Resource efficiency: Sustainable building.

Sustainable building is an approach to construction that is energy-efficient and resource-saving. This is becoming ever more relevant at a time when materials are increasingly scarce. And it has always been our form of optimized design as we seek to guarantee our clients cost-effective buildings and civil engineering structures.

When designing buildings and civil engineering structures, we always factor in all aspects of sustainability. First and foremost, this always includes considering a building or structure in terms of its complete lifecycle, namely from the first idea through to possible subsequent uses. Our in-depth qualifications and comprehensive experience ensure you have a reliable partner for sustainable building at your side when planning, realizing and certifying a building or structure, one that has been tackled as a holistic project and not simply as the sum of various parts.

Our sustainable building services.

WTM Engineers are experts in the following fields of sustainable building:

  • Supporting planning with a view to obtaining German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) certification
  • Supporting the construction process with a view to certification
  • Preparation of the requisite documentation for certification
  • Evaluation of construction materials and structures
  • Handling project audits – our own DGNB auditors conduct them
  • Integration of all the energy-relevant measures into a coordinated concept to reduce energy consumption and emissions
  • Status analyses to identify the scope and priorities of construction works
  • Planning of holistic concepts, factoring in sustainability aspects
  • Thermal simulation to assess operating ambient temperatures, comfort and solar protection concepts
  • On-site consultancy/Bafa reports: energy consultancy as per Bafa Guidelines, comprehensive consultancy in energy modernization or complete renovation to create an efficient building, indicating costs and simplified cost-effectiveness analysis

Projects

Springer Quartier

Congress Center Hamburg

Building complex on Strandkai

Hamburg Municipal Authorities Administrative Head Office

Bikini Berlin

Should you have any questions or require further information on one of our services …

… then simply send an email to info@wtm-engineers.de