Positive energy districts
Sustainable urban solutions for Austrian towns and municipalities
Towns and municipalities can become pioneers of progress towards climate neutrality. Positive energy districts are urban areas that are able to meet their own energy needs by ..... Read full article
Strategies
for climate-neutral cities and communities offering a high quality of life
Increasing urbanisation is one of the great global challenges. Over half the population of the world today lives in cities or conurbations; in Europe this level is ..... Read full article
ITZSmart
Carbon-neutral urban district development in Salzburg
The district of Itzling in Salzburg is a typical suburb of a medium-sized city with a very diverse mixture of building structures and usage. For some years ..... Read full article
The City as an energy storage system
Sustainable energy supply in existing buildings
New systems for sustainable heating and cooling in urban areas will make an important contribution to meeting the climate targets. Existing buildings in particular present a huge ..... Read full article
Smart City Wörgl
Südtiroler Siedlung housing development as a “Zero emission region”
In Wörgl, Tyrol, the housing project Südtiroler Siedlung of NEUE HEIMAT TIROL (NHT) will take shape over the next few years as a flagship development with an ..... Read full article
Positive energy renovation
of the heritage-listed Otto Wagner Area
The Otto Wagner Area in Vienna is an extensive and internationally significant ensemble of art nouveau buildings. Its characteristic pavilion-style buildings are sprawled across a park-like hillside ..... Read full article
SUPERBLOCK
Innovative planning tool for energy-efficient urban districts
To achieve a significant reduction in energy consumption in cities, and cut greenhouse gas emissions, new planning measures are needed – particularly in the transport and building ..... Read full article
CAMPAGNE REICHENAU INNSBRUCK
Cooperative planning for a smart city district
The urban development project “Campagne-Reichenau” on the east side of Innsbruck is creating a smart city district with an area of about 84,000 m². Around 1,100 new homes ..... Read full article
INFORMATION
to issue 4/2020
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