Energiesystem-Expert*in Further training on sustainability in the building sector on May 17 The ESF REACT-EU funded training "Energiesystem-Expert*in", the successor of the "Energieberater*in 2.0", is going into the next round.  The kick-off event will take place on May 17 at 6:30 pm at our campus. What ist "Energiesystem-Expert*in" The free continuing education program Energiesystem-Expert*in deals with energy supply (electricity and heat) in residential and non-residential buildings. Under the direction of Christoph Matschi, participants learn more about sustainability in the entire building sector and the holistic view of buildings. The focus is on the targeted and economical [...]

Varied application of thermography Further training to become an energy system expert against inadequate networking On Wednesday last week, the Energy Talk took place again at the Campus Feuchtwangen of the University of Applied Sciences Ansbach. Dipl.-Ing. Oliver Abel set the focus of the evening with an introduction into the world of thermography. The subsequent discussion and Q&A session was attended by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Jungwirth and the two research assistants Thomas Haupt, M. Sc. and Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Matschi, M.Sc.   "Any body with a temperature above absolute zero of 0K (-273°C) emits electromagnetic radiation. Thermography uses [...]

Impulse lecture on April 19: Thermography An effective method for sustainable and efficient energy consulting The Energy Talk at the Feuchtwangen campus of Ansbach University of Applied Sciences has now established itself as a contact point for questions about sustainability and energy. On the third Wednesday of each quarter, the energy experts are always on hand to answer questions from interested citizens and entrepreneurs. At the next event on April 19, laboratory engineer Oliver Abel will give a short impulse lecture on the use of thermography in energy consulting. Using selected examples, he will show how energy consultants [...]

Finding weak points in building insulation Support of Klimabündnis and Bund Naturschutz Rothenburg A group of activists from the Rothenburg Region Climate Alliance and the Rothenburg branch of the German Society for Nature Conservation visited the Feuchtwangen campus of Ansbach University of Applied Sciences to learn more about infrared thermography. At the field office with emphasis energy and building services engineering are trained apart from beginning engineers among other things also energy consultants. Laboratory engineer Oliver Abel instructed the seven participants in the information event on the physical principles of thermography as well as the correct settings and [...]

Energy Forum as guest at the Campus Feuchtwangen Kick-off of the CSU event series „Von Ideen zu praktischen Lösungen“ Last Friday, the CSU district association Ansbach Land invited to the energy campus of the Ansbach University of Applied Sciences for the kick-off of the event series "From Ideas to Practical Solutions". In addition to a good 30 guests from the CSU and other interested citizens, the research hall at the Feuchtwangen campus was once again well filled with almost 60 people. "We want to offer solutions here, locally, in the rural area and master the challenges of climate [...]

Internship at Campus Feuchtwangen Liah Saliger and Alessandro Kastner report on their occupational exploration Career and study orientation at the Gymnasium supports students at an early stage in finding the right course of study and the right career. Liah Saliger and Alessandro Kastner from the Reichsstadt-Gymnasium Rothenburg o.d.T. spent a week at the Feuchtwangen campus and report on their impressions. From February 13 to 17, we completed our internship at the Feuchtwangen campus. First, we got an exciting insight into the work of the campus. During a tour through the building we got to know the nice [...]

There is no master plan for "the right building technology" yet The team at the Energy Campus of Ansbach University of Applied Sciences continues to grow With Kevin Settler, the Feuchtwangen campus of Ansbach University of Applied Sciences has gained another employee since the beginning of this year. As a research assistant, he mainly works on projects related to energy and sustainability in addition to his master's degree in Applied Research in Engineering Sciences. What has been your career so far? I grew up in Geslau and went to school in Ansbach. I completed my [...]

A pioneer from the very beginning Return to home, a fulfilling job and the realization of dreams On the heimkommen.bayern website an article about our Oliver Abel was published. It is about his history and tasks at our campus. Here is a short summary, but for the whole article, please have a look at the website of heimkommen.bayern. Oliver Abel is a laboratory engineer at the Feuchtwangen Campus and a staff member from the very beginning. He supervises young students of sustainable engineering, the international study program "Smart Energy Systems" and is very involved in the Bavarian [...]

Power guzzlers in the kitchen Interview with Prof. Dr.-Ing Johannes Jungwirth on the energy efficiency of various kitchen appliances The Welt Zeitung has an exciting interview with Johannes on electricity guzzlers in our kitchens. Here is an excerpt with simple electricity-saving tips. "There are differences in electric stoves: Cast-iron cooktops consume the most electricity because a lot of metal is heated. Glass ceramic cooktops are more efficient, and induction cooktops consume up to 40 percent less electricity than cast iron. "Here, the energy goes directly into the pot; nothing gets unnecessarily hot," says Johannes Jungwirth, technical director of VK [...]

Top Gun Maverick Campus Feuchtwangen e.V. organizes a public cinema evening in Feuchtwangen On Tuesday the 17.01 was the public film evening for the students and all Feuchtwanger citizens, which our Fürderverein Campus Feuchtwangen e.V. has organized. In the KulturKino Feuchtwangen the movie "Top Gun: Maverick" was shown in English. The cinema was very well attended with 21 of our students from the first and third semester. Thank you for making this great evening possible. We are very excited to see what the Förderverein will come up with in the future. [...]