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REGIONAL INFORMATION:
Vorarlberg / Austria

Population: 365.700
Area: 2.601 km²
GDP (PPS per inhabitant): 30.600
GDP Index EU 27: 129,5

Main economic activities:
Electrical and precision mechanic industry, Mechanical sector, Tourism, R & D, construction industry, Tertiary sector, Food processing industry, Textile industry

Official Website:

www.vorarlberg.at


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2007-2013: Projects and partners from this region
Innovation
CentraLab Central European Living Lab for Territorial Innovation
Regional partner(s):
Environment
CEC5 Demonstration of energy efficiency and utilisation of renewable energy sources through public buildings
Regional partner(s):
  • (VLBG) Regionalentwicklung Vorarlberg eGen
2007-2013: Pilot Actions

CEC5 – Exhibition in nearly zero energy building in Vorarlberg (AT)

Located in Dornbirn, Austria, one module of the Lifecycle Tower building representing innovative wood-based construction system for high rise buildings, has been chosen for the exhibition of variou energy-efficient approaches

Description

The Regional Development of Vorarlberg has set with the selection of one floor in the Lifecycle Tower the goal, to force environmental oriented, ecological and CO2 reduced building into the awareness of public decision-makers but also in general in public.

Activities

The unique wood-hybrid-construction-system-conception represents a realized model of how buildings can be built energy efficient and with a lowest level of CO2 emissions for the future. In 2012, the building was set up and on 19th November 2012 presented to the public for the first time. Visitors from politics and business were able to persuade of the peculiarity on this opening day.

Results

The project partner located in Voralberg, Austria is visualising innovative approaches to energy-efficient construction in a Nearly Zero Energy Building. The exhibition shows visitors the importance of energy-efficient construction and illustrates the various construction examples in the CEC5 project and demonstrates the application of the planning and advisory tool used by the project and called CESBA for sustainable construction.

The building is a demonstration building (Lifecycle Tower ONE) for the urban wood construction and consists of 8 floor modules. The design concept allows a height of up to 100 feet (25 floors) The LCT-ONE is an energy plus building and is characterized by a high environmental standard. The Life Cycle Tower is a concept which will set up international standards because its basic material, is a renewable material that grows again quickly: wood. The Lifecycle Tower is a sustainable and CO2 neutral concept for multilevel buildings in urban areas, built by wood. The Pilot building has a volume of 7,500 m³, the active surface on 8 storey is 2,274m², the Lifecycle Tower is built out of 8 floor modules.