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The enlargement of the Hilti plant in Thüringen, a production facility for components for high quality drilling and fixing equipment was completed in sum- mer 2009. With around 18,000 square metres of floor space, the new building contains production and logistics areas and a fully automated palette and con- tainer store as well as peripherally organised support areas and offices.

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Right at the start of design work Hilti made clear its requirement that the building had to be built in line with the requirements for sustainable buildings as set out in the company’s internal guidelines for new and refurbished buildings. Together with Hilti a catalogue of requirements was drawn up‚ explained ATP project leader and architect Matthias Wehrle. We wanted to limit our impact on both the environment and our neighbours. Hence we chose only building materials which could clearly demonstrate their recyclability.

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In addition to this, the use of fossil and electrical energy was minimised and the replacement of these with renewable energy promoted. The key was to minimise reliance on any form of additional energy for heating and cooling. A basic principle of the de- sign is the secondary use of energy already required for the production process‚ explained Wehrle. In winter, heat is generated from both extract air from the production process and an airborne/geothermal heat exchanger and in summer groundwater is used for cooling. The result is an annual reduction in CO 2 emissions of around 213,000 kg and annual energy savings in the region of 350,000 kWh. As a result of the extreme suitability of concrete as a thermally active building element conventional energy genera- ting systems are simply not required in the assembly and production areas. The social sustainability of the project is seen in the creation of both internal and external communal spaces. Light surfaces, optimum daylight and an extremely comfortable internal envi- ronment create a very pleasant working environment.

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© Thomas Jantscher . Published on January 20, 2010.

© Thomas Jantscher . Published on January 20, 2010.

© Thomas Jantscher . Published on January 20, 2010.

© Thomas Jantscher . Published on January 20, 2010.

© Thomas Jantscher . Published on January 20, 2010.

© Thomas Jantscher . Published on January 20, 2010.

© Thomas Jantscher . Published on January 20, 2010.

© Thomas Jantscher . Published on January 20, 2010.