1st Prize in the Interdiciplinary Planning Competition for the Construction of an Event Centre at Lahr Public Park 19.12.2014 - Under the auspices of the architect's office Ackermann + Raff the design of the building arrangement (104 m x 62 m) composed of 3-field sports hall with grandstand facility, multi-purpose hall, spacious foyer with restaurant and clubhouse won the 1st prize. In this competition the CSZ Ingenieurconsult GmbH was in charge of advising on preventive fire protection. (Photo: Ackermann + Raff) Eastside Estate Frankfurt 24.11.2014 - Construction works for the Eastside Estate new building project opposite of the new European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt have begun. The building complex, consisting of 2 basement- and 7 upper floors with hotel, residential and office units, retail stores and underground parking, is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2016. Currently the approximately 8,500 m² large and 1.4 m thick ground slab is casted in eight concreting sections. CSZ handles the structural design on behalf of the General Contractor. Building Inspections at Frankfurt International Airport 06.11.2014 - Since 2013 the CSZ Ingenieurconsult GmbH on behalf of the Fraport AG is inspecting the supporting structures of various buildings at the Frankfurt International Airport. Amongst others the inspections include damage assessment and documentation for the assessment of stability, reliability and durability of the buildings and are conducted in accordance with the Fraport AG maintenance book I. For each building a final report summarizes the results. Flood Control for Parkstrasse Ludwigshafen 27.10.2014 - To improve flood protection and for the protection against undercurrents the City of Ludwigshafen intends to recondition the existing flood control structure along Parkstrasse. At a total length of about 1.4 km approximately 7,000 m² of sheet pile walls with partly piling and jet grouting are build. On behalf of the Unger / icon planning alliance CSZ provides the necessary structural engineering services. (Photo: Google Earth) New Laboratory Building 25.09.2014 - As leading company in innovative and quality high-tech products in the pharmaceutical and chemical sector Merck KGaA currently plans the construction of a new eight-storey laboratory building at its headquarters in Darmstadt. The compact building with basement has dimensions of about 74 m in length and about 28 m in width. The CSZ Ingenieurconsult GmbH as a long-time business partner undertakes the demanding tasks of structural design and thermal building physics. In addition CSZ was commissioned to design the anchored temporary construction pit support system. Boldness in Building - Rediscovered 27.08.2014 - Since 2012 the House Schminke Foundation in Löbau develops a transnational network of modern buildings in Upper Lusatia and Northern Czech Republic under the name of TOPOMOMO. In the project team and responsible for organization and content is also Julia Bojaryn, full time project engineer at CSZ in Dresden. The initiative in the formerly heavily industrialized region among other links buildings designed by Hans Scharoun, Ernst Neufert, Tilo Schoder and Konrad Wachsmann to each other. (Photo: Haus Schminke Foundation) The TOPOMOMO traveling exhibition is still on show until 14.09.2014 at Konrad-Wachsmann-House in Niesky. For additional exhibition dates, all information about the project and the newly released travel reading book, please send an e-mail at info@topomomo.eu or visit www.topomomo.eu Taunusanlage 8, Frankfurt 04.08.2014 - Demolition works are finished, temporary building pit support system is completed and the first casting segment is reinforced. Soon the concreting of the floor slab for the 68 m high new multi-storey building, scheduled to be completed in 2016, will commence. Likewise the 6-storey extension of the neighboring existing Mainova building will start soon, as demolition works presently are in full swing. On behalf of the General Contractor CSZ deals with the structural design and demolition planning. For further information on the T8 premium real estate at Frankfurt's top location please visit: www.taunusanlage8.de Lohgraben Canal Aqueduct Refurbishment 15.07.2014 - The canal aqueduct Lohgraben was built in 1960. Here the Main-Danube-Canal crosses the state road St 2263 near Herzogenaurach. The trapezoidal bidirectional pre-stressed superstructure measures about 66 meters in width and 20.5 meters in length. A stability survey, induced by the Nuremberg Water and Shipping Authority showed shortcoming for the extraordinary load case of 'leakage' due to the additional water pressure. CSZ performs the engineering services of refurbishment and structural design for the canel aqueduct and adjacent retaining walls by order of Björnsen Beratende Ingenieure GmbH. Auditing and Consulting acc. to BNB Rating System for Sustainable Building 20.06.2014 - The comprehensive building evaluation system 'Sustainable Building (BNB)' was developed under the auspices of the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS). All federal buildings of a construction volume higher than 1.0 million EUR are to be planned and built according to the requirements of this rating system. As of now Mrs. Marion Herrmann is your certified expert for sustainable building consulting, design and auditing services at CSZ. Besides consulting and integral planning we now in particular can also do the auditing and thus are permitted to apply for building certification. (photo: Rainer Eidemüller) Redevelopment of the Farrnbach Culvert during Follow-Up Care at the Main-Danube-Canal 13.06.2014 - The Nuremberg Water and Shipping Authority is responsible for maintenance and follow-up care of building structures along the Main-Danube-Canal within its administrative district. During the last safety review under the latest regulations, it was discovered that the canal bridges are not fit for the load case 'leakage' that would result in additional water pressure loads to the structure, so far not considered in the structural design. The Farrnbach Culvert is located west of Fürth and has a total witdth of 15 m. Built as a frame construction the culvert channels the Farrnbach at a total length of appox. 