bauXund - build healthy!

"BauXund Forschung und Beratung", which translates "BuildHealthy Research and Consulting" is a Vienna (Austria) based consulting company specialised on environmental and health topics related to construction issues and green purchasing.

We work on various issues related to buildings, from defining environmental criteria during development to implementing environmental quality measures during the construction or renovation phase. We do research projects as well as consult private developers and public authorities. Furthermore we regularly give trainings to developers and construction companies as well as public servants.

We select our project partners from the networks we have build over the years. We work with other issue related specialists like architects, construction physics, energy efficiency specialists, installation engineers, facility management experts, building material and product suppliers etc.

A major focus of our work is on construction chemistry issues. We have developed a procedure called “chemicals management” to minimize the use of organic solvent containing building chemicals like glues, paints or varnishes. This has already been implemented in approx. 500 projects with a total of approx. 600.000 m², with many more already in preparation (apartment and office buildings, schools, kindergartens, hospitals etc.). In these projects we could show that a 90% reduction of organic solvent use as well as a equivalent reduction of measurable indoor air VOC levels is possible. A second focus is on construction physics, where we consult to improve the energy performance of building as well as promote quality management systems to secure a good building quality.

Additionally we  work in the field of construction physics (with focus on passive houses, low energy houses) and consult building owner in this wide rage of energy related issues.

Furthermore we offer a wide range of measurements to assure good building standards (indoor air quality, thermografie, blower door test etc.)

Finally we do research on many issues related to healthy buildings with research partners from universities as well as private research institutes and consultancies.

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