D - 78315 Radolfzell on Lake Constance: Constance University of Applied Sciences designed an urban building model with examples of buildings such as offices, production facilities and warehouses. This was used to calculate the life cycle costs and emissions resulting from the energy supply. The energy supply for heating, cooling, air, light and electricity was optimised and energy requirements minimised. Companies can also utilise the knowledge gained from this for their new buildings. A hydrogen storage system was modelled as an optional scenario in the study.
Stadtregion: Lake Constance Region
88045 Friedrichshafen: 570 apartments, 40,000 sqm living space, 4.2 million euros for solar technology = 5,500 euros additional investment per apartment = 83 euros/sqm living space, research project of ITW, Stuttgart, solar coverage ratio is of 50 % (heating and hot water), 4,056 sqm solar collectors, 12,000 cubic meters storage (33 m diameter, 20 m high)
88212 Ravensburg: Building biology terraced housing estate, 29 units, completion: 1993, architecture: Joachim Eble, client: Siedlungswerk Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft für Wohnungs- und Städtebau, Stuttgart. Solar-assisted local heating supply and first collective collector system (115 m² as a pilot project in Baden-Württemberg) generate 50 % of hot water with 5 m³ short-term heat storage. Price reduction of 50% compared to individual systems on each house.