Gruppenbild von Forschungsgruppe E2G

Advanced Building Technology (Professors Pfafferott and Lämmle)

While our society is willing to go for zero energy and plus energy buildings, our buildings still have to be prepared for the use of 100% renewable energy.

As a result, innovations in building technology and grid-responsive operation of buildings are urgently required. A central challenge is the optimization of facility and controlling in the technical building equipment for decreasing energy demands. This includes especialy lower heat flow densities for heating and cooling.

The E2G group at Offenburg University conducts research in the field of technical building equipment with a focus on heating and cooling with thermo-active construction components, ventilation technology and indoor air flow, façade-integrated building technology, and energy system technology for buildings.

Economic viability, energy and resource efficiency as well as workspace and living quality are the focus of metrologically oriented studies.

Projects

GraphEET

GraphEET - Graphs and AI Methods for the Technical Monitoring of Energy-Efficient Buildings

Technical monitoring (TMon) can reduce energy consumption in buildings by up to 20%. In practice, however, this potential often remains untapped, as a shortage of skilled workers, manual processes, and a lack of digital systems make widespread implementation difficult. In particular, the time-consuming assignment of data points and the lack of a digital representation of building systems pose major hurdles.
GraphEET addresses these challenges with a fully digital, data-driven workflow for technical monitoring. The goal of the project is to use hybrid AI methods to automatically identify data points and system topologies from building automation systems and to represent them as digital twins in the form of knowledge graphs. On this basis, analysis and inspection templates, fault diagnostics, and mobile measurement tasks can be automatically applied to systems with different topologies.
The developed methods and software components are tested and validated in real-world laboratory and building environments, including the RIZ building and the technical labs and facilities at Hochschule Offenburg. In this way, GraphEET contributes to scaling up technical monitoring and to more efficient energy use in building operations.

Funding
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)

Project Duration
July 2025 – June 2028

Project Partners

  • Fraunhofer ISE

  • Mondas GmbH

  • Drees & Sommer SE

  • Maurer Energy and Engineering Services GmbH & Co. KG

  • Testo SE & Co. KGaA

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learn.SHK

"Learn and work in the sustainable HVAC trade"

Learn more effectively, train better, and be highly qualified for the energy transition: Innovative approaches are strengthening education and training in the plumbing, heating, and HVAC trades.

The shortage of skilled workers in the plumbing, heating, and HVAC trades (SHK) is jeopardizing the energy transition in Germany. On the one hand, there is a lack of qualified professionals; on the other, the demands placed on them are increasing. Technologies are becoming more complex, interconnected, and digital. Planning and cost estimation are becoming more important. New skilled workers must therefore be trained quickly, with low barriers to entry, yet in a comprehensive manner.

The learn.SHK project is testing innovative, scientifically grounded approaches that help trainees acquire professional knowledge, problem-solving strategies, and methodological skills more efficiently. The following points outline the project’s objectives:

Establishing a culture of learning: The project supports apprentices in the HVAC trade in their learning. Through training sessions, they acquire effective learning techniques that they can use both during their apprenticeship and in lifelong learning.

Gathering and sharing experiential knowledge: Skilled professionals accumulate valuable experience over the course of their careers, from which younger professionals and trainees can benefit. To pass on this expert knowledge in a targeted manner, learn.SHK is testing methods of cognitive task analysis. These methods document the thinking and problem-solving processes of subject matter experts and adapt them for use in training and continuing education.

Strengthening learning support: To support training staff and skilled professionals who serve as trainers in the workplace, measures are being developed and tested to improve their (subject-specific) didactic and pedagogical competencies.

Promoting competencies for shaping the heating transition: The project is developing technical learning modules for training and continuing education on current HVAC topics. For example, these focus on new technologies that are being used to implement the heating transition. Selected modules for the target group of master craftsmen and women will also be made available to students at Hochschule Offenburg.

 

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SQ-Durlach II

Demonstration of scalable solutions and development of digital methods for the planning, implementation, and operation of integrated energy concepts using large-scale heat pumps in existing neighborhoods

The SQ-Durlach II project is developing scalable and integrated energy concepts for residential neighborhoods that use large-scale heat pumps as central heat generators, and is demonstrating these concepts at two sites as well as at a laboratory facility. The goal is to develop practical solutions for the heating transition that can be reliably implemented even under conditions of a skilled labor shortage as well as technical, economic, and regulatory uncertainty. A key focus is on demonstrating digital methods for operational optimization,
automated fault detection, and neighborhood control (energy management system) of complex heat pump systems. In addition, innovative technical solutions—including those for domestic hot water heating—are being tested and evaluated using measurement techniques. Furthermore, the modeling of smart heat pump energy centers serves to derive methods for the robust planning of neighborhood energy systems.

The operational and implementation experience gained will ultimately be used for transfer to the new “Wohnpark Mittendrin” neighborhood, where a combined tenant electricity and heating model is also being implemented as part of the project. A streamlined monitoring concept enables operational monitoring and optimization and forms an important basis for the broad transferability of the developed concepts. In the subproject “Modeling of Smart Heat Pump Energy Centers” at INES, a
simulation model focusing on hydraulics and control is being developed, which serves as the basis for robust planning and smart operational management.

Funding Period
January 2024 – December 2027

Funding
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)

Project Management Agency
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (PtJ)

Grant ID
03EN3095D

Project partners
KES Karlsruher Energieservice GmbH; Stadtwerke Karlsruhe; Volkswohnung Karlsruhe; Fraunhofer ISE; University of Freiburg, INATECH

Village School
Completed Projects

List of Completed Projects

shk.support (2023 - 2025)

Students are helping the HVAC trade optimize heating systems in existing buildings. 

Course Code: badenova 2023-01

heatGUIde (2021 - 2024)

The project provides technical solutions suitable for widespread use in private households to reduce physiological heat stress indoors. To this end, a prototype heat warning and management system for individual homes or rooms will be developed and tested in real-world applications. Based on room-specific computer models, predictive algorithms, and cost-effective standard IT components for assessing the indoor climate, the system is designed to warn residents early on about particularly stressful situations and provide specific instructions via an intuitive user interface. In apartments and buildings equipped with smart home systems, these instructions should also be implementable automatically. The technological core consists of reliable, room-specific predictions of physiological heat stress. To achieve this, proven building-type-based urban climate models (top-down approach) will be combined with models for building physics, building services engineering, and user behavior—which are parameterized on a room-by-room basis using local, continuous measurements and self-learning AI algorithms (bottom-up approach)—to form the technological core.

Baden-Württemberg Foundation

village.school (2021 - 2023)

village.school village.school – Highly efficient school buildings in rural areas in a changing society: Low energy concepts, digitalization and socio-economic aspects in Moroccan and German schools

Both Moroccan and German (elementary) schools are undergoing a structural transition and are confronted with corresponding challenges which, although they are at different levels and also have different effects in the two societies, can be traced back to similar structural problems, such as accessibility by students, relevant size, catchment area or costs in the ongoing operation of the building, in addition to current challenges in the education system. In both countries, the enhancement or preservation of rural life is a central issue.

This German-Moroccan cooperation project concentrates on the building and energy technology design of small schools, with a focus on design, building fabric, economical energy supply, digital methods (especially in operational monitoring), and practicable, locally adapted energy concepts. We are also developing a practical teaching concept for Moroccan universities to firmly integrate sustainable energy technology in education. Using the example of one village school each in Germany and Morocco, we will show how building and energy concepts can be developed in a pragmatic, locally adapted manner, how planning can draw on concrete experience, and how a viable, sustainable infrastructure contributes to rural development.

Project-ID 57545571

BUiLD.DIGITiZED (2020 - 2023)

Building Information Modeling, or BIM, is used for the optimized planning and technical documentation of buildings through all construction and operational phases. Still, BIM methods are only slowly finding their way into the planning, implementation and operational phases of building technologies (German: Technische Gebäude Ausrüstung, or TGA).
In this project, we are developing BIM methods for the commissioning and operational optimization of TGA systems and demonstrating commissioning with IoT and BIM on a low-energy building, the Regional Innovation Center for Energy Technology at Hochschule Offenburg (RIZ Energie). BUiLD.DIGITiZED thus provides impetus for the broad application of BIM methods, from design planning to implementation to commissioning.

FKZ: 03EN1021A

MEO - Modellexperimente in der operativen Energieanalyse (2019 -2022)

The µGRiDS simulation model enables the operational analysis of small-scale building energy systems , decentralized energy network systems and their decentralized control based on price signals. The optimal operating strategies are derived based on a real system and include the engineering know-how about the individual components. Existing models can also be used to develop and implement energy systems of different sizes, for example comprising several combined heat and power plants or heat pumps. In addition to the price signal, the heat and cooling load will also be taken into account in the optimizer.

www.energiesystem-forschung.de/forschen/projekte/meo

FKZ 03ET4078H

ACA-MODES (2019 - 2022)

ACA-MODES - Advanced Control Algorithms for the Management of Decentralized Energy Systems

The energy-system transition facilitates more renewable energies and decentralization. The resulting increase in diversity, comprehensive participation and complexity of (interconnected) energy generation require extensive transformation of the infrastructure for energy distribution and storage. To guarantee a both secure and inexpensive supply, solutions on the prosumer level with sector coupling are being discussed. Through intelligent grid connection and control of these systems, the flexibility gained can be used to support the grid.

