Overview
An energy district concept for the City of Amberg in Bavaria, built around a heat atlas for the Luitpoldhöhe redevelopment area. The project set out to improve energy efficiency across the district and unlock new potential for heat supply, starting from a detailed survey of renovation status and building age classes.
From that baseline, a comprehensive catalogue of measures for energy retrofitting was developed — including the option of a district heating network — with each measure evaluated on cost-effectiveness, security of supply, social acceptability and ecological efficiency. Close cooperation with the municipal utilities and participation by local residents were central to the concept's acceptance.
I carried out the building-level heat demand and building-stock analysis and produced the cartography and WebGIS for the project, working alongside colleagues at Plan4Better.
Client: Stadt Amberg · Period: 2024
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01Building Stock Survey
Surveyed the renovation status and building age classes across the Luitpoldhöhe redevelopment area, establishing the baseline for all subsequent analysis.
02Heat Atlas
Built a building-level heat atlas mapping heat demand across the district — the core deliverable of the project and the basis for assessing supply options.
03Renewables & Waste Heat Potential
Analysed the potential of renewable energy sources and waste heat in the area, and assessed whether a district heating network would be viable.
04Measures, Participation & WebGIS
Developed the retrofitting measure catalogue, evaluated each measure on cost-effectiveness, supply security, social acceptability and ecological efficiency, ran stakeholder and public participation with the municipal utilities, and delivered the results through the GOAT WebGIS.
Planning Cases
- Assessment of renovation status and building age classes
- Potential analysis of renewable energies and waste heat
- Comprehensive catalogue of measures for energy redevelopment
- Stakeholder and public participation
- Provision of the GOAT WebGIS
Tools & Technologies
- GOAT (Plan4Better) — WebGIS delivery and cartographic output
- Building-level heat demand modelling for the heat atlas
- Building age class and renovation status data
- Renewable energy and waste heat potential analysis
Outcome
Delivered a heat atlas and energy district concept that gives the City of Amberg a building-level picture of heat demand in the Luitpoldhöhe redevelopment area, a prioritised catalogue of retrofitting measures assessed against economic, social and ecological criteria, and a WebGIS through which the municipal utilities and the public can explore the results.