The Centre for Acoustic and Thermal Building Physics (ZFB) bundles research projects in building acoustics and noise control (Director: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Berndt Zeitler) as well as thermal and moisture control (Director: Prof. Dr. Andreas Beck).

Building acoustics and sound insulation

Building acoustics and sound insulation are an important focus of the building research of the IAF. With the Centre for Building Physics in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, it has access to in the university sector unique building acoustic testing and research facilities, which enable the current fields of work to be expanded and intensified.

On one hand, the research group raises third-party funds from national funding programmes, on the other hand it also works on direct projects of companies and associations of the building materials industry. The Building Acoustics Research Group is represented by active participation in all major standardisation committees for building noise control at German and international level. In addition, it pursues a professional exchange in the field of building acoustics with other institutes in Germany as well as abroad and maintains close relations with the leading institutions at European level.

Heat and moisture protection

Research in the field of thermal and moisture protection is oriented towards current issues from the field. The focus of research is on the development of innovative building materials and component systems. Current main topics are the optimization of membrane and window constructions for the energetic renovation of buildings. Furthermore, topics such as the optimization of insulation materials with regard to heat and moisture transport (vacuum insulation panels, capillary-active internal insulation, aerogels, etc.) as well as the use of phase change materials for passive room cooling are also being worked on.

The research group, headed by Prof. Dr. Andreas Beck, has many years of experience in project work and excellent measuring facilities in the laboratories of thermal building physics at the HFT Stuttgart.

Gebäude-Aufnahme

Thematic areas

  • Building acoustics (airborne and impact sound)
  • flanking sound transmission in buildings
  • Sound generation of building services installations
  • Characterization of flanking sound sources
  • Sound power of heating and ventilation systems
  • Sound transmission from stairs, sound absorption tests
  • Component development and optimization
  • Building acoustics application questions
  • Calculation and measurement methods for structural sound insulation
  • New products and construction methods for structural sound insulation
  • footfall noise
  • Mechanisms of airborne sound insulation of light multi-layered structures
  • Development of innovative building materials and component systems with regard to heat and moisture
  • Optimization of insulating materials
  • Use of phase change materials

Current projects

Completed projects

Members

Professorial members

Name & Position E-Mail & Telephone Competencecenter
Berndt Zeitler
Berndt Zeitler
Professor, Member of IAF Directorium
+49 711 8926 2507		 7/104 Akustische und thermische Bauphysik
Dan Bauer
Dan Bauer
Full Professor
+49 711 8926 2768		 3/122
Heidrun Bögner-Balz
Heidrun Bögner-Balz
Professor
+49 711 8926 2776		 3/311 Akustische und thermische Bauphysik
Norbert Geuder
Norbert Geuder
Professor, equal opportunity commissioner dep. B
+49 711 8926 2342		 3/204

Employees

Name & Position E-Mail & Telephone Competencecenter
Lukas Däuble
Academic staff member / Acoustics Group
+49 711 8926 2416		 7/112 Akustische und thermische Bauphysik
Lucas Heidemann
Lucas Heidemann
Academic staff member / Acoustics Group
+49 711 8926 2889		 7/112 Akustische und thermische Bauphysik
Michaela Marxt
Michaela Marxt
PhD Student, Research Assistant
+49 711 8926 2704		 5/0.61 Akustische und thermische Bauphysik
Peter Perivoitos
Academic staff member / Acoustics Group
+49 711 8926 2958		 7/105 Akustische und thermische Bauphysik

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