We are developing supervisory, grid-supportive control algorithms and operation management strategies for sector-coupled, hybrid energy systems, providing heating/cooling and electricity with different – primarily renewable – final energies. The energy prosumers are designed for neighborhoods and districts with a nominal electrical output of approx. 1 MW, to provide heating/cooling and electricity as efficiently as possible with a very high proportion of renewable energy sources. The coordinated system optimization of the prosumers is demonstrated with a supervisory operation management strategy for five trans-regionally distributed energy islands.

aca-modes.insa-strasbourg.fr/de/startseite/

The project is funded by INTERREG V Oberrhein 3.15 and Wissenschaftsoffensive 2018.

SHK4 Future Energy Systems (2019 - 2020)

University and vocational students work together on transforming a shipping container into an information point illustrating elements of building technology and their respective functions.

www.ise.fraunhofer.de/de/forschungsprojekte/shk4futureenergysystems.html

Funded by the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in cooperation with the Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg Chamber of Commerce, and Richard Fehrenbach Vocational School in Freiburg.

KLONG (2018 -2020)

KLONG - Educational Films from Offenburg Related to Climate Research, User Behavior and and Building Technology

If a comfortable atmosphere in an office space is also achieved in an energy-efficient manner, it has a positive effect on both the working and the global climate. However, the handling of corresponding building technologies has to be learned. The interdisciplinary KLONG project set the task of providing users with the necessary specialist knowledge by producing smart educational films.

klong.hs-offenburg.de

Funded by badenova AG & Co. KG (Innovationsfonds Klima- und Wasserschutz 2017) in cooperation with the City of Offenburg.

ISG+KWKK (2017 - 2018)

ISG+KWKK - Integration of a hybrid smart grid with a combined heat, power and cooling plant to improve grid efficiency

Funded by E-Werk Mittelbaden AG & Co. KG.

Stadtklimamodell MOSAIK (2016 - 2019)

In the joint project MOSAIK, an innovative urban climate model is developed which should be able to simulate the urban microclimate in large cities like Berlin with a spatial resolution of less than 10 meters and be a user-friendly tool for urban planning. Hochschule Offenburg’s part is developing the building model, which calculates the indoor climate and the energy demand of the individual building zones depending on their specific parameterization. This primarily concerns the building physics of the facade, the use of the space/building, user behavior, control strategy/operation management, and the technical equipment. The agreed driving variables are the facade and boundary layer temperatures as well as the local irradiation and wind speed (if necessary with wind direction) from the urban climate model. To minimize the computation time and allow for less complex coupling between space and urban climate via the facade temperature, the building model is based on an analytical solution of the Fourier heat conduction equation and the energy balance of the space.

palm.muk.uni-hannover.de/trac

BMBF 01LP1601C

Research Alliance of the Upper Rhine Region (2016 - 2019)

Research Alliance of the Upper Rhine Region on the Technical Foundations of Sustainability

This research alliance is concerned with reducing the specific primary energy demand of energy-intensive industrial processes.

Funded by the State of Baden-Württemberg.

mikroKWKK – Small-Scale Trigeneration (2015 - 2018)

The provision of cooling from waste heat is a very energy-efficient option. A large potential for adsorption chillers lies in the capacity class below 10 kW cooling. Here, industrial waste heat or micro-cogeneration plants can be considered as a source of power. In a laboratory setup at INES and a model-based, theoretical investigation, a trigeneration system with a hot and a cold storage tank combined with a conventional reversible heat pump  is evaluated in terms of energy efficiency and grid-supportive operation.

Internal financing, cooperation project, DENE doctoral research group.

Small-Scale Trigeneration as a Grid-Reactive System (2015)

Small-Scale Trigeneration as a Grid-Reactive System for the Energy-Efficient Provision of Heat, Cooling and Electricity

This project provides the foundations for the energy-economically optimized operation of small CHP systems based on adsorption chillers.

Cooperation project with E-Werk Mittelbaden.

ReSoWas (2014 - 2018)

ReSoWas - Adapted Control and Remote Monitoring of Decentralized, Solar-Powered Drinking Water Treatment Plants

Many decentralized regions in the world suffer not only from a shortage of clean drinking water, but also from a lack of infrastructure and thus a shortage of energy sources. About two billion people globally have neither electricity nor access to clean drinking water. Using solar energy to operate water treatment plants and desalination systems could provide a major solution to the problem. What is needed is an energy-autonomous, robust and, if possible, maintenance-free process that ideally covers the entire production chain from raw water extraction and purification to disinfection and distribution. SolarSpring GmbH (SSP) systems used for this purpose are essentially solar thermal driven membrane distillation (seawater desalination), ultrafiltration (freshwater treatment) and UV disinfection (sterilization), with the electricity required for operation being provided by photovoltaics. Typical system sizes vary from 150 L to 20 m³ of drinking water per day, although larger overall systems can also be produced thanks to a modular design.

FKZ 03FH009PX4

Facade-Integrated Ventilation Technology (2013 - 2014)

Measurement evaluation of facade-integrated parapet units (incl. air conditioning) and decentralized ventilation units in comparison to window ventilation and centralized ventilation units with special consideration of indoor air flow and energy efficiency.

Industrial project with several project partners, cooperation project with Fraunhofer ISE.

PAkoGA — Predictive Algorithms for Complex Building Automation (2012 – 2015)

Further development of predictive methods aiming at adapting to different room characteristics. By using modern methods (e.g., neural networks, artificial intelligence, model-based control), algorithms with the ability to learn can adapt to differently used zones in the building independently. Such methods can also react automatically to changes in room characteristics caused by fluctuations in use.

www.baufachinformation.de/Bauteilaktivierung/buecher/242406

BAUTEILAKTIVIERUNG_sd-bp2017_Pfafferott.pdf

BMBF 03FH022I2

Urban Climate/Building Physics of Facades in Climate Change (2012 – 2013)

In the two subprojects, “Basic Principles of Building Physics and Energy Economics” and “Building Model for Integration into The Forecast Models of the German Weather Service”, the needs for action in the area of "Urban Climate / Microclimate / Indoor Climate” are identified from an energy-economic perspective. On the basis of a simulation model it has been possible to quantify, at least approximately, the interaction between buildings and urban climate.
This project also includes support (Advisory Board) for the “Sonderforschungsbereich 1736: Urban Climate and Heat Stress (UCaHS)”of the DFG, the WHO working group “Health and Climate Change,” and the “Weiterentwicklung der Testreferenzjahres-Datensätze”.

Cooperation project with the German Weather Service (DWD)

Monitoring der Passivhaus-Sporthalle Weixdorf (2011 - 2014)

Measurement and model-based analysis of building operation with the components earth probe, earth/air coil, ventilation system with regenerative heat recovery, absorption heat pump and different surface temperature control systems (with temperature cascading).

https://www.energiewendebauen.de/projekt/sporthalle-in-passivbauweise-mit-ausgekluegeltem-energiekonzept/

BMWi 0327431S

LowEx:MONITOR (2011 - 2012)

Development of an exergetic monitoring system for buildings using geothermal energy. The project focuses on the metrological analysis of buildings with geothermal energy use and thus contributes to the system integration of so-called LowEx components in the buildings and the geo-coupled systems.

http://lowexmonitor.ise.fraunhofer.de/

Cooperation project with Fraunhofer ISE, esp. DataSTORAGE energy database.

Further Information

Team E2G
Publications Jens Pfafferott
Books and Book Contributions

J. Pfafferott, D. Kalz, R. Koenigsdorff. Bauteilaktivierung. Fraunhofer IRB Verlag 2015.
ISBN (Print) 978 3 8167 9357 1 und ISBN (E-Book) 978 3 8167 9358 8

D. Kalz, J. Pfafferott. Erfahrungen aus dem Gebäudemonitoring. In: Nutzerzufriedenheit in Bürogebäuden - Empfehlungen für Planung und Betrieb. A. Wagner, G. Höfker, T. Lützkendorf, C. Moosmann, K. Schakib-Ekbatan, M. Schweiker. Hrsg.: FIZ Karlsruhe; BINE Informationsdienst, Bonn. Fraunhofer IRB Verlag 2015.
ISBN 978-3-8167-9305-2

J. Pfafferott, D. Kalz. Thermal Comfort and Energy-Efficient cooling of non-residential buildings. Springer, 2014.
ISBN 3319045814 und ISBN 3319045822 (online)

J. Pfafferott. Reduce indoor heat exposure. in: Heat-health action plans, Hrsg. World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, 2010

K. Voss, P. Engelmann, J. Pfafferott, A. Wagner. Erfahrungen und Ergebnisse aus Demonstrationsprojekten des Nichtwohnungsbaus. in: Bauphysik-Kalender 2010. Energetische Sanierung von Gebäuden, Hrsg. N. A. Fouad, Ernst&Sohn, 2010

