A new campus will be built for the University of Technology Nuremberg in the coming years. A total of 40 buildings with various uses will be constructed on the site, comprising a total net usable floor area of 90,000 m².

During the EDUwood research project, possible construction types for the buildings predominantly planned in timber were determined considering their climate protection potentials. The project was conducted with the chair of Architecture and Timber Construction and the chair of Energy and Sustainable Design and Building. Based on exemplary room typologies, possible building constructions were investigated concerning building physics (e.g. sound insulation, fire protection, thermal insulation) and structural (e.g. construction method, spans) parameters.By applying life-cycle analysis at the component and room levels, as well as thermal building simulations at a room level, the global warming potential (GWP) and primary energy demand were determined and compared with conventional reinforced concrete construction.

The results were incorporated into a practice-oriented recommendation for action, which includes a decision matrix for different room typologies and building constructions, under consideration of the above-mentioned aspects.