170 m below the Main-Danube-Canal, a railway track and a quayside. On behalf of Björnsen Beratende Ingenieure GmbH CSZ takes on the challenging task of structural design and support of object planning regarding rehabilitation and structural reinforcement of existing components. Building Physics Design & Consulting for Maintor Panorama in Frankfurt 16.05.2014 - The Maintor Panorama will in near future become a distinctive part of Frankfurt's cityscape and accommodates offices, living quarters, retail and f&b on a gross floor area of about 108,000 m². Furthermore a gold certificate by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) is aspired. For all building physic concerns the successful tenderer Ed. Züblin AG uses the experience and comprehensive design and consulting expertise of the CSZ Ingenieurconsult GmbH, who among other things prepares computer simulations and after completion undertakes acoustic and VOC measurements. (photo: DIC) Project Management and Overall Planning for Industrial New Building Project of the Wirtgen Group in China 04.04.2014 - Works have already begun at the new site in Langfang, Hebei Province. Under construction is the new factory for the Chinese main establishment of the Wirtgen Group, an internationally operating group of companies (Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm, Kleemann) in the construction machinery sector. CSZ Consulting Engineers (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. was awarded the contract for project management, overall planning, preparation of tender documents, contract management and site supervision for the new production and administration buildings, outside facilities and auxiliary buildings. Extensive soil stabilisation, high class façade design, provision of expandability, local product investigation and implementation of a HVAC concept optimally adapted to the local conditions are only part of the challenges to be mastered. After a planning stage of only about six months, the construction contract under internationally recognized FIDIC contract forms could be already awarded in April 2013. The completion of 26,000 m² of production area and 7,000 m² administration will happen in 2014. German Bridge Building Award 2014 10.03.2014 - Together with the laureates around 1,000 guests experienced the award ceremony for the 'German Bridge Building Award 2014' in Dresden, jointly presented by the President of the Federal Chamber of Engineers (BIngK), Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Ulrich Kammeyer and the President of the Association of Consulting Engieers (VBI), Dr.-Ing. Volker Cornelius. The price was first awarded by BIngK and VBI in 2006 Award winners this year are the 'Gänsebachtalbrücke' near Buttstädt (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Schaich) and the 'Erba-Steg' in Bamberg (Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Dietz and Dipl.-Ing. Johann Grad). The picture shows moderator Annabell Mandeng and award presenter Dr.-Ing. Volker Cornelius. More information and photos of the award ceremony, images of excellent buildings and cinematic short portraits of all six nominated bridges can be found at: www.brueckenbaupreis.de New Contact for Passive House Design 06.03.2014 - Since 2010 CSZ offers passive house design based on the requirements and computational procedures of the Passive House Institute in Darmstadt PHI, which after realization receives a certificate as quality-tested passive house. New contact for passive house design at CSZ is the certified passive house designer Dipl.-Ing. Gülcan Korkmaz. (photo: Rainer Eidemüller) For further information go to: www.passiv.de Raunheim Oil Port Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge 04.03.2014 - The pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the entrance of the Raunheim oil port was opened in May 2013. By the new construction of a geometrically demanding steel bridge the last gap in the pedestrian and cycle path between Mainz and Frankfurt along the south bank of river Main was closed. The project was realized by the inter-municipal cooperation between the cities of Rüsselsheim, Raunheim and Kelsterbach, in collaboration with the Regionalpark Rhein-Main Südwest GmbH. The bridge architecture in plan view shows a slightly curved S-shaped course that merges into a circular spiral at the north bank. The superstructure with a total length of 170 m is formed from an L-shaped steel box girder and spans over five fields. The spans are 2 x 21 m at the spiral, 71 m at the harbour entrance and 2 x 27.4 m at the Western end. In August 2013 the Oil Port Bridge was the first bridge structure to be priced with the badge by the Hessian initiative for building culture. By order of the City of Raunheim CSZ was entrusted with the verfication of the structural design and site supervision. New Farm Building for Horse Breeding and Training 03.03.2014 - At present CSZ is working on the structural design of a new farm building for horse breeding and training at Rosenaustraße in Dreieich/Sprendlingen, drafted by Darmstadt architects Schubert & Seuss. The new development includes an exercise hall, horse stables, a functional building, a machine hall and a superintendent house. The supporting structure of the riding hall and stables is realized by widespan construction with curved glulam ridged roof girders and fixed reinforced concrete columns. The functional building, the machine hall and the superintendent house are erected as conventional solid construction. Moreover CSZ was asked by the building owner to handle the building acoustics of the functional building and superintendent house. Rehabilitation of ESOC multi-storey car park 14.02.2014 - The 330 cars split-level parking garage is located at the ESOC (European Space Operations Centre) premises in Darmstadt. Built in 1991 the building shows the typical usage-depending damages of car parks. CSZ was assigned with specialist damage assessment and preparation of a rehabilitation concept incl. calculation of costs. As part of the survey the damages will be charted and damage mechanisms verified by complementary component analysis (taking of chloride samples, determination of concrete cover, compressive strength and concrete carbonation). At the request of the client all planning documents will be drawn up in English. Chinese Embassy Berlin - Refurbishment of Convention Hall 11.02.2014 - After the successful design phase CSZ Consulting Engineers, represented by Mr. Olaf Siegeris, attends the beginning ceremony on the occasion of the refurbishment of the convention hall of the Chinese Embassy in Berlin. For the client amongst others Mr. Li Xiaosi (Envoy) and Dr. Han Guangming (Counsellor of Embassy) attended the ceremony. The entire CSZ design team is looking forward to an interesting execution phase and keeps on wishing every success to the project. Weir renewal and construction of upstream fishway in Ober-Ramstadt 15.01.2014 - The town of Ober-Ramstadt plans the thoroughly renewal of the dilapitaded weir at the diversion of river Modau into Hammersbach. Moreover in the same course a new upstream fishway by slot passage will be realized ensuring the ecological continuity in the upper river. The new fishway at the Hammerbach weir is funded by the State of Hesse with about 104,000 EUR. Under the EU Water Framework Directive the quality of the river Modau will be sustainably increased by the building measure. On behalf of UNGER Ingenieure CSZ takes over the structural design and, especially by planning the complex underpinning of the existing bank wall, contributes to the success of the budgeted project. CSZ underscores greenhouse expertise 31.12.2013 - After designing the greenhouses of the Botanical Garden of the University of Potsdam and the Victoria House of the Botanical Garden of the Free University of Berlin, CSZ is currently in charge of designing a new tropical greenhouse for the Gardens of the World in Berlin, as well as of further greenhouse refurbishments at the Botanical Garden