Staatliches Baumanagement Niedersachsen

From Oil to Heat Pump – Concept for the Nature Conversation Center

Description of the company

The Staatliches Baumanagement Niedersachsen is represented locally by seven building authorities. These authorities plan and implement state and federal construction projects.

The Staatliches Baumanagement Niedersachsen is represented locally by seven building authorities. These authorities plan and implement state and federal construction projects.

The building authorities are responsible for the entire life cycle of a building. They advise the respective users in the initiation of construction projects, plan and organize construction projects of all sizes, and oversee projects through to completion. The spectrum of construction projects is broad: It ranges from administrative and laboratory buildings, museums, theaters, correctional facilities, and Bundeswehr buildings to complex engineering structures such as runways at military airfields.

The building authorities also have the following responsibilities:

- They manage building maintenance to preserve the substance and value of properties.

- They monitor the operation of technical systems.

- They prepare expert construction reports.

- They review applications for financial grants from the state and federal government for eligible third-party construction projects.

The overall responsibility for project implementation lies with the respective building authority. To provide support, the offices involve freelance architects and engineers from all disciplines.

Situation

The Dümmer Nature Conservation Station still has an oil-fired heating system. Due to its advanced age, it needs to be replaced. The administration has already raised €15,000 and wants to commission us to carry out a one-to-one replacement. The nature conservation station is a former farmhouse with a small museum on the ground floor and a living area for scientists on the first floor, where they can stay overnight while conducting research.

Problem

Due to a decree from the Ministry of Finance, we are only allowed to install heat supplies using renewable energy. Specifically, this means we are only allowed to install heat pumps if there is no possibility of connecting to a district heating network, which is not the case here. Installing an oil-fired heating system is not permitted.

Aims of the project

The aims of the project are:

• To make an economic feasibility study on the usage of heat pumps Dümmer Nature Conservation Station
• Identify future-proof refrigerants for heat pumps

Scopes

• Cost estimation for exchange of the heat source with a heat pump
• Market screening for heat pump technologies with future-proof refrigerants

Target group (students)

Maschinenbau / Mechanical Engineering

Allgemeine Ingenieurwissenschaften & General Engineering Science

Green Technologies

Good reading comprehension in German is required, as key technical and administrative guidelines are only available in German.

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