LearnLunch @ :mlzd

Last Thursday, Beat Kegel was a guest speaker at our in-house professional development series. He has 30 years of experience in building services engineering for low-tech and zero-energy homes. The “Kegel” system takes into account not only the building envelope and the building’s mass but also the thermal energy generated by the occupants and their appliances. Through intelligent air redistribution, this approach enables the construction of buildings with minimal building services systems. Among the many paths to the future, this will be an exciting one, as it requires significantly less material and space, is low-maintenance, and saves on construction and operating costs.

The future of construction will thus become simpler again — rather than more complex and technical — an approach that is emerging in German-speaking countries under the terms “Simple Building” and “Building Type E.” Beat Kegel contributes to this with scientific foundations, products, and empirical data.

Thank you very much, Beat Kegel, for this insight!