Berlin. Moreover CSZ was awarded the contracts for the energy-efficient refurbishment of the Tropicarium at the PalmenGarten in Frankfurt plus, teaming up with HAAS architects, for a research greenhouse of high climatic demands at the Jülich Research Centre. Gross-Gerau Fire Station - Preventive Fire Protection and Structural Design Review 17.12.2013 - Today the new fire station at the 'Nordring' in Gross-Gerau was handed over to the action force of the local fire brigade. Within two-and-a-half years of construction time nearly 11 million EUR were invested in the construction of a vehicle depot, a functional building (with administrative and training facilities, respiratory protection exercise route, and sanitary and locker rooms for about 80 people) and a training tower. The new building and the adjoining area are an important component for conquering future challenges for the local and district fire brigades alike. In addition to the structural design review CSZ was responsible for preventive fire protection from concept through to final acceptance. Foundation Stone Ceremony for Extension Building of the Supplementary Pension Fund of the Municipal Supply Association Saxony 19.11.2013 - Today the foundation stone ceremony for the 'New Extension Building of the Supplementary Pension Fund of the Municipal Supply Association Saxony' took place in Dresden. The extension of the existing building takes into account the increased tasks and responsibilities of the association. Together with architects voss nps tchoban, CSZ by public procurement was awarded with the planning. Rendered engineering services by CSZ include structural engineering, technical building equipment, building physics and fire protection engineering. Topping-out Ceremony at the New Library of the BA Leipzig University of Cooperative Education 06.11.2013 - After start of construction in May this year, now the topping-out ceremony for the new library building of the BA Leipzig University of Cooperaive Education Academy study could be celebrated in Leipzig. The new building will cost approximately EUR 2.4 million and was constructed as part of an ERDF measure. On behalf of Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement (SIB) CSZ has rendered the services of structural engineering and building physics for the building. Sound Survey at Frankfurt Airport 16.09.2013 - Determining the relevant exterior noise levels for the sound abatement verification of the new cargo and office buildings being established at the CargoCity South II premises, CSZ conducted extensive measurement on site. By employing company-owned measurement instrumentation the real noise level at Frankfurt Airport could be considered in the planning process. Culvert Renovation at the Town Hall in Ober-Ramstadt 02.09.2013 - The underground culvert is located right at the city center of Ober-Ramstadt and guides the river Modau at a total length of about 65 m below the town hall and its forecourt. Due to age-related damages extensive concrete repair works and renewal of the top-side sealing became necessary to restore the durability of the culvert. Undeneath the former hose tower 10 m of the culvert had to be fully replaced as the original structure was beyond repair. During the construction phase the loads from the hose tower were intercepted by an elaborate steel structure. Sheet piling was exercised for temporary building pit support system due to confined space. For the implementation of the construction works at the river bed of the Modau a temporary dewatering system was established in close coordination with the local lower water authority. Assigned by the City of Ober-Ramstadt CSZ took care of the demanding object planning and structural design. Moreover CSZ was commissioned with the site management and site supervision and thus could contribute very significantly to the success of the project. KfW - Conversion and Refurbishment of Listed Mansion in Frankfurt 01.08.2013 - The heritage building at Bockenheimer Landstraße 102 (former 'Literaturhaus') is being converted and refurbished for later use as a training and event centre. In addition to the training and seminar areas designated for the predominant use by the KfW representative event and exhibition space is to be generated. Together with architects Schneider+Schumacher the CSZ Ingenieurconsult GmbH convinced during the tendering procedure (VOF) and won the design contract for structural engineering, building services and building physics. 30 Years of CSZ 04.07.2013 - 30 years ago today the CSZ Cornelius-Schwarz-Zeitler GmbH was founded by the three civil engineers from Darmstadt, Dr.-Ing. Volker Cornelius, Dr.-Ing. Peter Schwarz and Dr.-Ing. Winfried Zeitler. While initially the main focus was on structural engineering, the demands of the market were recognized soon enough and so the scope of services provided by CSZ was gradually increased. Today CSZ employs over 80 members of staff at the four subsidiaries in Darmstadt, Berlin, Dresden and Kunshan (PR China) and is a global provider of comprehensive consulting and design services in the fields of structural engineering, building services, building physics and fire protection. Pursuant to the credo 'satisfied clients are the best recommendation for new projects' CSZ has over the years realized a multitude of small-scale and large-scale building projects. - Happy Anniversary! Amalia 29.06.2013 - In Dresden the bust 'Amalia' by artist André Tempel was inaugurated by Mr. Ralf Lunau (Mayor for Cultural Affairs) and Mr. Olaf Lauströer (Chairman of the Commission for Art in Public Spaces). The Sculpture faces the 'Rathausplatz', formerly known as 'Amalienplatz' and shall for one year symbolically breath in new life into the centrally located but unimposing square. CSZ helped the artist by designing a structually sound supporting structure. CSZ assumes structural design for Evonik Industries Building Project in Shanghai 21.05.2013 - For the new building of a production plant of the Evonik Industries AG in Shanghai CSZ is in charge of design engineering. Currently the basic building designs (production building with buffer tanks, service building and warehouse) are being developed, considering user's requirements and Chinese regulations. Moreover 3D modelling serves amongst others for clash detection and bill of quantities. Being awarded this contract confirms our resolution to strengthen our presence in China by establishing a Chinese branch in 2011 in order to be permanently on the ground for our clients. Passive House School in Frankfurt-Riedberg completed! 