Research & Infrastructure

Research at the Hermann-Rietschel-Institut focuses on the challenges of climate-friendly energy supply in districts, thermal comfort and compliance with hygiene standards in buildings, as well as health research oriented towards the needs of people in spaces.

Research Profile illustrates our main research areas across different scales: districts, buildings, indoor spaces.

Research Projects

Research Portal

HRI’s Research Portal contains compact short profiles of the research projects funded by the Hermann-Rietschel-Institut since 2013 over all research areas: Districts, Buildings, Indoor Spaces.
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Unique Infrastructure

Labs & Workshops

The work of the HRI’s scientists is based on the globally unique infrastructure for research and testing: laboratory testing, building and system simulations, computational fluid dynamics (CFD),
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Comprehensive Archive

Publications

The Hermann-Rietschel-Institut maintains a comprehensive archive of publications, starting with those of Prof. Hermann Rietschel in 1886 until actuel research results of the current year.
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We recommand to take a look at the amazing → Master’s & Bachelor’s Theses carried out at the Hermann-Rietschel-Institut since 2019.