Bereich "Natürliche und gebaute Umwelt"
Division "Natural and Built Environment"
The KIT-division "Natural and Built Environment" summarizes the topics research, teaching and innovation of the KIT-faculties of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Sciences and their corresponding university institutes. Furthermore, the three Helmholtz programmes "Atmosphere and Climate", "Renewable Energy" and "Energy Efficiency, Resources and Materials" as well as the four Institutes for Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-AAF, IMK-ASF, IMK-IFU and IMK-TRO) in the Helmholtz Association are key elements for the research in this division.
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Land-based Measures in Europe Require Food System Transformation – Simulations Reveal Relationships between Climatic and Socioeconomic Factors.
Climate Researchers of KIT Solve the Puzzle of a Huge Aerosol Layer in the Atmosphere – Results will Improve Climate Models
“Waves to Weather” enters 2nd phase.
Consortium with Munich and Mainz focuses on deficiencies and challenges of weather prediction with the aim to improve forecast models.
Researchers Want to Use Air-conditioning and Ventilation Systems for Decentralized Production of Carbon-neutral Synthetic Fuels – Publication in Nature Communications.
Researchers at KIT and the University of Edinburgh show that previous measures to reduce global warming through land use change are insufficient.
Neumayer Station III in Antarctica Celebrates 10th Anniversary – From Summer 2019, KIT Will Operate a New Measurement Instrument There.
KIT Researchers Find that Filtration Systems Are the Biggest Sources of Ultrafine Particles Worldwide and Have Considerable Impacts on Climate.
The Maxau Rhine Bridge is currently causing drivers a lot of stress and especially waiting times around Karlsruhe. It is the only crossing within a radius of 25 kilometers, connecting Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate.
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Researchers from Karlsruhe and Ottawa Coordinate International Research Project on the Relationship between User Behavior and Energy Performance of Buildings. Improving energy efficiency of buildings is an important aspect of climate protection.
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