15.04.2013 - The Riedberg Secondary School in Frankfurt am Main has gone into operation on schedule in early April being the first secondary school new building project in Frankfurt since 100 years. In addition to the deadlines the budget could be met. Acc. to the guidelines of the City of Frankfurt, the building complex has been realized consisting of school building with cafeteria and auditorium as well as gymnasium and youth center as a certified passive house. CSZ was given the interesting and challenging task of building services design and supervision, including ventilation, refrigeration, plumbing, extinguishing systems, heating and elevators. Special attention is to be given to passive house ventilation. In this case a supply and exhaust system with high heat recovery for the classrooms was realized allowing for 600 m³/h air change per class room, activated by motion detectors. Part of the supply air flows via the corridors to the restrooms where it is used as exhaust air. Active cooling is only foreseen for the computer labs, while classrooms are equipped with a passive night-time cooling. In the area of auditorium, foyer and cafeteria the air-handling system is equipped with adiabatic cooling (evaporative cooling) using collected rainwater for evaporation. A special feature of the school building is the high pressure water mist extinguishing system. Due to the open atriums and the resulting intense fire precautions, such as 'G90' fire-protective glazing, fire dampers, etc., the use of a high pressure water mist extinguishing system was evaluated and as a result investment and operating costs could be economized. We would like to take the opportunity to thank the design partners, experts and contractors for their cooperation. Special thanks to architects Ackermann and Raff from Stuttgart for their close coordination. Roofing Ceremony for the 2nd Primary School with Day-Care Centre, 2-Field Gymnasium and School Swimming Facility in Passive House Design at Frankfurt-Riedberg 04.02.2013 - The construction progress for the second primary school in the district Frankfurt-Riedberg was celebrated with a roofing ceremony with political prominence as the head of department for education and women, Mrs. Sarah Sorge. The Stuttgart planners, MGF Architekten GmbH, designed a building complex with a primary school with 5 parallel classes for each school year, a day-care centre, a school swimming facility and a 2-field gymnasium, the total costs will be approx. 39 mio. EUR. As the building shell is completed, CSZ will now be responsible for the engineering disciplines technical building equipment asset groups 4-6 as well as for the passive house planning according to PHPP (passive house planning package) - the most intensive phase of the site supervision. The aim of CSZ is the good and coordinated planning with a quality-conscious, cost-conscious and punctual site supervision. This will guarantee the successful realisation until the handover to the users. Bombardier Technical Center New Building 31.12.2012 - The company Bombardier Transportation GmbH owes in Nethphen/Siegen a competence centre for train bogies with several production, test, storage and administration buildings. For the extension of the facility a new building for the division 'Bogie Technical Center' will be constructed according to the design of the architecture office M. Lobe from Wiesbaden which was successful in the previous application procedure. CSZ Ingenieurconsult is pleased to work in this interesting and - due to different application areas - demanding project and is responsible for the planning and supervision tasks concerning technical building equipment asset groups 1-6 and 8, planning structural framework and building physics. Fraport, New Cargo Halls with Office and Parking Buildings 20.12.2012 - CSZ Ingenieurconsult successful in the application procedure 'Ordinance on Awarding Contracts (Sektorenverordnung - SektVO)' in the engineering disciplines planning of structural framework and building physics. In addition to the planned passenger complex also new capacities for production and dispatch of air freight are required for the airport extension. The new air freight halls with affiliated office and parking buildings will be constructed in the south of the airport premises as Western extension of the already existing Cargo City South. The construction project with several 10,000 m² hall, parking and office areas is divided into two lots and is planned according to the concepts of the Frankfurt architects Canton Volleth Architekten GmbH (lot 1) and Jo. Franzke Architekten (lot 2) and will be realised gradually in several construction sections according to the increasing demand for land of the air freight. Regarding the high quality demands of the building owner, such as the observance of the sustainability criteria of the DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council) as well as the compliance with the passive house standard, CSZ is pleased about the successful application, about varied tasks in the field of planning of structural framework and building physics as well as about the continuation of the longtime activity in large-scale projects at the Frankfurt airport. Hotel New Building Project in Frankfurt a.M. 06.12.2012 - CSZ was commissioned with the the planning of building services, building physics and structural design for a hotel new building project in Frankfurt/Main drafted by Darmstadt architects Best&Glatz. Not least the fact that CSZ can do all sectoral planning one-stop convinced the investor, who so optimizes interfaces and secures himself a synchronized integral design. (image: Best & Glatz) VBI Board Elections: Cornelius confirmed as President 28.09.2012 - Without a dissentient vote Dr.-Ing. Volker Cornelius (managing partner of the CSZ Ingenieurconsult GmbH) has been confirmed as VBI President. At the national convention in Cologne the VBI General Assembly gave its vote of confidence to the civil engineer and entrepreneur from Darmstadt for another term of three years. For Cornelius it already is the fourth term as VBI President. The Association of Consulting Engineers (VBI) is the leading professional organization of independent consulting and planning engineers in Germany. With its 3,500 members it is one of the leading associations worldwide for consultancy and engineering services. The VBI is in great demand as discussion partner for decision-makers in the field of politics, business and government administration. www.vbi.de Recognition Award Extension of the UBA in Dessau 10.08.2012 - In the interdisciplinary design competition for the extension of the Federal Enviromental Agency in Dessau the submitted contribution of Code Unique Architekten and CSZ Ingenieurconsult has gained recognition of the highly distinguished jury. The competition assignement was to design a building extension for 100 office places and a conference area as an zero-energy building, which produces over a period of one year at least as much renewable energy for heating, cooling and electricity as this consumes during operation. Highlighted by the panel was the concept for building physics and energy generation using solar and geothermal energy as well as a saisonal storage, which lead to a high user comfort. Sufficient electrical energy for the operation of the building is produced reliably by photovoltaic cells. 'The excellence of the design lie in the area of the ecological, technical and functional quality', pointed out the jury. Continuity at the Chinese Market 15.06.2012 - At its new production location in Taicang, P.R. China, actuator producer AUMA is currently building a production hall with attached administration and office building. Noteworthy is the quality architecture of the approx. 