Sustainable development in listed districts: CO2 neutral World Heritage Speicherstadt Hamburg

A groundbreaking approach to achieving CO2-neutral historic districts is demonstrated through the 'CO2-neutrales Welterbe Speicherstadt Hamburg' project. This initiative successfully integrates renewable energy retrofitting with historic preservation, offering a scalable model for climate-neutral building stocks by 2045. The project combines practical and methodological strategies: it employs historically sensitive components for heat supply while leveraging Building Information Management (BIM) to centralize simulation models for thermal and ecological efficiency. This holistic method addresses the unique challenges of retrofitting listed buildings, providing a significant step toward decarbonizing heritage architecture.

Teichmann, L., Resta, L. F., Hein, H., Dinga, G. T., Ramadan, Z., Bögle, A., Mondino, D., & Garrecht, H. (2024). Sustainable development in listed districts: CO₂ neutral World Heritage Speicherstadt Hamburg. Bauphysik, 46(3), 127–134. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/bapi.202400015