Sustainability Prefabricated Building Units

Already in the course of the 1990s, the construction sector was increasingly identified as a major factor influencing the economy, society and the environment and is therefore considered a key area for sustainable development. Political developments have therefore led to activities in the field of sustainability, especially in the construction industry. In 2001, for example, the then Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing published the “Guide to Sustainable Building”, which is now in its 3rd edition (2019). This is intended to help the federal government to find solutions for construction measures that are both ecologically compatible and economically acceptable, while taking people’s needs into account. The following protection goals for sustainable building are defined:

• Protection of the natural foundations of life – soil, air and water
• Protection of nature and landscape
• Protection of material and energy resources
• climate protection
• capital preservation
• Low ongoing operating and maintenance costs
• Protection of human health
• Protection of social and cultural values

In December 2001, the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs also set up the “Sustainable Building Round Table”, which consists of representatives of associations from the construction industry, industry, building authorities and science. It deals with general guidelines for sustainable construction, discusses concrete studies on the subject and attempts to implement the results in federal construction.

In this consortium project, an in-depth inventory and review of the current state of the art and research on the sustainability assessment of room-cell buildings is being conducted. To this end, the various activities, systems, guidelines and standards will be analysed and the possible fields of application defined in close cooperation with the consortium partners.