Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISITransforming the buildings sector is crucial for achieving energy and climate policy objectives. The two pillars of this transformation are increased efficiency and decarbonizing heating and cooling. The Business Unit Climate-Neutral Buildings aims to provide integrated support for the energy transition and to help pave the way to climate-neutral buildings through innovative research and advice.
Using interdisciplinary approaches, we combine scientific excellence with practical solutions. Substantiated analyses and a profound understanding of the interactions between technology, business and society create the basis for sustainable developments, focusing on:
- Technology-specific, region-specific and actor-specific modeling:
Using various approaches (potential assessment, sector models, agent-based models, etc.), we investigate the transformation of the heat and buildings sectors and model future scenarios for them. - Socio-technological and techno-economic analyses:
We analyze innovations that promote the heat transition and evaluate their economic and social viability. - Policy advice:
We analyze the building sector's energy policy strategies and instruments at the European and national levels and develop tailor-made strategies for their design.
Coordinator of the Business Unit is Dr. Markus Fritz.