On Friday, 4 April 2025, the Bachelor's degree programme in ClimateEngineering hosted this year's Case Study Tag. Once again this year, the Case Study Tag provided a platform for exciting and innovative projects.
Prof. Volkmar Bleicher, Dean of the Faculty of Climate Engineering, and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Cremers, Dean of the Faculty, opened the event on time at 09:45 and welcomed the guests.
The "Collegium Academicum" project was then presented by Prof. Dr. Hans Drexler (DGJ Architektur GmbH), Ugur Delice (resident/user CA), M. Eng. Philipp Bacher (Pirmin Jung GmbH), Dipl.-Ing. Sven Joerges (ZÜBLIN Timber GmbH) and Dipl.-Ing. Joost Hartwig (ina Planungsgesellschaft mbH).
The Collegium Academicum was founded in 2014 by committed young activists who wanted to realise their dream of a self-managed hall of residence for 176 students with the help of crowdfunding. The project deliberately sets an example against rising rents, high housing costs and the anonymity of commercial student residences. The Collegium Academicum also sees itself as an educational platform that offers interdisciplinary workshops, seminars, readings and other events during the semester.
The second exciting project presented by M. Sc. Otto Closs (CURA Architekten), M. Sc. Ueli Camathias (Liesch Ingenieure AG) and Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Kuster (Kuster + Partner AG) was the new school centre in Davos:
In Switzerland, the building sector currently accounts for around a quarter of CO2 emissions. It is therefore crucial that new buildings are both constructed in a resource-conserving manner and operated in an energy-efficient manner. Especially in a place that directly shapes the next generation and wants to serve as a role model, it makes sense to develop an integrative solution that incorporates the existing building.
The hybrid looks like a new building on the outside, but around 40 % of its volume is made up of the existing structure. This significantly reduces the consumption of grey energy.
This was followed by a presentation by M. Eng. Michael Strobel spoke about the challenges of energy-efficient construction in Nepal. As a festive finale, all guests, speakers and university members were invited to the courtyard for an exchange and barbecue.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all speakers, lecturers, colleagues and staff for their support in teaching and organisation!
