In the new iDiv research greenhouse of the University of Leipzig, crops from all over the world can be cultivated in twelve large, independently air-conditioned zones. The aim of the researchers and the sächsischen Immobilienbverwaltung (SIB) in this project, is to demonstrate how the energy requirements of such greenhouses can be reduced by 50 percent. The core of the new concept is the optimal coordination between free cooling, solar thermal cooling and district heating.

EA Systems Dresden supports the building planners in the design and parameterization of the energy supply concept. An important tool for this is the detailed dynamic energy simulation with the Green City Library. Taking into account and modeling the plants and the planned control regime, the model-based proof of compliance with the planning objectives could be provided.