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.

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),

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.
We recommand to take a look at the amazing → Master’s & Bachelor’s Theses carried out at the Hermann-Rietschel-Institut since 2019.