K. Voss, J. Pfafferott. Energieeinsparung contra Behaglichkeit? in: Umwelbewusstes Bauen, Hrsg. A. Maas, Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, 2009

J. Pfafferott. Ground cooling. in: Advances in passive cooling, Hrsg. M.Santamouris, Earthscan, 2007

J. Pfafferott, D. Kalz. Thermoaktive Bauteilsysteme in Nichtwohngebäuden. BINE themeninfo I/07

K. Voss, J. Pfafferott. Energieeinsparung contra Behaglichkeit? Reihe Forschungen, Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung, Bonn, 2006

J. Pfafferott Erdwärmetauscher und Nachtlüftung. in: Bürogebäude mit Zukunft, Hrsg. K. Voss, S. Herkel, G. Löhnert, A. Wagner, M. Wambsganß, TÜV-Verlag, Köln, 2005

J. Pfafferott Enhancing the Design and Operation of Passive Cooling Concepts. Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, 2004

J. Pfafferott. Passive Kühlung mit Nachtlüftung. in: Facility Management, dwd Verlag, 2004

J. Pfafferott. Passive Kühlung mit Nachtlüftung. BINE themeninfo I/03

Reviewed Papers

Soussi, Yamna; Mouatassim Charai; Said Oubaha; Marouane Wakil; Mohamed Oualid Mghazli; Jens Pfafferott; Fatima-Ezzahra El Abbassi. Enhancing thermal, acoustic, and mechanical performance of cob and wattle-and-daub walls: A parametric study on the combined role of straw and reed. Journal of Building Engineering Volume 118 (2026): 115083.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.115083

Es-sakali, Niima; Jens Pfafferott; Mohamed Oualid Mghazli; Moha Cherkaoui. Towards climate-responsive net zero energy rural schools: A multi-objective passive design optimization with bio-based insulations, shading, and roof vegetation. Sustainable Cities and Society 120 (2025): 106142.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106142

Pfafferott, Jens; Leroy Tomás; Jan Höfflin; Ishan Chopra. Wetterdaten aus 25 Jahren für die Gebäude- und Anlagensimulation. Bauphysik 47 (2025).

doi.org/10.1002/bapi.202500004

Tomás, Leroy;  Manuel Lämmle; Jens Pfafferott. Demonstration and Evaluation of Model Predictive Control (MPC) for a Real-World Heat Pump System in a Commercial Low-Energy Building for Cost Reduction and Enhanced Grid Support. Energies 18 (2025): 1434.

doi.org/10.3390/en18061434

Es-sakali, Niima, Zineb Zoubir, Samir Idrissi Kaitouni, Mohamed Oualid Mghazli, Moha Cherkaoui, Jens Pfafferott. Advanced predictive maintenance and fault diagnosis strategy for enhanced HVAC efficiency in buildings. Applied Thermal Engineering (2024): 123910.

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123910

Es-sakali, N., S. I. Kaitouni, I. A. Laasri, M. O. Mghazli, M. Cherkaoui, J. Pfafferott (2024). Static and dynamic glazing integration for enhanced building efficiency and indoor comfort with thermochromic and electrochromic windows. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (2024): 102681.

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102681

Kaitouni, Samir Idrissi; Jens Pfafferott; Abdelmajid Jamil; Mohammed Ahachad; Jamal Brigui. A holistic digital workflow methodology to shifting towards net zero energy urban residential buildings in a semi-arid climate. Solar Energy 263 (2023): 111959.

doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.111959

Es-sakali, N., Kaitouni, S. I., Laasri, I. A., Mghazli, M. O., Cherkaoui, M., Bühler, M., Pfafferott, J. (2023). Evidence-based numerical building model enhancement and building energy efficiency evaluation in the case of Morocco. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 51 (2023), 103606.

doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2023.103606

Es-sakali, N.; Kaitouni, S. I.; Laasri, I. A.; Mghazli, M. O.; Cherkaoui, M.; Pfafferott, J. Assessment of the energy efficiency for a building energy model using different glazing windows in a semi-arid climate. 13th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC), IEEE, 2022.
DOI: 10.1109/IREC56325.2022.10001934

Es-Sakali, N.; Kaitouni, S. I.; Laasri, I. A.; Mghazli, M. O.; Cherkaoui, M.; Pfafferott, J. (2023). Building energy efficiency improvement using multi-objective optimization for heating and cooling VRF thermostat setpoints. E3S Web of Conferences (Vol. 396, p. 03032). EDP Sciences.

doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202339603032

Es-sakali, N.; Charai, M.; Kaitouni, S. I.; Laasri, I. A.; Mghazli, M. O.; Cherkaoui, M.; Pfafferott, J.; Ukjoo, S. Energy efficiency and hygrothermal performance of hemp clay walls for Moroccan residential buildings: An integrated lab-scale, in-situ and simulation-based assessment. Applied Energy 2023, 352.

Beck, J.-P.; Sawant, P.; Drauz, S. R.; Schwarz, J. S.; Heyer, A.; Huismann, P. Comparison of Component-Oriented and System-Oriented Modeling in the Context of Operational Energy System Analysis. Energies 2022, 15, 4712.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en15134712

Pfafferott, J.; Rißmann, S.; Halbig, G.; Schröder, F.; Saad, S. Towards a Generic Residential Building Model for Heat-Health Warning Systems. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 13050.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413050

Sawant, P.; Villegas Mier, O.; Schmidt, M.; Pfafferott, J. Demonstration of Optimal Scheduling for a Building Heat Pump System Using Economic-MPC. Energies 2021, 14, 7953.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en14237953

P. Sawant, A. Bürger, C. Felsmann, J. Pfafferott. Experimental demonstration of grid-supportive scheduling of a polygeneration system using economic-MPC. Energy and Buildings 254 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111619

P. Sawant, C. Braasch, M. Koch, A. Bürger, S. Kallio. An energy-economic analysis of real-world hybrid building energy systems. CISBAT 2021. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2042 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2042/1/012095

J. Pfafferott, S. Rißmann, M. Sühring, F. Kanani-Sühring, B. Maronga. Building indoor model in PALM-4U: indoor climate, energy demand, and the interaction between buildings and the urban microclimate. Geosci. Model Dev., 14, 3511–3519, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-3511-2021

S. Auerswald, C. Hörberg, T. Pflug, J. Pfafferott, C. Bongs, H.-M. Henning. Experimental Investigation of the Air Exchange Effectiveness of Push‐Pull Ventilation Devices. Energies 2020, 13, 5817
https://doi.org/10.3390/en13215817

B. Maronga, S. Banzhaf, C. Burmeister, T. Esch, R. Forkel, D. Fröhlich, V. Fuka, K. F. Gehrke, J. Geletic, S. Giersch, T. Gronemeier, G. Groß, W. Heldens, A. Hellsten, F. Hoffmann, A. Inagaki, E. Kadasch, F. Kanani-Sühring, K. Ketelsen, B. A. Khan, C. Knigge, Helge Knoop, P. Krc, M. Kurppa, H. Maamari, A. Matzarakis, M. Mauder, M. Pallasch, D. Pavlik, J. Pfafferott, J. Resler, S. Rissmann, E. Russo, M. Salim, M. Schrempf, J. Schwenkel, G. Seckmeyer, S. Schubert, M. Sühring, R. von Tils, L. Vollmer, S. Ward, B. Witha, H. Wurps, J. Zeidler, S. Raasch. Overview of the PALM model system 6.0. Geosci. Model Dev., 13, 1335–1372 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-1335-2020

P. Sawant, A. Bürger, M. Doan, C. Felsmann, J. Pfafferott. Development and Experimental Evaluation of Grey-Box Models of a Microscale Polygeneration System for Application in Optimal Control. Energy and Buildings 215 (2020).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109725

P. Sawant, E. Ho, J. Pfafferott, Application and analysis of a model based controller for cooling towers in compression chiller plants, Heliyon. 6 (2020) e03249.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03249

J. Pfafferott, S. Rißmann. Messtechnische Evaluation von thermisch und elektrisch angetriebener Kälteerzeugung. G|I 140 (2019).
ISSN 2195-643X

B. Maronga, G. Groß, S. Raasch, S. Banzhaf, B. Büter, A. Matzarakis, M. Mauder, J. Pfafferott, S. Schubert, G. Seckmeyer, H. Sieker, K. Trusilova, J. Zeidler. Development of a new urban climate model based on the model PALM - Project overview, planned work, and first achievements. Meteorologische Zeitschrift 78 (2019).
https://doi.org/10.1127/metz/2019/0909

R. Schwantes, L. Bauer, K. Chavana, D. Dücker, C. Felsmann, J. Pfafferott. Air gap membrane distillation for hypersaline brine concentration: Operational analysis of a full-scale module–New strategies for wetting mitigation. Desalination 444 (2018) .
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2018.06.012

R. Schwantes, K. Chavan, D. Winter, C. Felsmann, J. Pfafferott. Techno-economic comparison of membrane distillation and MVC in a zero liquid discharge application. Desalination 428 (2018).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2017.11.026

J. Pfafferott, G. Henze, T. Lang. Anlagenaufwandszahlen für die Bauteilaktivierung in Abhängigkeit des Regelkonzeptes - Welche Betriebsführungsstrategie passt zu welchem Gebäude? Bauphysik 39 (2017).
https://doi.org/10.1002/bapi.201710032

J. Pfafferott, M. Frietsch, S. Himmelsbach, T. Lang. Messtechnische Bestimmung von Aufwandszahlen unterschiedlicher Flächentemperiersysteme. Bauphysik 38 (2016).
https://doi.org/10.1002/bapi.201610039

R. Albatici, F. Passerini, J. Pfafferott. Energy Performance of Verandas in the Building Retrofit Process. Energies 9 (2016).
https://doi.org/10.3390/en9050365

M. Rosenfelder, C. Koppe, J. Pfafferott, A. Matzarakis. Effects of ventilation behavior on indoor heat load based on test reference years. Int J Biometeorol 60 (2016).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-015-1024-8

J. Pfafferott, M. Frietsch, T. Lang, M. Schmelas. Kalorische Messungen an thermisch aktivierten Bauteilsystemen. Messtechnik im Bauwesen, Bauphysik 37 (2015).

