Suffizient Bauen – Optimization Potentials in Building Type E for Cost-Efficient Multi-Storey Residential Construction
The aim of the project is to rethink the construction of multi-storey residential buildings in Ludwigsburg through the lens of ecological sufficiency. Normative and non-normative requirements will be critically examined and assessed for their potential to enable affordable housing.
The focus is on radically simplifying construction in order to reduce costs, resource consumption, and complexity. Legal regulations, technical standards, and comfort expectations will be evaluated for their relevance and impact. Interdependencies between factors such as building depth, compactness, and daylight access will be analyzed to identify optimal parameter combinations for cost-effective and sustainable building methods.
The project aims to develop reproducible strategies that can be applied beyond individual cases. A key element is the transfer of the "Building Type E" concept—successfully tested in Bavaria—to a prototype in Ludwigsburg, to be implemented and evaluated as a real-world laboratory ("Einfach Zukunftbauen"). The findings will be made available via an open-source database, publications, and will contribute to policy advice within the framework of the “Strategiedialog Bauen” in Baden-Württemberg.