Evangelical Ursula Wölfel Primary School Teltow
Sustainable, holistic and colorful – SmartHeat heat pump in passive house school
With enthusiasm and colorful balloons, the new building of what is now the Evangelical Ursula Wölfel Primary School in Teltow was opened in April 2012. A milestone in the history of the primary school. Four million euros were budgeted for the new school building. The self-imposed commitment of the sponsor, the Evangelical Deaconess House Berlin Teltow Lehnin, to set high standards of sustainability and economical use of natural resources in new construction projects in order to use as little energy as possible was successfully realized after just one year of construction. A building was constructed to passive house standard. Heat is supplied by a SmartHeat heat pump Titan 032 BW using geothermal energy with five probes of 99m each. The building also has a ventilation system with heat recovery, and passive cooling is achieved by the SmartHeat heat pump. The air quality in the classrooms themselves is also regulated using carbon dioxide sensors. The generously sized windows with triple glazing and sun protection provide additional solar heat gains and can also be opened if necessary.
The heat pump used is as unique as this school building. A sophisticated heat supply concept from the planner, heating engineer and SmartHeat as the manufacturer enables a technically high-quality, sustainable and individual solution for the Teltow elementary school students.
The Diakonissenhaus elementary school began operations in the 2009/2010 school year with two first classes. Today, around 300 students are studying in twelve classes.
Once again, it has been shown that the use of heat pumps is incredibly multifaceted. SmartHeat heat pumps heat a wide variety of schools across the country. Starting from a few kW up to over 200 kW, they supply classrooms and adjoining rooms with heat and cold, actively or passively. The ground is usually used as an energy source, but heat recovery is also becoming increasingly important. Larger educational institutions such as the University of Rostock have also been using SmartHeat heat pumps for many years.