A former military base on its way to a zero energy city
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 - 04:20 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General , Green Buildings , Green Technologies
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The planning area is an abandoned former American military base in the Mietraching district, with a total surface area of 70 hectares. Most of the residential buildings in this small autonomous garden city were built in the 1930s, as the base was originally established in 1936 as a German air base. The first planning section comprises the so-called leisure neighbourhood in the north. The existing hotel is to be converted to a conference hotel, and the existing residential buildings are to be renovated and low-energy optimised.
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Additional residential and holiday homes based on passive house construction methods and a spa will also be built in this neighbourhood. Fundamental renovation of the local heating centre, incorporating renewable energy sources, using the existing distribution network and the high-performance thermal insulation of all buildings will help make the zero energy city concept a reality.
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