10,000 m² large building by German architects Wurm + Wurm, not necessarily put into practice in industrial construction. High demands on quality and architecture let the building become one of the the showpieces among the industrial buildings of the Taicang Economic Development Area of Jiangsu Province upon completion. Securing the high quality requirements of the owner, CSZ assumed overall planning including basic design for support structure planning, outdoor facilities and building services, tendering and award of contract, approval of the contractor's design as well as local site supervision and quality control. Through the 2011 established overseas branch near Shanghai CSZ is optimally positioned on the ground as well as in Germany to attend western clients when realizing their ambitious building project in growth country China. Revitalization of the 'Poseidonhaus' in Frankfurt/Main 31.05.2012 - Located on a prominent spot, directly across the Frankfurt fairgrounds, stands the 1987 erected 'Poseidonhaus', which currently undergoes vital upgrading and renovation until 2013. As part of the conversion works of the up to 65 m high building some areas will be increased by additional eight full storeys. Furthermore the real estate will be technically and energetically updated to meet modern standards. The Frankfurt ground conditions and their characteristics are well known by CSZ, being a regionally headquartered engineering consultant with a variety of diverse projects in the German banking metropolis. These specialized local knowledge is basis for a resource efficient planning and was beneficial for the revitalization of the 'Poseidonhaus' too. Within the scope of our technical handling utmost importance was placed on a cost and construction time-optimized design. In order to avoid extensive support measure and demolition works, existing building components were upgraded in collaboration with the general contractor, using latest state-of-the-art technologies. Thus shell dates were met ahead of schedule. Dedication of the Extended High-Tech Auditorium at the Frankfurt International School 22.03.2012 - Second building activity of the general project plan was the rehabilitation and extension of the favoured auditorium at the Frankfurt International School (FIS) in Oberursel that has been constructional and technically modernised to state-of-the-art standards. The auditorium with its new ventilation system, green roof and equipped with LED PAR lighting technology could be completed in time and was recently inaugurated. To implement the comprehensive general project plan, that besides the auditorium includes building of a new sports centre and car park, CSZ was commissioned project control due to our multidisciplinary long-time experience in school construction. Refurbishment of the Victoria House at the Botanic Garden Berlin 06.02.2012 - Due to its wide experience in greenhouse planning and application of cogeneration units CSZ is entrusted with the refurbishment of the technical equipment and district heating network of the Victoria House of the Botanic Garden in Berlin. The 110-year-old building with its water ponds is centrally located in front of the main tropical greenhouse and houses two species of the giant water lilies Victoria amazonica and Victoria cruziana. Climatic conditions and energy saving requirements are challenging the energy and media concept. Moreover a modern building automation system with building control shall be installed at the other existent greenhouses. CSZ establishes new branch office in the People's Republic of China 26.12.2011 - By establishing the CSZ Consulting Engineers (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. the CSZ Ingenieurconsult GmbH has founded its first subsidiary of full legal capacity abroad. 'This allows us to locally provide professional consulting services and comprehensive client support more effectively' says Christoph Cornelius, executive director of the subsidiary. Mr. Cornelius is a civil engineer and manages our new branch office together with general manager, Jörg Vollstedt, who specialized in building services. CSZ Consulting Engineers (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. 1699 Weicheng Road Kunshan, Jiangsu 215347 P.R. China Phone / Fax +86 (0) 512 55 11 91 07 Opening and Handing Over of the New Class Building at the Marienhöhe Education Centre 25.10.2011 - The light and airy new building with a total of 15 class rooms designed by the Potsdam architects Edmundo Martinez Moreno and Andreas Meyer-Winderlich impresses with its high technical and energetic standards. Thus, for example all class rooms were equipped with whiteboards and a so called 'CO2 light-signal system' that indicates when to open a window due to stale air. CSZ assumed planning services for MEP, fire protection, room acoustics as well as structural design verification. Roofing Ceremony at the Grammar School Riedberg New Building 15.09.2011 - Progress is good at construction site of the new grammar school Riedberg and its attached gymnasium and youth centre. On September 15th the roofing ceremony for the 11,200 m² large school complex designed by Stuttgart architects Ackermann and Raff took place in presence of the Frankfurt Mayor Jutta Ebeling. Thus the construction is on schedule. After winning the public tendering procedure CSZ was in charge of plant and technical outfitting services and building automation design. According to the newest contracting evaluation for the technical trades nearly all budgeted expenses could be undercut as a result of an optimized and cost-conscious detailed design. With shell completion the sophisticated technical outfitting of the passive-house school has now commenced. New High Availability / High Performance Computing Center of the German Armed Forces 29.07.2011 - The new high availability, high performance computing center on the site of the Administration of the German armed forces in the city of Strausberg has been handed over to the operators in a ceremony with 160 guests. The investment of the German armed forces in this project amounted to 18 Mio. Euro. It includes a computing centre, an electrical power station with five modular combined heat and power units and an annex to the existing office and administration building for totally 150 employees. The security of the system availability by backups was one of the main specifications for the project. For a flexible usage and adaptation to future developments the buildings have been designed without interior columns. To this end, a structure of precast concrete components with wide-spaned prestressed concrete slabs and beams has been devised being able to resist high live loads. The building was equipped with a curtain-wall concrete facing for maintenance free utilization in accordance with the requirements of the republic of Germany for sustainable buildings. The contribution of CSZ to this project was the design of the structure and the curtain-wall concrete fassade. J.P.Morgan Corporate Challenge 2011 15.06.2011 - Also this year CSZ started at the J.P.Morgan