Prefab.Facade
KliNa Project of the Month 03/2026. Research Project for Serial, Recyclable Facade Elements for Sustainable Building Rehabilitation
Vienna, 16 March 2026. The thermal refurbishment of buildings is considered one of the most important drivers for the reduction of CO₂ emissions in the building sector. At the same time owners, designers and public clients face the challenge to implement rehabilitations more quickly, efficiently and sustainably.
The research project Prefab.Facade examined how serially prefabricated and recyclable facade elements can accelerate sustainable building rehabilitation. The objective was to develop innovative solutions for energy efficient modernization of existing buildings.
FCP contributed its expertise from the Competence Center Acoustics, Dynamics, Building Physics, Measurement & Instrumentation to the project.
“FCP supported the project with structural and physical analyses and thermal bridge simulations to optimize thermal performance of prefabricated facade systems and to be able to detect potential weaknesses at an early stage“, declared building physicist Christian Sustr.
„ FCP supported the project with building physics analyses and thermal bridge simulations to optimize the thermal performance of prefabricated façade systems. “
Christian Sustr . building physicist
The research project ran from 2023 to December 2025 and was initiated by ecoplus – Lower Austrian Economic Agency. Funding agency is the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). Several partners from research and the economy jointly work at solutions for serial rehabilitation at buildings.
About the Project
At the beginning the project team analysed the current scientific status on prefabricated facade elements for building rehabilitation. Based on that the partners jointly developed optimized facade constructions together with companies from practice – with a focus on better thermal performance, higher recyclability of materials and more efficient prefabrication processes.
A further focus was on the digitization of rehabilitation. The project comprised the examination of 3D scans for digital registration of existing building as well as robot-supported prefabrication of facade elements. These technologies enable a more precise planning and industrial production, which can significantly accelerate rehabilitations.
The research project Prefab.Facade makes an important contribution to sustainable transformation of the building sector by combining digital stocktaking, serial production and recyclable materials.
CC. Acoustics, Dynamics, Building Physics, Measurement & Instrumentation
Location. Österreichweit
Service. Structural and physical analyses and thermal bridge simulations
Client. ecoplus. Niederösterreichs Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH
Funding agency. FFG central national funding organisation
Project partners. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences - Institute of Green Civil Engineering - Department for Landscape, Water and Infrastructure, KOPPELHUBER2 und Partner ZT OG , MAGK Architektur, VÖZ – Association of Austrian Brick Factories, Vinzenz Harrer GmbH, SIHGA GmbH, fischerwerke GmbH & Co. KG, ÖFHF – Austrian Association for Facings with Air Space, PREFA Aluminiumprodukte GmbH, Keplinger GmbH, einszueins architektur ZT GMBH, Sto Ges.m.b.H., nonconform zt gmbh, Metallica Stahl- und Fassadentechnik GmbH, Georg Fessl GmbH, utb Laser und Vermessungstechnik GmbH, O.K. Energie Haus GmbH
