52072 Aachen-Laurensberg: "Solarsiedlung Teichstraße", 43 residential buildings in 27 terraced houses and 16 semi-detached houses, as well as two office buildings in passive house standard, on 2.5 hectares of land; partly wood pellet heating, 60 % coverage via solar thermal collectors, PV system or geothermal system. Completion: 2003
Thema: _ Ecology
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52134 Herzogenrath-Kohlscheid: at the same time as the building biology settlement "Sheep's Broth" in Tübingen, these two estates are considered to be the first ecological estates in Germany. The "Haus Heydenhof" is located in the direct neighbourhood of the "Old wind art". Completion: 1985
52249 Eschweiler-Dürwiß: Model settlement for resource-efficient construction. 60 plots on 3.7 ha of open space. The city of Eschweiler is developing a resource-efficient residential area together with RWE Power AG and the Aachen-based Kathy Beys Foundation. Single-family and multi-family houses, multi-generation houses, residential courtyards, etc. are to be built with a wide range of living space for families, residential communities, individualists, senior citizens, etc.
52459 Inden: The aim of the settlement development was to use valuable resources more efficiently by a factor of 2 when building and living. Raw materials and building constructions were selected according to their environmental consumption and long-term costs. Regional building materials, timeless architecture, durable and maintenance-friendly constructions were given priority. Completion: 2018
D - 53115 Bonn: in Bonn's Südstadt, surrounded by residential buildings
53117 Bonn-Auerberg: 40 Miet-Einfamilienhäuser organisiert in zwei Hofanlagen. Massivbau mit Fassaden in Holzkonstruktion, Decke über Erdgeschoss in Holzkonstruktion. Aus ökologischen Gründen sowie zur längeren Haltbarkeit des Dachaufbaus wurde das 'Warmdach' (das sogenannte 'unbelüftete Dach') extensiv begrünt. Fertigstellung: 2003
53119 Bonn-Tannenbusch: Model settlement for ecological building and regenerative energies; planning: Joachim Eble Architektur, developer: ArchyNova, 90 units, cost-effective. The planning was not realized.
53229 Bonn: Conversion of a former monastery building with 29 residential units, a community room and 2 offices. Complementary new development with 16 terraced houses and a multi-family house with 21 flats (total: 66 flats), plot: approx. 10,000 m². Completion: 2003
53229 Bonn Vilich-Müldorf: 32 units, multi-generation residential project, number of parking spaces 0.5 PkWs/WE, completion: 2008
53343 Wachtberg-Niederbachem: 11 houses with a living area between 130 and 170 sqm in timber and passive house construction. Architecture: Kay Künzel. Completion: 2004/2005
58638 Iserlohn: Street: Oestricher Str. 39 to 57, organisation and structuring of the project: Verein Wohnhof Iserlohn e.V., architecture: Energie- und umweltgerechtes Bauen, Leo Schwering. Approx. 55 people in 17 flats and 2 offices as terraced, semi-detached and detached houses, grass roof, timber frame construction, development without parking spaces (central parking spaces in front), innovative financing concept, legal form "association". 3rd prize in the 2000 Märkischer Kreis timber construction prize.
D - 59073 HammEco-commercial park / Eco-centre NRW. Redevelopment of 50 ha of former industrial wasteland, including (eco) Obi DIY store, timber house manufacturer, training centre and start-up centre by HSS Planer und Architekten (Kassel), exhibition hall, etc.
59075 Hamm: The realisation competition for "Das Gesunde Haus" in the city of Hamm was won by a North Rhine-Westphalian-Danish architectural consortium. The city of Hamm provided an approx. 9,500 m2 plot of land on Hohenhöveler Straße in Bockum-Hövel for the realisation of the winning design.
59077 Hamm: In the immediate vicinity of a central service area in the Pelkum district of Hammer, around 130 residential units have been built in ecological and at the same time cost-effective timber construction. To date (as of 12/2017), it is the largest timber housing estate in Germany. Completion: 1998
59075 Hamm: In the 1990s, 120 residential units were built on an area of approx. 3 hectares in the "Hoher Weg" ecological construction area in Hamm-Heessen. To date (as of 12/2017), it is the second-largest timber housing estate in Germany and NRW. Together with the "Heinrichstraße" timber housing estate in Hamm, it was the first major housing estate project in Hamm to be planned from the outset with primarily ecological aspects in mind and thus served as a role model for the ecological orientation of future construction areas in the Hamm urban area.
