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CO2-saving office and laboratory space is arousing interest

Wood hybrid facades, photovoltaics and concrete core activation: students and specialist planners visit the first construction site in the Mainz Innovation Park.
The first building of the InnovationLabz in a prime location in Mainz is taking shape: LAB 1 is the pioneer of the new biotechnology and life sciences location. And that also applies to sustainability and energy efficiency. It is obvious that this also arouses the curiosity of young professionals and proven experts.

A group of students from Mainz University of Applied Sciences recently visited the construction site and listened intently to the explanations given by Tim Gemünden, Managing Director of J. Molitor Immobilien GmbH, which is developing the InnovationLabz project together with ImmobilienGesellschaft Mainz mbH and G.L. Kayser Immobilien GmbH. Just one day later, a group of architects and specialist planners were given a tour of the shell. There is great interest in the innovative and environmentally friendly construction methods.

In the flexible building concept, the modular prefabricated wooden panel elements are mounted in a consistent grid as a facade on the reinforced concrete skeleton. By combining the wooden facade with wood fiber insulation, CO2 can be bound. Thanks to these two measures, CO2 emissions can be significantly reduced. The ceilings of the building also have sustainable features: the recycled concrete used is only 22 centimeters thick – the minimum thickness to accommodate concrete core activation. This also contributes massively to energy efficiency. The “climate killer concrete” thus becomes “climate saver concrete”. The development of the project also focuses on a long service life of the property and the ability to adapt to its tenants in the future. Because the future begins here.

The greening of the roof areas of LAB1 is intended to improve the microclimate, while the resource-saving rain retention system on the roof relieves the load on the sewage system and provides passive cooling of the building.

Innovations need an innovative environment – ​​and a neighborhood that creates synergies.