Coydon F., S. Herkel, T. Kuber, J. Pfafferott ,S. Himmelsbach. Energy performance of facade integrated decentralised ventilation systems. Energy and Buildings 107 (2015).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.08.015

Sawant P., N. Meftah, J. Pfafferott. Multiperspective Analysis of Microscale Trigeneration
Systems and Their Role in the Crowd Energy Concept
. Journal of Electronic Science and Technology 13 (2015)
ISSN: 1674-862X

D. Kalz, J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, M. Sonntag. Energieeffiziente Kühlung und Thermischer Raumkomfort: Erfahrungen aus dem Langzeitmonitoring von 42 Bürogebäuden. Bauphysik 36 (2014).
https://doi.org/10.1002/bapi.201410030

G. Salvalai, J. Pfafferott, M. Sesana. Assessing energy and thermal comfort of different low-energy cooling concepts for non-residential buildings. Energy Conversion and Management 76 (2013).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2013.07.064

D. Kalz, F. Hölzenbein, J. Pfafferott, G. Vogt. Nutzerzufriedenheit mit dem thermischen Komfort in Bürogebäuden mit Umweltenergiekonzepten. Bauphysik 35 (2013).
https://doi.org/10.1002/bapi.201310082

S. Gopisetty, J. Pfafferott. Optimization of operational strategies for a low exergy office building. Energy and Buildings 60 (2013).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.01.023

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, F. Kagerer, D. Kalz, M. Sonntag. Kurzzeitmessungen zum thermischen Komfort im Sommer. Bauphysik 35 (2013)

J. Pfafferott, D. Kalz. Energieeffiziente Kühlung und thermischer Raumkomfort: Simulationsbasierte Evaluierung von Kühlkonzepten in verschiedenen europäischen Klimazonen (Teil 2). Bauphysik 35 (2013), submitted

D. Kalz, J. Pfafferott. Energieeffiziente Kühlung und thermischer Raumkomfort: Vergleichende Analyse von acht europäischen Nichtwohngebäuden (Teil 1). Bauphysik 34 (2012)

D. Kalz, J. Pfafferott, R. Koenigsdorff. Betriebserfahrungen mit Thermoaktiven Bauteilsystemen. Bauphysik 34 (2012)

D. E. Kalz, J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, A. Wagner. Energy and efficiency analysis of environmental heat sources and sinks: In-use performance. Renewable Energy 36 (2011)

F. Nüßle, J. Pfafferott. Kühldeckensystem mit Aktivierung der Speichermasse der Betondecke. Bauphysik 33 (2011)

J. Pfafferott, M. Fischer, T. Strohmeyer, D. Wirth. Ein einfaches Modell zur Vorhersage der Fassaden- und Grenzschichttemperatur. Bauphysik 33 (2011)

C. Inard, J. Pfafferott, C. Ghiaus. Free-running temperature and potential for free cooling by ventilation: A case study. Energy and Buildings 43 (2011)

D. E. Kalz, J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel. Building signatures: A holistic approach to the evaluation of heating and cooling concepts. Building and Environment 45 (2010)

D. E. Kalz, J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, A. Wagner. Building signatures correlating thermal comfort and low-energy cooling: In-use performance. Building research and information 37 (2009)

J. Pfafferott, P. Becker. Erweiterung des Hitzewarnsystems um die Vorhersage der Wärmebelastung in Innenräumen. Bauphysik 30 (2008)

S. Herkel, U. Knapp, J. Pfafferott. Towards a model of user behaviour regarding the manual control of windows in office buildings. Building and Environment 43 (2008)

J. Pfafferott, D. Kalz, P. Schossig, S. Herkel. Thermoaktive Bauteilsysteme mit integrierten Phasenwechselmaterialien - eine Simulationsstudie. Bauphysik 29 (2007)

G. P. Henze, J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, C. Felsmann. Impact of adaptive comfort criteria and heat waves on optimal building thermal mass control. Energy and Buildings 39 (2007)

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, D. Kalz, A. Zeuschner. Comparison of Low-Energy Office Buildings in Summer using Different Thermal Comfort Criteria. Energy and Buildings 39 (2007)

K. Voss, S. Herkel, J. Pfafferott, G. Löhnert, A. Wagner. Energy efficient office buildings with passive cooling. Solar Energy 81 (2007) 

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel. Statistical Simulation of User Behaviour in Low-Energy Office Buildings. Solar Energy 81 (2007)

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel., J. Wapler. Thermal Building Behaviour in Summer – Long-Term Data Evaluation using Simplified Methods. Energy and Buildings 37 (2005)

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, M. Wambsganß. Design, Monitoring and Evaluation of a Low Energy Office Building with Passive Cooling by Night Ventilation. Energy and Buildings 36 (2004)

J. Pfafferott. S. Herkel, M. Jäschke. Design of passive cooling by night ventilation – evaluation of a parametric model and building simulation with measurements. Energy and Buildings 35 (2003)

J. Pfafferott. Evaluation of three earth-to-air heat exchangers with a standardised method to calculate energy efficiency criteria. Energy and Buildings 35 (2003)

J. Pfafferott, A. Gerber, S. Herkel: Erdwärmetauscher zur Luftkonditionierung. Gesundheitsingenieur gi 199 (1998)

M.Hinze, R. Köcher, J. Pfafferott: Zur numerischen Simulation von Wärmenetzen. Forschung im Ingenieurwesen 12/96 (1996)

Selected Scientific Articles

Pfafferott, J., Villegas Mier, O., Haag, W., Devineni, R., Gasper, R. heatGUIde : A Self-Learning Indoor Heat Warning System. Comfort At The Extremes Conference CATE 2024, Sevilla (E), Nov 20-22, 2024.

Es-sakali , Niima; Samir Idrissi Kaitouni; Mohamed Oualid Mghazli; Moha Cherkaoui; Jens Pfafferott. Numerical Analysis of the Building Energy Efficiency Using Two Different HVAC Systems: Variable Refrigerant Flow and Variable Air Volume Technologies. International Congress on Materials and Structural Stability, Rabat (2023).

doi.org/10.17756/nwj.2023-s2-066

Sawant, Parantapa Amarsinh; Jens Pfafferott; Adrian Bürger; Constanze Bongs; Christian Braasch; Simon Glatz; Herbert Huber; Manuel Koch; Matthias Koch; Manuel Lämmle; Michael Schmidt; Ursula Wittstadt. Aktuelle Herausforderungen für den Betrieb von dezentralen Energieverbundsystemen. BWK : Energie 75 (2023).
https://doi.org/10.37544/1618-193X-2023-3-4-53

Mier, Oscar Villegas; Willi Haag; Raghavakrishna Devineni; Guillerme Carraro Carella; Rainer Gasper; Jens Pfafferott; Michael Schmidt. Machine learning-based models for self-learning indoor heat warning systems in households. The Upper-Rhine Artificial Intelligence Symposium (2023).

DOI: doi.org/10.60643/urai.v2023p21

S. Auerswald, C. Hörberg, T. Pflug, J. Pfafferott, C. Bongs. Ventilation effectiveness of alternating façade-integrated ventilation devices. ROOMVENT 2020, 15th ROOMVENT VIRTUAL CONFERENCE starting on February 15th, 2021.

A. Hartz, J. Pfafferott, S. Saad. Hitzestress im Außen- und Innenraum der Stadt. PLANERIN  6/20 (2020)

A. Bürger, P. Sawant, U. Wittstadt, A. Altmann-Dieses, J. Pfafferott. Simulationsgestützte Systemauslegung für sorptionsgestützte, solare Kälteanlagen. HLH 73 (2022) Nr. 4

N. Carbonare, M. Bühler, J. Pfafferott, A. Wagner. RoofKIT – Building simulation in sustainable housing at the Solar Decathlon Europe 21/22. Building Simulation and Optimisation, Sixth IBPSA Conference, Bath (UK), 13th and 14th December 2022.