Corporate Challenge in Frankfurt's city center. Alongside the sporting aspect the run is about team spirit, fairness, collegiality and communication - values which are very important within CSZ, too. Dynamic Simulation of Building Climate The evaluation of building climate using dynamic simulation software allows during the planning process the study of the expected thermal indoor climate as well as energy consumption. In the simulation, characteristics of the physical building properties, technical building equipment are included. Starting 2011 CSZ expanded its library of analytical tools to investigate the building climate by the software IDA ICE (Indoor Climate and Energy) of the EQUA Solutions AG for the simulation of multi-zone building climate. The software allows for a fast and accurate evaluation of building climate for a range of models, starting from simple models for singular rooms to detailed and sophisticated multi-zone models for entire buildings, which include physical properties of the structure, internal gains, HVAV sys-tems and local weather data for extreme periods or year-round typical weather. The results of the dynamic building simulation provide e. g. a basis for a choice of measures how to improve the thermal climate in building by structural adjustments and optimisation of the HVAC system or how to reduce energy consumption. Office Relocation of CSZ Subsidiary Berlin 10.06.2011 - The CSZ Subsidiary Berlin has moved into new office space at the Brunnenstrasse in Berlin-Mitte. In this regard we thank our clients and partners and are looking forward to continue the good cooperation from the new location alike. Our new address is: CSZ Ingenieurconsult GmbH Subsidiary Berlin Brunnenstr. 110c 13355 Berlin Germany Telephone, facsimile and e-mail remain valid. Improvement of Energy Efficiency of the FEZ in Berlin 25.03.2011 - The Familienerholungszentrum (FEZ) in Berlin is Europe's largest non-profit public recreation centre. It contains concert halls, movie theatres, sport- and swimming facilities, recording studios and more than 30 seminar and multifunctional rooms on more than 35.000 m2 indoor floor space. This building shall be improved for energy efficiency according to the environmental pollution reduction program of the city of Berlin. To his end, roof and cladding shall be equipped with thermal insulation, windows and glass facades shall be replaced. However, the well-known appearance of the FEZ with its characteristic timber façade shall be reconstructed. After a successful bid within an open competitive tendering procedure CSZ has been commissioned with the structural design and the planning of the building physics. University Hospital Dresden - Care Centre and Pharmacy (House 60) 21.02.2011 - On 16th of November 2010 the new construction of the care centre and pharmacy of the university hospital 'Carl Gustav Carus' in Dresden was officially inaugurated. Entrusted by the Public Enterprise Saxon Property and Construction Management (subsidiary Dresden II), CSZ provided the structural design. The new building houses a ultra-modern logistic centre for purchasing, logistics and hospital pharmacy. It possesses approx. 500 m² of clean room area for production of drugs, ointments and artificial food. The supporting structure with a column grid of 4 m and wingspread up to10 - 12 m was designed as prefabricated reinforced concrete construction in order to allow for short execution time. CSZ Temperature Assessment of Exposed Steel Structures 15.02.2011 - For the annual company event of a major German car manufacturer a temporary canopy for sun and rain protection had to be installed at the courtyard of a Spanish monastery, for which the Spanisch authorities demanded F30 fire-resitance grading. CSZ proposed and carried out a temperature assessment of the exopsed steel structure according to DIN 4102 (EC1 / EC 3) and thus could contribute significantly to the reduction of project costs, since expensive fire precautions as coating or lining did not become necessary. The verification is based on a fire load calculation and its local effects on the bearing components to be designed. The versatile field of applications for structural steelwork offer substantial savings for the owners. The profound knowledge and targeted use of available options for realization of building projects of all kinds are advantages from which many of our clients have benefited in the course of the over 25-year history of CSZ. New development of productions plants with a total gross area of 60,000 m² in P.R. CHINA / near Shanghai - Design / Contract Management / Site Supervision 20.12.2010 - For the construction of new production facilities as part of a plant expansion for a company of the metal-working industry in China CSZ takes over the basic design for architecture, support structure planning, outdoor installations and building services, tendering and award of contract, the approval of the contractor's design as well as local site supervision and quality control. In addition to our technical expertise in the field of industrial building construction our client benefits from our long-standing presence on the ground. Knowledge of the national framework conditions and excellent contacts to the Chinese construction industry are hereby granted. Adherence to budget has top priority. Cost reductions for the new building project shall be achieved by the primarily employment of products from the local Chinese market. The intended time frame for planning, tendering and award procedures and construction is approximately 18 months. CSZ - Certified Passive House Planner 13.09.2010 - At CSZ the comprehensive approach to building planning traditionally takes high priority. On this account CSZ has a high-performing division for thermal physics and energy efficiency with certified energy planners and consultants. Since August this year CSZ is additionally certified by the 'Passivhausinstitut Darmstadt' (PHI) as passive house planner and thus can offer its clients a design, based on the requirements and the computational procedure of the PHI, which after implementation receives the certificate of the quality-tested passive house. Contact person is Dr.