMiSeSa – Urban Mining in Serial Renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The UMiSeSa research project investigates how principles of the circular economy can be integrated into serial renovation concepts for the existing building stock. The aim is to identify saving potentials and synergies that contribute to reducing\u202fenergy and emissions demand through the implementation of sustainable materials and resource\u2011saving construction methods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To test this, a two\u2011storey\u00a0facade pilot structure is being built on the KIT South Campus to\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0the renovation concept on a full scale. The serial facade solution focuses on the use of natural, regionally available materials, as well as the integration of reused building components. The project is based on a comprehensive analysis of the existing structure, examining architectural, structural, building\u2011physics, ecological, and economic aspects of the skeletal building system. In addition, existing levels of contamination\u00a0characteristics\u00a0of buildings of this age class are recorded and evaluated. Complementary monitoring over one heating season compares theoretical energy calculations with actual performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The findings obtained through the project will be consolidated into a practical guide that systematically outlines the key influencing factors, transferability, and methodological approaches. Furthermore, the potential for expansion and densification of the examined building systems will be assessed regarding land use and soil sealing. In this way, the project makes a scalable contribution to the resource\u2011efficient and circular transformation of the existing building stock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research project is funded by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB) through the Zukunft Bau research funding program. The project duration runs from November 2025 to October 2027. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The interdisciplinary research team consists of TMB Facility Management (Prof.\u00a0Lennerts), IEB Sustainable Construction (Prof. Hebel), IEB Design of Structures (Prof. La Magna), IEB Building Science and Technology (Prof. Wagner), and SE4\u00a0Planen\u00a0und\u00a0Bauen, in cooperation with the practice partners\u00a0Zirkular,\u00a0Zimmerei\u00a0Gr\u00fcnspecht\u00a0e.G., and\u00a0Amolsch\u00a0Holzbau\u00a0GmbH.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UMiSeSa research project investigates how principles of the circular economy can be integrated into serial renovation concepts for the existing building stock. The aim is to identify saving potentials and synergies that contribute to reducing\u202fenergy and emissions demand through the implementation of sustainable materials and resource\u2011saving construction methods.  To test this, a two\u2011storey\u00a0facade pilot structure is being built on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10546"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10546"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10761,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10546\/revisions\/10761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}