J. Pfafferott, S. Rißmann, S. Kühnert U. Wittstadt. Adsorptionskältemaschinen – Betrieb mit Abwärmenutzung und netzdienlicher Betrieb in Kraft-Wärme-Kälte-Kopplung. HLH 71 (2020) NR. 07-08

P. Sawant, J. Pfafferott, C. Felsmann. Quasi-First Principle Based Grey-Box Modelling of Microscale Trigeneration Systems for Application in Automatic Control. 10th IFAC Symposium on Control of Power and Energy Systems, Tokyo, 2018

F. Kanani-Sühring, B. Maronga, G. Groß, S. Banzhaf, B. Büter, A. Matzarakis, M. Mauder, J. Pfafferott, S. Raasch, C. Schneider, S. Schubert, G. Seckmeyer, H. Sieker, K. Trusilova, J. Zeidler. Project MOSAIK: Model-based city planning and application in climate change – development of the new urban climate model PALM-4U. 8th Japanese-German Meeting on Urban Climatology "Climate Analysis for Urban Planning", Osaka (Japan), 2017.

P. Sawant, J. Pfafferott. Experimental investigation of real-life microscale trigeneration system using adsorption cooling, reversible heat pump and a cogeneration unit. 7th IC-EPSMSO International Conference on Experiments/Process/System Modeling/Simulation/Optimization, 5th-8th July 2017, Athens (Greece)

Sawant P., J. Pfafferott. Experimental Analysis of Microscale Trigeneration Systems to Achieve Thermal Comfort in Smart Buildings. AIVC Conference 2015, 23th-24th September 2015, Madrid (Spain).

J. Pfafferott, A. Boerstra. Comfort, user behavior and energy efficiency - Summary of a workshop at Windsor Conference 2014. The REHVA European HVAC Journal, 51, 25-27 (2014).

F. Codyon, J. Pfafferott. Air renewal effectiveness of decentralized ventilation devices with heat recovery. 35th AIVC Conference, Poznan, 2014.

J. Pfafferott, A. Boerstra, F. Stevenson, G. Brager: Interactive Workshop on Comfort, User Behavior and Energy Efficiency. Windsor Conference 2014.

J. Pfafferott: Zur Wechselwirkung zwischen Gebäude und Stadtklima. Essener Klimagespräche 2014.

J. Pfafferott: Thermodynamics in a Nutshell: How to Optimize Energy Conversion Facilities. IES Workshop, Freiburg, 2014.

J. Pfafferott: Thermischer Komfort in Gebäuden mit Umweltenergiekonzepten. Uponor Kongress 2014, St. Christoph am Arlberg, 2014.

D. Kalz, J. Pfafferott, F. Hölzenbein, G. Vogt. Thermischer Raumkomfort in Nichtwohngebäuden - Nutzerzufriedenheit mit dem thermischen Komfort in Bürogebäuden mit Umweltenergiekonzepten. HLH Bd. 65 (2014).

A. Tudor, J. Pfafferott, N. Maier. Optimizing the operation of earth-to-air heat exchangers in high-performance ventilation systems for low-energy buildings - a case study. 34th AIVC Conference, Athen, 2013

J. Pfafferott, F. Kagerer. Erfolgsfaktoren in der energetischen Gebäudesanierung - Optimale Abstimmung zwischen Bauphysik und innovativer Anlagentechnik. HEIZUNGSJOURNAL 7/8 2012

J. Pfafferott, F. Kagerer. Erfolgsfaktoren in der Energetischen Gebäudesanierung - Energetische Sanierung 3.0. Uponor Kongress 2012, St. Christoph am Arlberg (AU), 2012

D. Kalz, R, Konigsdorff, J. Pfafferott. Thermoaktive Bauteilsysteme (TABS): Betriebserfahrungen aus der Praxis. DETAIL 11, 2011

J. Pfafferott, M. Fischer, D. E. Kalz. Low-energy buildings  with night ventilation and earth-to-air heat exchangers – case studies and analysis. 32nd AIVC Conference, Brüssel (BE), 2011

J. Pfafferott, C. Koppe, C. Reetz. Extension oft he heat health warning system by indoor heat prediction. Conf. Climate and Constructions, Karlsruhe, 2011

F. Nüßle, J. Pfafferott. Kühldeckensystem mit thermischer Aktivierung der Betondecke. HLH 62 (2011)

J. Pfafferott , D. Jacob, D. Kalz, G. Salvalai. Evaluation of a low-energy cooling concept using a coupled building and plant simulation model, PALENC Conference 2010, Rhodos (GR)

D. E. Kalz, J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel. Cooling Concepts for Low-Energy Buildings using Environmental Energy: Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency. CLIMA 2010, Antalya (TR)

D. Kalz, J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel. EnBau – Bauphysik, thermischer Komfort und Energieeffizienz unter exergetischen Gesichtspunkten. LowEx Symposium 2010, Kassel

G. Salvalai, J. Pfafferott, D. Jacob. Validation of a low-energy whole building simulation model. SimBuild 2010, New York (USA)

J. Pfafferott, P. Mösle, G. Pültz, M. Lenzer. (Wie) Lässt sich thermischer Komfort normieren? HLH 61 (2010)

J. Pfafferott. Gebäude sanieren – Büro- und Gewerbebau. BINE projektinfo 01/09

D. E. Kalz, J. Pfafferott, M. Fischer, B. Isenmann, P. Siegmann, A. Wagner, B. Bagherian, T. Knapp. Retrofit and Monitoring of a Printing Office Building in Karlsruhe, Germany. REHVA Journal 3/2009

D. E. Kalz, J. Pfafferott. Energieeffizientes Heizen und Kühlen mit Umweltenergie und thermoaktiven Bauteilsystemen bei hohem Raumkomfort. Deutsches Ingenieurblatt 3/2009

D. E.Kalz, S. Herkel, J. Pfafferott, A. Wagner. Meta-analysis of Twelve Primary Energy Optimized Buildings employing Thermo-Active Building Systems and Environmental Energy. Conf. Air Conditioning and the low carbon cooling, London Metropolitan University, Windsor (UK) 2008

J. Pfafferott. Sorptionsgestützte Klimatisierung mit flüssigen Sorbentien und Nutzung von Niedertemperaturwärme als Antriebsenergie. Forum Solare Kühlung, Münster, 2008

J. Pfafferott. Energieeinsparung contra Behaglichkeit? - Simulation und Praxis. BBR-Kongress 2008, Dresden

C. Neumann, J. Pfafferott. Modellbasierte Betriebsanalyse von Bestandsgebäuden. GLT Anwenderforum 2009, Linz (AU)

J. Pfafferott. Sorptionsgestützte Klimatisierung mit flüssigen Sorbentien: LiquiSorp und SOBIC. Planer- und Betreiber-Forum Nutzung vorhandener Wärmequellen für die Gebäudeklimatisierung, Bonn, 2008

P. Schossig, T. Hausmann, J. Pfafferott. Aktiv durchströmte Bauteile mit Latentwärmespeicher zur Raumkühlung.
17. Symposium Thermische Solarenergie Bad Staffelstein, OTTI, 2007

P. Becker, J. Pfafferott. Die Relevanz der Innenraumverhältnisse für Hitzewarnsysteme. Fachtagung BIOMET 6, Freiburg, 2007

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, D. Kalz, A. Zeuschner: Comparison of Low-Energy Office Buildings in Summer using Different Thermal Comfort Criteria, Healthy Buildings 2006, Lissabon (P)

D. Kalz, J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel.  Monitoring and Data Analysis of two Low Energy Office Buildings with a Thermo-Active Building System (TABS). 4th European Conference on Energy Performance & Indoor Climate in Buildings, Lyon (F), 2006

D. Kalz, J. Pfafferott, P. Schossig, S. Herkel. Flächenkühlsysteme mit integrierten Phasenwechselmaterialien – eine Simulationsstudie. BauSIM 2006, München

D. E. Kalz,, J. Pfafferott, P. Schossig, S. Herkel. Thermally Activated Building Systems using Phase-Change-Materials. EuroSun 2006, International Solar Energy Society ISES, Glasgow (UK)

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, D. Kalz, A. Zeuschner. Comparison of Low-Energy Office Buildings in Summer using Different Thermal Comfort Criteria. Conf. Comfort and energy use in buildings – Getting them right, Windsor (UK), 2006

S. Herkel, J. Pfafferott, U. Knapp: A preliminary model of user behaviour regarding the manual control of windows in office buildings, CLIMA2005, Lausanne (CH)

S. Herkel, U. Knapp, J. Pfafferott. A preliminary model of user behaviour regarding the manual control of windows in office buildings, 9th IBPSA Conference, Montreal (CA), 2005

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, S. Schiel: Bauteilkühlung – Messungen und modellbasierte Auswertung. 15. Symposium Thermische Solarenergie, Bad Staffelstein, 2005

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, A. Zeuschner: Thermischer Komfort im Sommer in Bürogebäuden. 9. Internationale Passivhaustagung, Ludwigshafen, 2005

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel. Statistical Simulation of User Behaviour in Low-Energy Office Buildings. PALENC 2005, Santorin GR), 2005

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, P. Seeberger. Kühlen ohne Klimaanlage. Sonnenenergie, Sonderheft Solares Bauen, 2004          

S. Herkel, J. Pfafferott. Summer 2003 – Impacts on Design of Active and Passive Cooling. EuroSun 2004, Freiburg.

S. Herkel, J. Pfafferott. Lüftungskonzepte für schlanke Gebäude. OTTI-Energie-Kolleg Innovative Lüftung in Gebäuden, Regensburg, 2004.

