Birgit Abrecht
Birgit Abrecht (born June 17, 1961 in Birkenfeld, Württemberg ) is a German architect .
Life and works
Birgit Abrecht studied architecture at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences from 1981 to 1986 , where she obtained her diploma. After two years of professional experience as a salaried architect, she founded the office for solar architecture in Keltern in 1989 . Since then she has been working as a freelance architect in the field of solar architecture and ecological building . Her projects include low-energy , passive and solar active houses as well as efficiency houses .
One of the best-known buildings she has planned is her own solar house Abrecht, a residential and office building with passive use of solar energy , transparent thermal insulation , thermal solar systems and photovoltaic systems in Keltern. The solar active house with approx. 70% solar coverage was built in 1993 and gained international fame thanks to its technology and design. Abrecht was awarded the first ever European Solar Prize for this building in 1994 .
Another area of Abrecht's activity is the energy-efficient renovation of old buildings. Since 2005 Abrecht is registered energy efficiency -Expertin for funding programs of the federal , energy consulting leads for residential buildings by 2018 and has also energy consultant for the Consumer . She also works as a speaker and author, and writes specialist articles and books. In 2017 she launched the “Future Home” e-learning platform to help residents improve their quality of living.
Awards (selection)
- European Solar Prize for Solar Architecture ( Eurosolar , 1994)
- Exhibition price for an exemplary solar system ( Eurosolar / German Society for Solar Energy eV / German Solar Energy Association, 1997)
- Solar and energy award for the Abrecht solar house energy concept (ebz., 2005)
- Architecture Book of the Month July ( Nordic Embassies Berlin , 2018)
Works
- Solar guide Northern Black Forest. , with Markus Elsässer, Klaus Schestag, Jörg Sutter and Johannes Zink, Goldstadt Verlag, Pforzheim 1999, ISBN 3-89550-887-X .
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Architectural guide to Iceland . Mál og Menning, Reykjavík 2000, ISBN 978-3-421-03224-9 .
- Architecture guide Iceland. Deutsche Verlagsanstalt , Munich 2000, ISBN 3-421-03224-6 .
- Discover Icelandic Architecture. Mál og Menning, Reykjavík 2018, ISBN 978-9979-3-3948-9 .
literature
- Kürschner's German non-fiction calendar . KG Saur, 2001 (personal entry p. 3, register entry p. 530)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Balance after 20 years - Excellent solar house in Dietlingen way ahead of its time. (PDF) Pforzheimer Zeitung (special supplement Living and Working in Keltern), June 2013, accessed on January 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Abrecht Solar House - Guiding principles for ecological building. (PDF) Saarland University of Applied Sciences - Academy for Building Ecology, pp. 186–194, July 1996, accessed on January 9, 2020 .
- ↑ European Solar Prize. (PDF) In: Deutsches Architektenblatt. December 1994, accessed January 9, 2020 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abrecht, Birgit |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birkenfeld (Württemberg) |