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Press kit BAU 2025

Fraunhofer at World's Leading Trade Fair for Architecture, Materials, Systems

January 13-17, 2025

Trade Fair Center Messe München

Hall C2, Booth 528

What does it look like, the building of tomorrow? How can the challenges associated with climate neutrality, resource availability, and affordability be overcome? At the BAU 2025 trade fair in Munich from January 13 to 17, Fraunhofer will be displaying promising concepts and innovative solutions.

Numerous exhibits will be showcased in the Innovation Cube, a symbolic building for demonstrating the latest smart solutions both for the building envelope and for the interior.

The exhibits are divided into three thematic islands:

Sustainability
Productivity
Resilience

We look forward to welcoming you personally at the trade fair. Please contact us to arrange an individual appointment: presse@ibp.fraunhofer.de

We invite you to attend:

Our specialist lectures, workshops and demonstrations at a glance: Program

Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance

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Sustainable aerogel materials made from waste wood

At BAU 2025 in Munich, researchers from the Fraunhofer WKI will be presenting a project in which innovative aerogels are being developed from waste wood. These sustainable materials are being utilized by the researchers to develop, amongst other things, pollutant-adsorbing air filters and recyclable insulation materials.

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Mission: affordable.sustainable.safe

Under the motto "Mission for the future of building affordable.sustainable.safe", from January 13 to 17, 2025, the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance will be presenting innovations as part of its special exhibition at the BAU 2025 trade fair in three key areas of transformation in the construction industry: sustainability, productivity and resilience.

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New hygiene solutions for interiors in health and care facilities

Innovative surface-modified TiO2 coatings: To reduce the spread of pathogens, particularly in hospitals but also in public buildings, the EU-funded joint project SanFlex is researching a photocatalytic coating that is additionally grafted with super-acidic surface properties. This prevents the adhesion of pathogens and eliminates microorganisms as well.

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Getting Existing Buildings Ready for the Future

A universal modular construction system: In the BAU-DNS flagship project, seven Fraunhofer institutes are developing innovative methods for the sustainable, modular and circular refurbishment of existing buildings, aimed at industry and small and medium-sized enterprises. They will be presenting recent findings and solutions at the BAU 2025 trade show.

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Sustainable and Versatile: Climate-Friendly Construction Materials

Cutting carbon emissions by more than two-thirds with consistently high quality: Specialists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP are working on future ways to manufacture the popular construction material with as little climate impact as possible.

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Innovative layer systems for sustainable photovoltaic solutions in the building sector

As part of the EU-funded PEARL and BOOSTER projects, the Fraunhofer FEP is developing new coating and process technologies that will significantly increase the durability and efficiency of solar cells and sustainably reduce costs and material requirements.

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Development of bio-based, climate-neutral building materials using phototrophic microorganisms

The Fraunhofer FEP is conducting research into innovative electron beam-assisted processes for increased biogenic limestone synthesis using phototrophic microorganisms in order to support the decarbonization of the cement industry.

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Innovative bird protection film

As part of the EU project “Phabulous”, Fraunhofer FEP and JOANNEUM RESEARCH collaborated to develop innovative micro-optical structures that can be applied to large areas of polymer films using roll-to-roll technology. The Fraunhofer researchers have now also succeeded in developing a new type of bird protection film that is particularly effective thanks to its UV contrast and therefore hardly affects the aesthetics of glass façades.

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A simulation model to counter the climate collapse

The new urban climate model PALM-4U will allow municipal staff and city planners to simulate the effects of their planned construction projects on the urban climate, so that they can gauge the consequences of extreme weather events before they happen, improve quality of life in urban areas and protect the health of the sick and the elderly.

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Remediation of contaminated wooden structures

In Germany, there are around three million buildings that are contaminated with the toxic wood preservatives lindane and pentachlorophenol (PCP). In the CycloPlasma project, researchers are developing a new type of process to remove these decades-old contaminants in a way that is residue-free, sustainable and does not pose a health risk.

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Efficient Propane Heat Pump Replaces Gas and Oil Heating Systems in Apartment Buildings

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE is developing easy-to-use and reproducible solutions for replacing gas and oil heating systems in existing multi-family homes with partners in the project “LC R290”. The research focus is on heat pumps that use the refrigerant propane (R290).

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