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel. Passive Kühlung im Energiekonzept – Ergebnisse aus fünf Monitoringprojekten. 14. Symposium Thermische Solarenergie, Bad Staffelstein, 2004.

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, U. Knapp. Hybrid Ventilation And User Behaviour In Summer. 25th Conference of the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre, Prague, Czech Republic, 2004.

T. Kuhn, J. Pfafferott: Wege zu einem guten Arbeitsklima. LAT (Sonderheft der Deutschen Bauzeitung) 4/2004.

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, A. Wagner: Müssen unsere Bürogebäude klimatisiert werden? HLH 55 (2004)

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel. Evaluation of a parametric model and building simulation for design of passive cooling by night ventilation. Eights International IBPSA Conference, Eindhoven (NL), 2003.

J. Pfafferott, S. Herkel, K. Voss. Passive Kühlung mit Nachtlüftung und Erdwärmetauscher – Betriebserfahrungen aus drei Niedrigenergie-Bürogebäuden. EnergieEffizientes Bauen 1/2003.

S. Herkel, J. Pfafferott, M. Wambsganß. Design, Monitoring and Evaluation of a Low Energy Office Building with Passive Cooling by Night Ventilation. EPIC/AIVC-Conference, Lyon 2002

J. Pfafferott. Auslegung und Betrieb von Erdwärmetauschern. HLH, 7/2000

J. Pfafferott. Energiesparcontracting am Beispiel eines fernwärmeversorgten Industriebetriebes in der Region Cottbus. VDI-Bericht 1462 Betriebliches Energiemanagement, 1999

A. Gerber, J. Pfafferott, G. Dibowski. Luft-/Erdwärmetauscher EWT – MModellierung, Auslegung  und Betriebserfahrungen, Themen 97/98, Forschungsverbund Sonnenenergie, 1998

J. Pfafferott, A. Gerber, S. Herkel, C. Nytsch. Ein Planungshilfsmittel zur Auslegung von Erdwärmetauschern. Siebtes Symposium Thermische Solarenergie 1997

M.Hinze, R. Köcher, J. Pfafferott. Ein Konzept zur numerischen Simulation von Wärmenetzen. BWK 02/97

Publications Manuel Lämmle

2026

Manuel Lämmle, Technological Dimensions for Sustainable Business Development: An Integrated Framework Covering Energy, Materials, Circularity, and Digitalization. In Innovating Business and Education for Sustainable Development, Arie Hans Verkuil, Uta Milow, Andreas Hinz, Mahmoud Al-Kilani (eds.), Springer Nature Switzerland: Cham, 1st ed., pp. 39-59, 2026.

2025

Manuel Lämmle, Leroy Tomás, Datenbasierte Auswertung der technischen Kenndaten von zertifizierten Wärmepumpen. HLH: Lüftung, Klima, Heizung, Sanitär, Gebäudetechnik, 76(4), pp. 26-31, 2025.

Leroy Tomás, Manuel Lämmle, Jens Pfafferott Demonstration and Evaluation of Model Predictive Control (MPC) for a Real-World Heat Pump System in a Commercial Low-Energy Building for Cost Reduction and Enhanced Grid Support. Energies, 18(6), pp. 1-25, 2025.

Michael Kropp, Manuel Lämmle, Sebastian Herkel, Hans-Martin Henning, Andreas Velte-Schäfer, Enhancing heat pump performance for domestic hot water preparation: A comparative analysis in existing multi-family houses. Energy and Buildings, Vol. 328, pp. 1-33, 2025.

2024

Michel Böhm, Jörg Dengler, Peter Engelmann, Michael Kropp, Sebastian Rohrer, Martina Schmitt, Björn Schreinermacher, Felix Uthoff, Jeannette Wapler, Praxisleitfaden für Wärmepumpen in Mehrfamilienhäusern; Status quo. Erfahrungen. Möglichkeiten Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena), 2024.

Shubham Baraskar, Danny Günther, Jeannette Wapler, Manuel Lämmle, Analysis of the Performance and Operation of a Photovoltaic-Battery Heat Pump System Based on Field Measurement Data. Solar Energy Advances, Vol. 4, pp. 1-22, 2024.

2023

Constanze Bongs, Jeannette Wapler, Arnulf Dinkel, Marek Miara, Sven Auerswald, Manuel Lämmle, Stefan Hess, Michael Kropp, Rebekka Eberle, Beatrice Rodenbücher, Ferdinand Schmidt, Manuel Ruppert, Nicolas Carbonare, Andreas Wagner, LowEx-Konzepte für die Wärmeversorgung von Mehrfamilien-Bestandsgebäuden ("LowEx-Bestand Analyse"). Abschlussbericht Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (ISE), 2023.

Michael Krop, Manuel Lämmle, Technisch-wissenschaftliche Analyse zur Energieeffizienz unterschiedlicher Trinkwasser-Erwärmungssysteme im Vergleich. Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (ISE), 2023.

Constanze Bongs, Manuel Lämmle, Ferdinand Schmidt, Wärmepumpen für Mehrfamilienhäuser im Bestand: LowEx-Konzepte für die Wärmeversorung von Mehrfamilien-Bestandsgebäuden; Handreichung für die Umsetzung; Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (ISE), INATECH Universität Freiburg, Karlsruhe Institut für Technologie (KIT), 2023.

Michael Kropp, Jakob Metz, Manuel Lämmle, Energetic performance of a smart neighborhood of existing multifamily buildings with heat pumps, PV and CHP focusing on energy balance and CO2 emissions. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, pp. 1-6, 2023.

Parantapa Amarsinh Sawant, Jens Pfafferott, Adrian Bürger, Constanze Bongs, Christian Braasch, Simon Glatz, Herbert Huber, Manuel Koch, Matthias Koch, Manuel Lämmle, Michael Schmidt, Ursula Wittstadt Aktuelle Herausforderungen für den Betrieb von dezentralen Energieverbundsystemen. BWK: Energie, 75(3-4), pp. 53-55, 2023.

Manuel Lämmle, Jakob Metz, Michael Kropp, Jeannette Wapler, Thore Oltersdorf, Danny Günther, Sebastian Herkel, Constanze Bongs, Heat Pump Systems in Existing Multifamily Buildings: A Meta‐Analysis of Field Measurement Data Focusing on the Relationship of Temperature and Performance of Heat Pump Systems. Energy Technology, 11(12), pp. 1-12, 2023.

Michael Kropp, Manuel Lämmle, Christian Schauer, Fabian Reiter  Niedrigere Trinkwarmwasser-Systemtemperaturen bringen Wärmepumpen in die Breite. HLH: Lüftung, Klima, Heizung, Sanitär, Gebäudetechnik, 74(9), pp. 32-37, 2023.

Raphael Vollmer, Manuel Lämmle, Stefan Hess, Hans-Martin Henning, Optimization of energetic refurbishment roadmaps for multi-family buildings utilizing heat pumps. Energy and Buildings, Vol. 280, pp. 1-16, 2023.

Korbinian S. Kramer, Stefan Mehnert, Gunther Munz, Sebastian Helmling, Manuel Lämmle, Photovoltaic Thermal Technology Collectors, Systems, and Applications. Energy Technology, 11(12), pp. 1-19, 2023.

Reinhard Jank, Manuel Lämmle, Manuel Rink  Wirtschaftlichkeitsbetrachtung eines smarten Energiekonzepts für ein Bestandsquartier in Karlsruhe. Zeitschrift für Energiewirtschaft, 47(3), pp. 36-51, 2023.

Jakob Metz, Constanze Bongs, Danny Günther, Jeannette Wapler, Manuel Lämmle, Wärmepumpen für bestehende Mehrfamilienhäuser marktreif machen. Messungen in realen Gebäuden zeigen gute Performance. Bausubstanz: Zeitschrift für nachhaltiges Bauen, Bauwerkserhaltung und Denkmalpflege, 14(3), pp. 26-31, 2023.

Constanze Bongs, Jeannette Wapler, Jakob Metz, Marek Miara, Manuel Lämmle, Wärmeversorgung im Geschosswohnungsbau mit Wärmepumpenbau. Nachhaltig Bauen, 2023(2).

Supervised Student Theses Jens Pfafferott

Robin Weglorz. Prototypenvermessung von Temperiersystemen mit R 744. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2024.

Kousha Pourramedani. Simulation of a Hybrid Solar-Adsorption Cooling System with Integrated Reversible Heat Pump. Master’s Thesis, 2024.