-Ing. Thomas Stankowski. For further information go to: www.passiv.de Restoration and renovation of the 'Gesellschaftshaus' of the Palmengarten in Frankfurt am Main 06.09.2010 - The 'Gesellschaftshaus' at the Palmengarten is to be basically reconstructed into a multi-purpose venue with meeting and banquet rooms, as well as an extensive gastronomic offer in due consideration of the historic structure of the building. Based on the designs of architect David Chipperfield and in coordination with the department for the protection of historical monuments, the historic appearance, including the 'Südanbau', is to be reconstructed in Bauhaus style. The ballroom will be attributed to its historic appearance, but also equipped with modern stage technology at the same time. By order of the City of Frankfurt CSZ prepared extensive as built analysis and structural studies as well as the final design for the structure. In addition CSZ provided the planning for the thermal building physics and comprehensively supervised construction. CSZ assumes overall planning for SIEMENS new building project 26.07.2010 - At its largest production location worldwide - Berlin - SIEMENS is installing a new production hall. CSZ is in charge of the overall planning for the new building. Challenges are inter alia the complex plant and technical outfitting services of the production facility, the relatively poor subsoil at the project area, the lack of space at the factory premises where operation has stringently to be continued, the structural connection to existing buildings and the comparatively large span width in hall construction, that will provide the user with maximum flexibility regarding future expansion. With our expertise and experience we are the ideal partner for industrial construction projects at home and abroad. At the heart of Frankfurt Airport 15.06.2010 - At the heart of Frankfurt Airport CSZ plans the deconstruction and redesign of the all-side enclosed first terminal building no. 204, including the historic tower from the 50s. Thereby an approx. 5000 m² project area at the highly frequented Pier B, with future 20 million passengers, is developed and allows the realisation of an expanded and modern airport terminal. The conceptual planning during the ongoing airport operation, requires innovative engineering especially in the field of structural design entrusted to us. CSZ with strong team at the start of the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge 09.06.2010 - From secretariat and accounting department, to structural engineers and building physicists, to senior management, CSZ started with a team of 15 at Europe's largest running event in downtown Frankfurt. True to the motto 'team spirit is strength' and 'in a sound body lives a healthy mind' our employees showed that not only in office and on site they are a strong team. Presentation of the 'German Bridge Building Award 2010' 16.04.2010 - Together with the president of the Federal Chamber of Engineers (BIngK), Dr.-Ing. Jens Karstedt, the president of the Association of Consulting Engineers (VBI), Dr.-Ing. Volker Cornelius (managing partner of the CSZ Ingenieurconsult GmbH), presented the 'German Bridge Building Award 2010' on March 15th. With over 1800 participants the biennial presentation held in Dresden is the top event for German engineers. For more information about the 'German Bridge Building Award 2010' go to: www.brueckenbaupreis.de New constuction of secondary school in Frankfurt-Riedberg in passive house design 01.11.2009 - CSZ convinced the jury of the award procedure under professional services contract regulations (VOF) with an efficient energy and supply concept for the new construction of a secondary school and youth center with sports hall according to passive house standard at the Frankfurt Riedberg. For the first new construction of a secondary school in the city of Frankfurt since 100 years, limited to a 56 million Euro budget, after the winning design by Stuttgart architects Ackermann and Raff, CSZ is awarded the planning of building services and automation. Heart of the technology concept is a partially centralised air supply with highly effective heat recovery and intelligently controlled technical installations, customized to the users needs and high demands of the passive house design. The power supply of over 9,000 m² effective area is basically realised from renewable energy sources. For cooling, the design team relies on passive approaches in combination with an adiabatic (evaporative-) cooling. After long and varied experience in all disciplines of school construction, we are looking forward to our planning contribution to one of the largest passive house projects in Germany and a future-oriented, resource-conserving and sustainable school for 1300 young people. Completion of the new school building of the ISF 28.10.2009 - The completion and final acceptance of the new classroom building of the International School Frankfurt (ISF) took place on 28.09.2009. Considering the running school operation, the three storey building as prefabricated construction could be realised fully functional in only four months construction time (June to September), including all interior decorations. Thus the campus of the ISF has been expanded by a school building, equipped with the latest information technology, with 5 group rooms at ground floor, 2 classrooms and offices on the 1st floor and an almost 200 m² examination and multi-purpose room on the 2nd floor. Both with regard to the thermal frame and the innovative system technology having cost-saving maintenance, the building meets the high energetic demands of the new energy saving law 'Energieeinsparverordnung' (EnEV2009). The heat supply operates with a high-quality air-water heat pump (no fossil burning is needed). An intelligent system control chills down effectively even under higher heating loads (e.g. computer operation or summer input), is cost saving and creates a comfortable indoor temperature. CSZ was entrusted with the structural analysis of the foundation, the permit planning and the site and quality management. Dr.-Ing. Volker Cornelius re-elected as VBI President 12.10.2009 - At the federal meeting of the Association of Consulting Engineers (VBI) on October 2nd in Frankfurt / Main, Dr.-Ing. Volker Cornelius (managing partner of the CSZ Ingenieurconsult GmbH) was confirmed as VBI President in office, which he holds since 2003. With a large majority the VBI members gave their vote of confidence to the civil engineer from Darmstadt for another term of three years. For more information go to: www.vbi.de Tbilisi - Scope of planning increased 24.07.2009 - In a second step CSZ was assigned the overall planning of structural framework for the construction of a new bank and office building in Tbilisi after already in June this year consultancy services and planning of a water-impermeable basement construction, as well as stability survey under seismic load at the earthquake zone were given into the responsible hands of our experts. The quality of our planning services and adherence to the tight time frame ultimately convinced our client. Through international contacts and the cooperation of dedicated employees from 12 countries, our company is optimally positioned to transfer German know-how into planning and to implement it on location at construction sites worldwide. Company News 07.07.2009 - On July 31st 2009 Dr.-Ing. Winfried Zeitler will retire from the company at the age of 68. As one of the company's founders he significantly contributed to the successful development of the engineering consultant Cornelius Schwarz Zeitler GmbH since 1983. Winfried Zeitler has been working for 28 years as structural design verification engineer and managed this division at the CSZ head office in Darmstadt. 