In the completed initiation phase (2017-2021), the iCity research partnership bundled 14 sub-projects - organised in 6 fields of action - and 3 exploratory projects. In addition, there were 2 projects involving local SMEs.

Field of action 1

Sustainable urban development and energetic neighbourhood concepts

In action field 1, strategic concepts for sustainable urban redevelopment for residential quarters as well as for mixed and commercial areas has been developed.

The combination of energetic neighbourhood concepts with planning concepts such as urban land use planning and framework planning for redevelopment made it possible to weigh up the development of renewable energies with questions of monument protection, urban development and social compatibility and led to an integrated approach to urban (re-)development

Head of FoA 1: Prof. Dr. Christina Simon-Philipp
Contact: christina.simon(at)hft-stuttgart.de

Integrated local heating concepts as a strategy for energy management planning at district level, using the example of the Keltersiedlung from the 1930 in Stuttgart

Project
1.1
Grafik eines städtebaulichen Entwurfs

Blue City: Integrated development scenarios for a BUGA Model Quarter 2023 on the Spinelli Barracks military wasteland in Mannheim

Project
1.2
Grafische Darstellung eines Energiekonzepts

Field of action 2

Information platform and urban simulation

In field of action 2, a service-oriented model architecture for solving coupled simulation, optimization and energy management tasks was created. By using the CityGML data model, integrated urban scenarios for energy, acoustics, emissions and microclimate as well as mobility can be calculated for the first time.

Head of FoA 2: Prof. Dr. Volker Coors
Contact: volker.coors(at)hft-stuttgart.de

Urban acoustics

Project
2.1

Comprehensive fine dust modelling in urban areas

Project
2.2

Monitoring and energy planning platform for climate protection managers

Project
2.3

Tools and methods for the simulation of the urban microclimate

Project
2.4
Virtuelles Stadtmodell

Field of action 3

Energy management, information and communication technologies

The third field of action is an essential integrating research field, as intelligence in the operation of sustainable urban neighborhoods was developed and implemented in predictive control concepts for smart individual buildings or entire commercial sites, as well as for the development of new business models for energy systems.

Head of FoA 3: Dr. Dirk Pietruschka
Contact: dirk.pietruschka(at)hft-stuttgart.de

Increased efficiency through intelligent networking of producers and consumers in industrial estates (Bosch site Schwieberdingen)

Project
3.1
Projektgrafik

Smart meters and flexible electricity tariffs - Business models for municipal utilities

Project
3.2
Projektgrafik

IoT sensor technology, Cloud and Big Data in the field of HVAC systems

Project
3.3

Field of action 4

Innovative buildings and technologies

Field of action 4 spans the range from innovative materials, construction, components and systems to the building and neighborhood structures. The main focus was on requirements in the areas of energy, comfort, sound insulation and acoustics. Also holistic methods such as life cycle assessment (LCA) were used.

Head of FoA 4: Prof. Dr. Berndt Zeitler
Contact: berndt.zeitler(at)hft-stuttgart.de

Increased energy efficient highly insulating building envelopes made of flexible membrane materials

Project
4.1

imaF - Intelligent motor-driven window

Project
4.2
Projektgrafik Messung

Acoustics of energy-optimized facades

Project
4.3
Grafische Darstellung

Field of action 5

Sustainable mobility

The focus of the fifth trade area was on linking convenience and acceptance criteria for the modes of transport of the so-called environmental alliance. Users should be able to choose the mode of transportation that is most advantageous for them individually - without having to provide and organize the service themselves. This favors sharing mobility offers, which also reduce the space required for valuable urban space for stationary traffic.

Head of FoA 5: Prof. Dr. Lutz Gaspers
Contact: lutz.gaspers(at)hft-stuttgart.de

eBike sharing concept for Stuttgart and Tuttlingen

Project
5.1
Screenshot eines Stadtmodells

Field of action 6

Financing and acceptance

The cross-project field of action 6 followed the approach of developing business models and financing concepts for iCity projects.

Head of FoA 6: Prof. Dr. Tobias Popović
Contact: tobias.popovic(at)hft-stuttgart.de

Cross-cutting project Financing and acceptance

Project
6.1

Exploratory projects