Nicolas Schnaiter. Entwicklung und Inbetriebnahme eines Wärmepumpenteststandes unter Einbeziehung eines digitalen Zwillings. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2024.

Moritz Bühler. Modellierung und Nutzung eines digitalen Zwillings zur Fehlererkennung und Betriebsoptimierung am Beispiel eines Tiny Houses. Master’s Thesis, 2023.

Christof Goldschmidt. Numerische Modellierung von Kompressionswärmepumpen. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2023.

Jan Höfflin. Optimierung des Betriebs von thermoaktiven Bauteilsystemen mit simulationsgestützten und prädiktiven Steuerungsalgorithmen. Master’s Thesis, 2023.

Leroy Tomas. Netzdienlicher Betrieb von Wärmepumpen durch modellprädiktive Regelung. Master’s Thesis, 2023.

Hannes König. Financial Benefit of Digital Building Twins for Existing Office Buildings. Master’s Thesis, 2022

Michel Waizel. Energiezentrale mit Biogas-BHKW. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2022

Simone Jogerst. BIM-Anforderungen in TGA-Projekten. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2022

Matti Huber. Energetische Analyse und Optimierung eines Industriegebäudes mit Erdsonden-Wärmepumpe und thermoaktiven Bauteilsystemen. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2022

Daniela Andrea Pena Martin. Energy, economic and environmental analysis for a polygeneration system. Master’s Thesis, 2021.

Eduard Bolinger. IoT und BIM für die Inbetriebnahme und betriebsbegleitende Optimierung von Gebäuden. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2021.

Luca Ohnemus. Energetische und wirtschaftliche Gegenüberstellung einer Sole/Wasser-Wärmepumpe in Kombination mit einem Eisspeicher und einer Erdsonde. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2021.

Rafael Köninger. Integration einer Wärmepumpe in die Raum- und Prozessklimatisierung eines Firmenstandortes. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2021.

Frank Vetter. Wiederinbetriebnahme, Erweiterung und Modernisierung einer raum- und klimatechnischen Laboranlage. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2021.

Badr Chabchoub. Untersuchung des Einflusses einer gekühlten Decke auf das Ausströmverhalten eines Deckenluftauslasses. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2021.

Steffen Geppert. Auslegung einer raumlufttechnischen Anlage mit Kühlkonzept. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2021.

Mohamad A. Chahal. Parameterschätzer für Gebäudesysteme. Master’s Thesis, 2021.

Daniel Hierholzer. Digital Twin für BIM-Anwendungen. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2021.

Jonathan Thomasset. Analyse von Energiesystemen mit Strom/Wärme-Sektorkopplung. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2020.

Sebastian Benz. Machbarkeitsstudie eines Wasserstoff-BHKWs und DC-Microgrids zur klimafreundlichen Versorgung des Werk Bussmatten. Master’s Thesis, 2020.

Adrià Margalef Òdena. Project for an industrial warehouse for a machining workshop in Constanti, Spain. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2020.

Sebastian Benz. Konzipierung und Auslegung einer Wasserbadverdampfuneranlage zur Stickstoffversorgung. Seminarar Paper, 2020.

Florian Maier. Energieanalyse in einem mittelständischen Unternehmen. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2020.

Yannik Richter. Vergleich solarunterstützter Techniken zur nachhaltigen energetischen Versorgung sanierter Mehrfamiliengebäude. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2020.

Marco Huck. Energetische Gesamtbetrachtung eines Firmenstandortes. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2020.

Moritz Bühler. Energetische und bauliche Optimierung eines Umwälzkühlers mit Kohlenstoffdioxid als Kältemittel. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2020.

Sven Kraus. Selbstlernender Algorithmus für den optimierten Betrieb von Energieverbundsystemen. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2020.

Mohamed Zoutine. Implementierung von Lean Management unter Berücksichtigung regulatorischer Aspekte bei Energieversorgern. Master’s Thesis, 2019.

Fatma Rüveyde Özceylan. Business Model Development for Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings in Europe. Master’s Thesis, 2019.

Fabian Römer. Simulationsbasierte Untersuchung einer thermisch aktivierten Vollholzdecke. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2019.

Valentin Köbele. Gebäudeautomation mit IoT-Komponenten. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2019.

Sebastian Benz. Ausarbeitung eines Prozesskühlungskonzeptes für das LuK-Werk Bussmatten. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2019.

Marcel Lott. Vergleich von gasbetriebenen Absorptions-, Adsorptions- und motorischen Wärmepumpen. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2018.

Marek Bürkel. Planung und Aufbau eines Versuchsstandes zur Überprüfung der Genauigkeit von Volumenstrommesshauben an Dralldurchlässen und zur Aufnahme der Klappenkennlinie von Volumenstromreglern. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2018.

Jaime F. Chipana Trevino. Energiebilanzanalyse und thermische Verluste in der kleinskaligen Kraft/Wärme/Kälte-Kopplung. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2018.

Sebastian Barth. Vergleich zwischen der konventionellen und einer optimierten Regelung einer Kraft/Wärme/Kälte-Kopplung. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2018.

Oscar Villegas Mier. Evaluation of model based scheduling of complex energy systems. Master’s Thesis, 2018.

Hathairat Hattayavarut. Literaturanalyse zur Regelung von Rückkühlwerken. Scientific Project.

Lilian Y. Rodriguez Benitez. Experimentelle Analyse der Energieeffizienz von Rückkühlwerken. Scientific Project, 2018.

Yannic Brandstetter. Gekoppelte Gebäude- und Anlagensimulation. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2018.

Sebastian Rohrer. Entwicklung und Simulation von fassadenintegrierten haustechnischen Systemen. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2018.

Javier Contreras. First-principle based modelling for a tri-generation system. Master’s Thesis, 2017.

Jan Weber. Simulation eines Plusenergiequartiers. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2017.

Ahsan Zaidi. Demonstration of smart-grid potential of virtual power plant with micro and mini combined heat and power plants. Master’s Thesis, 2017.

Daniel Lamb. Energieeffiziente und wirtschaftliche Auslegung von Küchenlüftungsanlagen. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2017.

Julian Kayser. Energieaudit nach EN 16247 für ein Hotelgebäude. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2017.

Marvin Maier. Systemkonzeption einer thermisch angetriebenen Meerwasserentsalzungsanlage. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2017.

Javier Contreras. Modelica based non-linear models for advanced tri-generation components. Scientific Report, 2017.

Agus Praditya Tampubolon. Demonstration of economical potential of mini and micro co-generation plants. Master’s Thesis, 2017.

Felix Langer. Analyse und Optimierung der Energieversorgung des Freibades der Gemeinde Ilsfeld. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2017.

Ahsan Zaidi. Energy Performance Contracting Project at Stuttgart University. Scientific Project, 2016.

Anne Lang. Planung und Inbetriebnahme der raumlufttechnischen Anlage für einen Reinraum in der Pharmazie. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2016.

Sebastian Rieder. Steigerung der Energieeffizienz in Krankenhäusern. Master’s Thesis, 2016.

M. Saad Atta. Commissioning and data analysis of a microscale CCHP plant. Master’s Thesis, 2016.

Jonas Kuhn. Evaluierung von Gebäudesimulationssoftware. Master’s Thesis, 2016.

Simon Vogele. Betriebsoptimierung und Untersuchung der Auswirkungen unterschiedlicher Planungen in Bezug auf den Energiebedarf und die Investitionskosten. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2016.

Andreas Braun. BHKW-Planung für die Klinik an der Lindenhöhe. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2016.

Dustin Schön. Potentiale und Hemmnisse bei der Einbindung eines intelligenten Energiemarktes in die wärme- und kältetechnische Konzeption. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2016.

Johannes Schnitzer. Erstellung von Wohngebäude-Heizlastprofilen für die Zuverlässigkeitsbetrachtung modulierender Gas-Brennwertkessel. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2016.

Jens Hebding. Chancen und Risiken eines Informationsmanagementprozesses im Bereich Research and Development. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2016.

Uli Schulz. Simulation einer raumlufttechnischen Anlage mit der Simulationssoftware DYMOLA – Vergleich der Ergebnisse mit Messdaten. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Cornelius Hipp. Einsatz eines Eispeicher-Energiesystems zur Klimatisierung eines geplanten Produktionsgebäudes. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Valentin Darting. Implementierung eines Monitoringsystems mit Fernüberwachung und automatisierter Datenverarbeitung für solare dezentrale Wasseraufbereitungsanlagen. Master’s Thesis, 2015.

Tobias Lang. Dynamisches Betriebsverhalten von thermoaktiven Bauteilsystemen. Master’s Thesis, 2015.

Fernando C. Antunes Amaral. Analytical simulation based on the performance of a combined cooling, heating and power system using a reversible chiller/heat pump. Masterarbeit, 2015.

Jesus Martinez Castro. Transfer of selected number of financial instruments from the OECD area into Germany. Master’s Thesis, 2015.