53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler: Architekturwerkstatt Schmidt, ecol. Building materials, water concept, own contribution, 9 units, construction period: 1986 - 90
54290 Trier: Houses
group "Olbeschhof". Ten plots. Planning: Architects Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Freising and Dipl.-Ing. Ursula Freising, Trier. Project sponsor: Building owner group Gesellschaft für naturnahes Bauen und Leben. Completion: 1994
54296 Trier: Total area approx. 70 ha, residential area: approx. 25 ha, Science Park and University of Trier mainly in the area of the former barracks: approx. 23 ha, green and open spaces: approx. 20 ha. Private investment in residential construction approx. 200 million euros and approx. 150 million euros in commercial construction. Approx. 850 residential units*, completion: 2015
56077 Koblenz-Asterstein: 19 units, eco-settlement in passive house and timber construction. Occupation: 2001
60327 Frankfurt: Energy-plus building, BMUB-supported. 74 residential units and 2 commercial units, gross floor area: 11,700 m². The building itself generates the energy required by the residents for heating, ventilation, water heating, household, elevator and general electricity. The energy supply including electricity is included in the flat rate rent. Surpluses can be used by the residents for e-mobility. Completion: 2015
61381 Friedrichsdorf: 70,000 m² of gross building land not far from Frankfurt were developed into a residential quarter. The winner of a multi-stage selection process by the city of Friedrichsdorf, which was accompanied by NH ProjektStadt, was the FRANK Group, which developed the eco-settlement together with the Baufrösche architecture firm. Completion: 2021
61440 Oberursel3 new office buildings, 18 new residential buildings, GFZ: 1.06; The largest PlusEnergy quarter could have been built in Oberursel near Frankfurt with around 150 apartments and commercial use in 3 office buildings and 18 residential buildings as new buildings.
64289 Darmstadt-Kranichstein: "Passive House", Passive House IWU (Institute for Housing and Environment) Darmstadt; Prof. Bott/ Ridder/ Westermeyer, exact north-south orientation. Completion: 1991
64289 Darmstadt: Forest spiral, design by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Model project for the use of recycled concrete.
"Green roofs are the roof coverings of the future. [...] It's hard to imagine that there was once a time when roofs were dead - without life and without vegetation."
Friedensreich Hundertwasser in: Stifter, Roland (1988): Roof gardens: green islands in the city. Stuttgart
64297 Darmstadt-Eberstadt: 9 units, Ökumenische Wohnhilfe Darmstadt, planning: pfeifer. kuhn. architekten (Freiburg), completion: 1998
66115 Saarbrücken: Architect: W. Göggelmann (Saarbrücken), 14 flats, community house, social project, 800 - 1000 hours own work, 1,250 euros/sqm, bright yellow natural colour on clay plaster, straw clay walls. Construction time: 1988 - 1994
66539 Neunkirchen-Kohlhof: 16 terraced houses with 140 m² each, four identical flats in four two-storey terraced houses each, construction period: 1991 - 2000
67659 Kaiserslautern: ESA (Energy-Saving Student Residence): planned and built with students, "house within a house" principle (based on Bengt Warn's "Naturhuset"), 20 rooms, a kitchen and other common rooms, diverse planting of the conservatory, recycled building materials, solar system for hot water, each room also has a private terrace or seating area in the greenhouse
69115 Heidelberg: Bahnstadt is the largest passive house development in the world and one of the largest new development areas in Germany with 116 ha. Electricity and heat are supplied entirely from renewable energies. 6,500 to 6,800 people will live in Bahnstadt in the future, and 5,000 to 6,000 people will work there. At the end of 2018, more than 4,000 people will live in Bahnstadt. Around 2,450 apartments have already been built - a total of around 3,700 apartments will be built.
D - 69124 Heidelberg: Under the motto Knowledge creates the city the IBA Heidelberg will take place from 2012 to 2022. One of the key projects of the IBA and its largest urban development project of international significance is the Patrick Henry Village (PHV) where once 8,000 Americans lived. An urban development vision is currently being developed for the conversion project, which covers an area of 92.7 ha, under the leadership of urban planner Kees Christiaanse (KCAP) from Zurich. The preliminary city-wide plans envisage apartments for around 10,000 residents (approx. 4,200 residential units), as well as buildings with space for approx. 5,000 workplaces. Completion: ~2030
70191 Stuttgart: in the Rosensteinviertel, the first larger housing estate (125 WEs) with electric cars in the car-sharing fleet was built as a model project. Completion: 2016
70191 Stuttgart: Building exhibition "Wohnen 2000" for the IGA Federal Garden Show 1994, 100 units, Syszkowic & Kowalski, HSS, LogID, Mecanoo, Tegnestue Vandkunsten and other architects, completion: 1993
70439 Stuttgart-Stammheim: Youth house in timber construction with planning participation of the young people. Architecture: Peter Hübner. Completion: 1991
70599 Stuttgart-Hohenheim: Planning: H. Schmitges, N. Kaiser, G. Minke, 3-4 storeys, 158 flatshare rooms in 6 houses, ventilation heat recovery, wall radiation heating, occupation: 1983
72070 Tübingen: Architecture: Peter Hübner (plus+, Neckartenzlingen), "cube housing estate" with village character, "village square" as centre; each flat with its own entrance
72072 Tübingen: District development in the French Quarter for 2,500 residents. Around 150 businesses with around 700 jobs have been established. Leisure, shopping and service facilities are planned in the quarter itself or are partly available in the immediate vicinity of the quarter. This is a conversion area with former barracks of the French Army; conversion of the massive barracks buildings, which are worth preserving, to multi-storey housing or redensification on vacant, cleared areas. Completion: 2012
72072 Tübingen-French Quarter: Residential and commercial space: 3,186 m². 34 residential units in two to three-storey maisonettes and 6 commercial units. Joachim Eble architecture. Arcade access to the upper apartments. Apartment partition ceilings in board-stack concrete composite construction; toxically harmless building materials. Water play area in the residential courtyard. Total construction costs (gross): 4,650,000 euros, land costs: 550,000 euros. No basement. Completion date: 2000
