{"id":6313,"date":"2018-04-12T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/magazin\/artikel\/waerme-aus-100-meter-tiefe\/"},"modified":"2020-05-22T17:29:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T15:29:08","slug":"heat-from-a-depth-of-100-metres","status":"publish","type":"magazine-article","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/magazine\/article\/heat-from-a-depth-of-100-metres\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat from a depth of 100 metres"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nowadays, it is a matter of course to use energy- efficient construction methods. What special challenges does a huge structure like the Humboldt Forum present?<\/h6>\n

Thomas Hermann:<\/em> When dealing with a building of this size and form of usage, you need to tackle sustainability from an entirely different angle than when you\u2019re looking at a single-family home. For example, cooling will be a key issue for the Humboldt Forum all year round \u2013 especially during opening hours, when heat and humidity are emitted by the lights and by the crowds of visitors. Just to give you an idea of the dimensions we\u2019re talking about: The output of heating and cooling we\u2019ll need for the Humboldt Forum would suffice for 1,500 to 2,000 single-family homes! This despite the fact that the building, thanks to its wellinsulated windows and walls, will be 30% more energy-efficient than the target levels imposed by the Energieeinsparverordnung (EnEV, Energy Savings Ordinance) of 2009.<\/p>\n

Aside from size, what are some of the other special aspects?<\/h6>\n

Our sustainability strategy is like a mosaic consisting of many individual pieces, each of which addresses a specific point of the strategy\u2019s technical agenda. For example, we have to provide a certain interior climate for the objects and artworks of the Ethnological Museum and Asian Art Museum and for the on-loan items displayed in the special exhibition areas. If organic materials are involved, for example, the temperature and humidity must be kept as constant as possible. We will therefore use a \u201cmulti-phase thermodynamic treatment process\u201d to dehumidify and cool down the entire exhibition space in the summer and to humidify and heat it in the winter. This type of process consumes a lot of energy. So we\u2019ve given a lot of thought to how we can use this energy as efficiently as possible while also generating it ourselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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