Sven Thiem. Planung einer Kältezentrale mit Temperaturkaskadierung. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Alexander Geiler. Entwicklung von Messverfahren zru Charakterieiserung des Schwingungsverhaltens von Tieftemperatur-Kyrostaten. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Fabian Scheer. Wärmeerzeugung mittels Wärmepumpe im Hoch- und Niedertemperaturbetrieb. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Helena Hejj. Einführung eines Energiemanagementsystems nach DIN EN ISO 50001. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Ulrich Mäder. Interpretation und Vorschläge zur verbesserten Darstellung der normativen Berechnungsvorgaben bei der energetischen Inspektion von Klimaanlagen. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Markus Wörner. Anwendung prädiktiver Regelalgorithmen in der Gebäudeautomation. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Joachim Schillinger. Vergleich der Energieeffizienz unterschiedlicher Anlagenkonzepte zur Raumklimatisierung im Pharmabereich. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Maik Wussler. Aktive Funktionsbeschreibungen für komplexe raumlufttechnische Systeme. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Jens Huber. Konzipierung der Energiezentrale des Kreisschulzentrums in Offenburg. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Farid Hadri Mohd Suhaimi. Natural Circulation Defrosting of High Capacity Air-Cooled Evaporators. Master’s Thesis, 2015.

Shahrul Ezwan bin Sarani. Design and investigation of a test facility for the optimization of water / latent heat storage systems. Master’s Thesis, 2015.

Felix Pfeiffer. Energieverbrauch und Verbraucherverhalten in Haushalten. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Max Reinhardt. Entwicklung, Optimierung und empirische Charakterisierung von Luftkollektoren als Fassaden- und Dachkollektoren im industriellen Hallenbau. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Stefan Moosmann. Komfortfaktoren einer kontrollierten Wohnraumlüftung. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Stefan Käfer. Energetische Bewertung von Heizungssystemen mit Blockheizkraftwerken. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015.

Christoph Wagner. Entwicklung eines Systems zur Ölrückführung aus überfluteten Verdampfern. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2015. 

Michael Schnurr. Auditierung eines Produktionsbetriebs gemäß DIN EN 16247-1. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2014.

Kevin Akermann. Optimierung von Kiemenrippensystemen bei verschiedenen Betriebspunkten unter Verwendung eines OpenSource CFD-Lösers. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2014.

Hannes Streblow. Validierung und Bewertung von Kfz-Innenraumhybridfiltern in Bezug auf Gerüche. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2014.

Florian Seemann. Untersuchung der Machbarkeit sowie Wirtschaftlichkeit der Abwärmenutzung von Mikrogasturbinen für thermische Trocknungsprozesse. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2014.

Dominik Volz. Kompressions- vs. Absorptionskältemaschine? Bachelor’s Thesis, 2014.

Andreas Sorg. Erarbeitung eines Energie- und Raumklimakonzeptes für eine industrielle Produktionshalle. Master’s Thesis, 2014.

Alessia Magni. Integration of a combined heating and power system in an existing industrial manufactory. Scientific Project, 2014.

Jorel R. Ngansop Leunang. Bewertung und Untersuchung von Thermomanagement-Maßnahmen in Elektrofahrzeugen. Master’s Thesis, 2014.

Balasubramaniam Ramasamy. Technical and economic evaluation of energy storage applications using VRFB for Indian market. Master’s Thesis, 2014.

Tejas Kuber. Energy evaluation of decentralised ventilation systems. Master’s Thesis, 2014.

Panagiotis Nikolaou. Measurement based comparison of the thermal interaction between ventilation and radiant heating. Master’s Thesis, 2014.

Mario Frietsch. Messtechnische und modellbasierte Bewertung des dynamischen Verhaltens von thermisch aktiven Bauteilsystemen. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2014.

Sofia Aleksandrova. Optimal operation of PV and CHP. Master’s Thesis, 2014.

Daniel Meierhöfer. Erstellung eines Berechnungsmodells für die Wasser/Luft-Wärmeübertragungssysteme aus Kunststoff für den Einsatz in raumlufttechnischen Geräten. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2014.

Fabian Grüner. Energetische Modernisierung und Effizienzsteigerung in der industriellen Medienversorgung für Dampf und Heizung in einem Industrieunternehmen. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2014.

Kübra Bozdemir. Green building automation algorithm development. Master’s Thesis, 2014.

Dinislesizwe Ndayi. Konzeption, Aufbau und Inbetriebnahme eines Teststands zur Durchführung beschleunigter Start-Stop-Tests an PEM-Brennstoffzellen-Stacks. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2014.

Mohamed Zoutine. Plus-Energiedorf Durbach. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2014.

Nico Maier. Betriebsoptimierung für die Passivhaus-Sporthalle Weixdorf auf Basis einer modellbasierten Messdatenauswertung. Master’s Thesis, 2013.

Kübra Bozdemir. Design of monitoring concept for a HVAC laboratory. Scientific Project, 2013.

Emre Inciroglu. Strategic planning of energy coordination centre. Master’s Thesis, 2013.

Jochen Kammerer. Analyse und Betriebsoptimierung von Lüftungsanlagen an Schulen. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2013.

Özge Bölek. A multi-criteria decision analysis of thermal storage volume of a cogeneration system at district level. Master’s Thesis, 2013.

Florian Anders. Messdatenanalyse und Optimierung einer geothermiegestützten, transkritischen CO2-Kälteanlage. Master’s Thesis, 2012.

Marius Meier. Bewertung der Überlagerung von thermischen Einflüssen und impulsarmen Strömungen in der Gebäudeklimatisierung. Master’s Thesis, 2012.

Luis J. Becerra Cruz. Parameter optimization of an air drying unit for concentrator photovoltaic power plants. Master’s Thesis, 2012.

Özgur Metin. Einfluss der Sperrzeiten auf Betriebsweise und Effizienz von Wärmepumpenheizungsanlagen. Master’s Thesis, 2012.

Oscar A. Vera Garcia. Simulation of electrodialysis for seawater desalination. Master’s Thesis, 2012.

Seyed Javad Motevallian. Energiekonzept der Zukunft. Master’s Thesis, 2012.

Nathanael Egloff. Planung, Optimierung und Visualisierung des Energiekonzeptes für den Neubau eines Produktionsgebäudes. Bachelor’s Thesis, 2012.

Christian Scholz. Technical and financial evaluation of solar fuels in comparison with other large-scale electrical storage technologies in location-independent stationary applications. Master’s Thesis, 2012.

Supervised Student Theses Manuel Lämmle

10.   Jonas End (2026), Entwicklung einer LCA-Methodik zur Ökobilanzierung von smarten Energiezentralen unter Berücksichtigung von grauer Energie und Betrieb am Use Case Stutensee

9.    Aqib Thennandan (2026), Development, implementation and validation of a mosaik framework with component models and control systems of district energ centers

8.    Valéry Bourquard (2026), Quantitative Studie zur Ermittlung der ökologischen und finanziellen Vorteile der Erweiterung eines ZEV zu einem VZEV

7.    Franziska Schäfer (2026), Entwicklung eines Simulationstools zur Dimensionierung eines Batteriespeichers in Abhängigkeit des Eigenverbrauchs und des Strommarktes am Beispiel eines Logistik-Standortes

6.    Jonas Halter (2026), Potenzialanalyse möglicher erneuerbarer Energieformen sowie Soll-Analyse für das Offenburger Fernwärmenetz im Rahmen eines Transformationsplans zum Erreichen von Treibhausgasneutraliät bis 2040 nach Modul 5 des Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)

5.    Ella Pak (2026), Agent-Based Coding for Automated Heat Pump Design: From Data Interpretation to Simulation-Driven Optimization

4.    Angelique Schygalla (2026), Data-driven charge and performance estimation for heat pumps: evaluation of feature reduction and machine learning approaches

3.    Fabian Braun (2026), Entwicklung eines modularen KI-Frameworks zur Anomalieerkennung in gebäudetechnischen TGA-Anlagen

2.    Andreas Fiebelkorn (2025), Energetische Optimierung einer Kühlanlage durch eine dynamische Sollwertberechnung auf Basis von Zeitreihenprognosen

1.    Marius Schulz (2024), Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze bei der Implementierung der BIM-Methodik in den Arbeitsprozessen der TGA-Planung am Beispiel einer Energiezentrale

Supervised Doctoral Dissertations Jens Pfafferott

Mohcine Draou. Energy demand side managament and thermal energy storage of a residential hot water tank using excess photovoltaic production. Universite Cadi Ayyad Marrakech, 2025 (Zweitbetreuung).

Karl Walter. Control logic developed in building performance simulations for the operation of HVAC systems. Bergische Universität Wuppertal, 2024 (Zweitbetreuung).

Niima Es-sakali. An Innovative Approach to Optimize Energy Efficiency and Predict Maintenance in the Built Environment. Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Mines De Rabat, 2024.

Sven Auerswald. Dezentrale, fassadenintegrierte Wohnungslüftungsgeräte. Universität Freiburg, 2023 (Zweitbetreuung).

Parantapa Sawant. A Contribution to Optimal Scheduling of Real-World Trigeneration Systems using Economic Model Predictive Control. Technische Universität Dresden, 2020.