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Light + Building 2024 Top Themes

The Light + Building top themes cover the most important trends and developments in the areas of living, working and mobility.

The way in which people live, work and interact in towns and in buildings is changing continuously. Tomorrow’s building-services technology must be able to adapt to the changing and varying demands placed on it. We need interfaces for new sources of energy, the systems must be interoperable and efficient operation should be a matter of course in terms of emissions and economic efficiency.

Electrification represents the foundation stone for greater sustainability and a building sector capable of meeting future demands. Accordingly, the motto of Light + Building 2024 is ‘Be Electrified’. Based on this motto, the three top themes specify the factors set to be essential for living, working and mobility in tomorrow’s world. Throughout Light + Building, they constitute the common thread for lectures, guided tours and special shows.

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Sustainability

The ‘Sustainability’ theme revolves around systems and approaches that contribute to making the building sector more economically and environmentally viable, i.e., the integration and storage of green energy and an efficient energy management. However, sustainability also plays an important role in both the materials used and the manufacturing process.

From photovoltaic systems to EV charging: one of the fields covered in the ‘Sustainability’ theme is the efficient management of energy and consumption in buildings.
From photovoltaic systems to EV charging: one of the fields covered in the ‘Sustainability’ theme is the efficient management of energy and consumption in buildings.

Naturally sustainable energy

Whether commercial photovoltaic fields, private balcony power plants or systems on the roofs of apartment buildings – photovoltaics is playing an increasingly important role in a sustainable energy future. Solutions for topics such as PV systems and energy storage will therefore also take centre stage at Light + Building 2024.

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Nefeli Mavroeidi in an interview with World Architects

“Aspects such as resource conservation, emission reduction, circularity, and climate resilience play a much greater role today than they did five or ten years ago.”

Climate change is a fact, which is why for Nefeli Mavroeidi, moving away from fossil fuels is the only way for the necessary transformation, not only in the construction sector but in all sectors. As the team leader for Building Physics & Sustainability at Werner Sobek Green Technologies in Frankfurt am Main, she has been dealing with sustainability issues for many years and is actively involved in organizations such as the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB). A conversation about the need to drive sustainability issues forward now and not cling to old technologies.

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Connectivity

The ‘Connectivity’ theme also contributes to the efficient use of resources. Thus, electrification and digitalisation are the basis for successfully interconnecting the various disciplines of the smart home and the smart building and, in the product life cycle of a building, begins at the planning stage using Building Information Modelling (BIM). The collection and storage of data makes it possible to control and maintain the functions of a building efficiently during use, resulting in a higher level of comfort and, in particular, greater safety and security.

The extent to which planners, engineers and architects are already using BIM varies greatly from country to country. Finland is considered a pioneer when it comes to BIM. We spoke to Mikko Raikaa, graduate engineer and multi-talented BIM expert from Finland. He has been involved in many construction projects in a wide variety of roles and knows both the practical and technical side of information modeling.

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In future-proof buildings, systems work interoperably and can be expanded and adapted as required. The ‘Connectivity’ theme focuses on digitalisation, networking, safety and security.
In future-proof buildings, systems work interoperably and can be expanded and adapted as required. The ‘Connectivity’ theme focuses on digitalisation, networking, safety and security.

Work + Living

The ‘Work + Living’ theme deals with the changing demands on mobility and where we live and work, as well as production and sales areas and the urban context. Whether working remotely from home or meeting places for social interaction in an industrial building, tomorrow’s smart home and the smart buildings are planned to make both possible. A special focus is placed on the topic of light and lighting in all its facets. Here, innovative technology is combined with trend-setting design for more comfort. Trends in all their aspects play an important role here. They influence the design of luminaires and design elements in buildings.

The design and organization of spaces has an impact on the quality of life. The use of modern lighting technology plays a significant role in this. The ‘Work + Living’ theme focuses on the various areas of application.
The design and organization of spaces has an impact on the quality of life. The use of modern lighting technology plays a significant role in this. The ‘Work + Living’ theme focuses on the various areas of application.

Understated elegance meets enchanting glass art – the lighting area at Light + Building 2024

The interplay of digital systems, intelligent building-control systems and connected mobility is leading to dynamic changes in the use of rooms. If necessary, the living room can become an office. For its part, the office should have both quiet working areas and communication zones for social interaction while hotel lobbies are morphing into co-working spaces. Outdoors, green areas, recreation and encounter spaces are ideal for socialising and sporting activities. Luminaires play a vital role in the successful, multifunctional use of rooms and spaces.

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Prof. Michael F. Rohde in an interview with World Architects

“Nature is inspiration and can be helpful for successful lighting design.”

Lighting design has come a long way in the last two decades. What used to be part of electrical planning is now an integral part of building design. One person who has made significant contributions to this field for 25 years, both in practice and in teaching, is Michael F. Rohde from Berlin. World Architects spoke to him about how the quality of lighting design can be further improved in the future and what levers are needed for this in politics as well as in the professional world.

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