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Curtain up for Christian Kerschbaum
We regularly bring OIB team members in front of the curtain to introduce them to you. Who are the [...]
Curtain up for Elisabeth Bata
We regularly bring OIB team members in front of the curtain to introduce them to you. Who are the [...]
2 x 30th company anniversary
Two colleagues celebrated 60 years with the company together in December: Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Thoma and Dipl.-Ing. Werner Schneider were [...]
OIB at the re_use Linz Congress 2025
At the re_use Linz Congress 2025, experts from all over Europe discussed how circular construction can succeed - OIB [...]
Curtain up for Nikolaus Fuchs
We regularly bring OIB team members in front of the curtain to introduce them to you. Who are the people [...]
Technical Board of the EOTA June 17-18, 2025 in Brussels
On September 17 and 18, 2025, a meeting of the EOTA Technical Board was held in hybrid mode. The [...]
Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) – Indication methodology and the effect of Smart Readiness
The Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) is intended to make buildings fit for digitalization and energy efficiency, but the EU [...]
OIB company outing
In October, the OIB finally organized a company outing again after many years. We went to the Vienna city [...]
Green Market Report Austria – Overview of the market development of green buildings
The new Green Market Report Austria shows how the market for roof, façade and interior greening has developed in [...]
Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) – “How to” – Knowledge and tools for SRI
New EU projects such as SRI2MARKET and easiSRI are developing tools and training courses that pave the way to [...]
Fa̤ade greening Рrelevance to building physics, systematics and standard-compliant implementation
For façade greening to work in the long term, it takes more than plants and design ideas: ÖNORM L1136 [...]
Stakeholder workshop on OIB Guidelines 7 – Exchange on the sustainable use of natural resources
The stakeholder workshop series on OIB Guidelines 7 "Sustainable use of natural resources" entered its second round on October [...]
Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) – Working and shaping with stakeholders
The increased use of smart technologies should make buildings fit for renewable energy grids and meet the needs of [...]
Energy efficiency needs teamwork! What is behind CA EPBD
What happens when the whole of Europe pulls together to make buildings more sustainable?This video shows what's behind the [...]
Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) – background and current developments
The Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) was introduced by the European Commission in 2018 in the EU Buildings Directive to [...]
Resource-saving nutrient recovery in buildings: the SAVE research project as a pioneer of circular building technology concepts
The SAVE research project takes circular building technology to a new level - by separating urine directly in the [...]
