Competences
The Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance BAU is one of Fraunhofer's ten business alliances and consists of 12 institutes in the field of urban ecology and smart technology.
The lead institute of BAU is Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP. As the oldest Fraunhofer institute, IBP is currently the top applied research institute in the field of architecture and urban planning, with outstanding achievements in the fields of environmental and human comfort control in buildings, vehicles and aircraft, new energy and materials in the field of building engineering, as well as related technologies in digital simulation and AI.
Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Automation IFF is another important institute member of the BAU. As a technology and research partner for German Industry 4.0 companies, the Elbedome Digital Simulation Lab developed by IFF is a core technology for German Industry 4.0 and a demonstration site for innovation in German companies, and has been dedicated to helping shape a new era of industrial digitization and automation since its construction.
Hygrothermics: Moisture and thermal control
Research field
Hygrothermal materials and system testing
Climate simulation and field studies
Hygrothermal system analyses
Urban Physics Modeling
https://www.ibp.fraunhofer.de/en/expertise/hygrothermics.html
Energy Efficiency and Indoor Climate
Research field
Buildings – Districts – Cities
Evaluation and Demonstration
Lighting Technology and Passive Solar Systems
Vehicle Climate Control Systems
Design Tools
Thermal Comfort, Models and Simulation
https://www.ibp.fraunhofer.de/en/expertise/energy-efficiency-and-indoor-climate.html
Inorganic Materials and Recycling
Research field
Inorganic raw materials and recycled materials
Inorganic Materials Recycling
Testing and analysis
https://www.ibp.fraunhofer.de/en/expertise/inorganic-materials-and-recycling.html
Acoustics
Research field
Building Acoustics
Room Acoustics
Noise Control and Vehicle Acoustics
Human-Centered Acoustic Design and User Research
Musical and Photo Acoustics
Life Cycle Engineering
Research field
Energy and Mobility
Materials and Product Systems
Sustainable Construction
Sustainable Aviation
Data-Science enhanced Product Stewardship
https://www.ibp.fraunhofer.de/en/expertise/life-cycle-engineering.html
Environment, Hygiene and Sensor Technology
Research field
Emissions
Sensors
Materials and causes of damage
Ecology and microbiology
Combustion and environmental technology
https://www.ibp.fraunhofer.de/en/expertise/environment-hygiene-sensor-technology.html
Logistics and Factory Systems
Research field
Digital infrastructures and services
Immersive Mixed Reality Technology Elbedome
Technology-based maintenance and service management
Integral facility design (with BIM) for resource-efficient and reliable factory operation
https://www.iff.fraunhofer.de/en/business-units/logistics-factory-systems.html
Energy Systems and Infrastructures
Research field
Digital Systems for Industrial Processes and Facilities
Energy- and resource-efficient systems
Carbon-neutral energy supply and process optimization
Smart energy management
https://www.iff.fraunhofer.de/en/business-units/energy-systems-infrastructures.html
Industrial Metrology and Digital Assistance Systems
Research field
Optical 3D metrology
IIoT solutions and sensor networks
Digital assistance and learning systems
Digital logistics technologies
https://www.iff.fraunhofer.de/en/business-units/industrial-metrology.html