'The stability is his métier!' A number of prominent projects, both reinforced concrete bridges and building constructions as well as underground constructions, were reviewed and monitored by CSZ under his accountability. The construction of the now nearly completed Frankfurt OPERNTURM with a total height of 176,00 m, for which the use of innovative materials and construction methods necessitated experience and specific expertise in verification engineering, is one of his projects here mentioned exemplarily. After 26 years of work for the benefit of CSZ we bid farewell to our 'senior' and wish him all the best for his well-deserved retirement. Energy Recovery Facility Newhaven 01.07.2009 - For the construction of the energy recovery facility located on the banks of the River Ouse at the 'North Quay' industrial area, Newhaven, East Sussex, England, CSZ is entrusted with the structural steel structure design for the plant areas boiler, flue gas treatment, silos and steam pipe. Upon completion the ERF Newhaven will treat household waste that is not reused, composted or recycled and generate electricity via a 19 MW steam driven turbine generator for auxiliary power and to distribute to the local grid. In addition there is also a provision for steam extraction to supply heat to external users, subject to demand. The capacity of the plant is 210,000 t/a. CSZ plans in Georgian Republic 30.06.2009 - For the new U-shaped main branch of a bank in Tbilisi / Georgia CSZ is assigned consultancy services for foundation design and planning of a water-impermeable basement construction, as well as stability survey under seismic loads. The building site shows specific seismic activities. Last measurements show horizontal accelerations of 0.11 m/s². The 6-storied building to be built is essentially a reinforced concrete structure, whereas at the atrium area metal construction is applied. Consrtuction of a new central warehouse at the Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden compound As part of the infrastructure activities for a new coal-fired power plant, the sophisticated prefab component construction for the new central warehouse, including an office level and rooftop information center, is currently arising. The building under construction has a base area of 2400 sqm and will accommodate a 10m high - area by area dynamically rail-mounted - high-bay racking with state-of-the-art logistics. At the upper floors high-quality office space with a structurally integrated component cooling system as well as an information center, including representative exhibition and seminar rooms, will be realized. CSZ is entrusted with structural design and building physics. Projectdetails Opening Ceremony in China The board members of Karl Mayer China together with high-ranked representatives of politics and economy were opening the new factory of Karl Mayer in Wujin (Jiangsu Prov.). The production halls and related buildings (department, canteen, guesthouses and apartments) and also extensive infrastructure works were performed within 15 month according to time schedule. Up to 500 workers are employed in the new factory. International experts will educate lokal workers and live in the apartment building during their stay. After design and supervision work is done, CSZ engineers are mandated to supervise corrective actions during the liability period and document the final results. Also the in-house facility management will be familiarized to the plant and technical outfitting by CSZ. Projectdetails CSZ mandated to design " Klassikstadt " The contract of structural design was awarded to CSZ Consulting Engineers. The reconstruction of an ancient architectural protected factory building into a modern premise requires extensive rehabilitation work and special design know how. The investor will offer a distinguished ambience to the visitor with repairshops and exhibition areas made of glas structures. Thanks is given to architekt Kai Wilisch, who provided the attached picture Honorary activities At a meeting with representatives of the leading federation, chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel pointed out that the issues of the liberal professions are her concern. In the picture to the right of the chancellor: Dr. Volker Cornelius, president of the VBI (German Association of Consulting Engineers). Furthermore there are Dr. Ulrich Oesingmann, president of the BFB (German Association of Liberal Professions) as well as Dr. Fritz-Eckehard Kempter and Arno Metzler, representatives of the BFB. © Bundespresseamt Science and Event Centre Darmstadt CSZ assumed the structural design of the Science and Event Centre Darmstadt, the new building for a multifunctional convention and exhibition centre (Cybernarium) with two basements as underground parking. Highest level of difficulty for the structure due to slanting pylons and box-type construction. Wide-spanned composite steel-concrete constructions, three-dimensional folded plates, foundation on geological Rhine fault. For promotion purposes of the location the City of Science Darmstadt and the Institute of Technology opened a multifunctional convention and exhibition building in the city centre. The building disposes of a divisible hall with stage for approx. 1200 persons optionally with flat or staggered seating, approx. 2000 m² exhibition halls as well as approx. 1200 m² flexibly divisible conference and lecture rooms and gastronomy. The premises are accessible via a capacious lounge owing a glass roof. The draft of Chalabi Architects which won the international competition was realised with exemplary effectiveness of resources in order to minimise the consumption of energy and water. The optimisation of the thermal building covering and the proof of thermal and sound insulation were as well part of the ordered scope of work. Projectdetails Dr. Cornelius at the award ceremony of the Deutscher Brückenbaupreis 2008 The German awards of bridge buildings 2008 are distributed: The most beautiful and constructively pioneering bridges, which have been constructed during the last two years, are the railway bridge above the Humboldt harbour at the central station in Berlin and the border triangle bridge for foot passengers and cyclists in Weil on Rhine. Prof. Dr. Jörg Schlaich received the award for engineering the Humboldt harbour bridge and Wolfgang Strobel and Dietmar Feichtinger for the elegant Rhine crossing. www.brueckenbaupreis.de CSZ is charged with the overall planning of an industrial plant The company Karl Mayer (China) Ltd. is erecting a new production plant for textile machinery on an area of 175000 m² in the new developing area of the city of Changzhou, Wujin. In addition to production halls and storehouses there will be buildings for administration, factory canteen as well as accommodation for foreign experts in an apartment hotel and in three guest houses. Initially, our tasks as responsible for the overall planning were to specify the requirements of the owner and to convert them in a construction plan. The logistic processes for the optimisation of the production and the functional demands on lifting and transport devices in the halls took centre stage. It was essential to store machine tools vibration-free and to provide column-free surfaces for the transport of big knitters. Certain production areas are subject to special demands on temperature and humidity. Referring to the administration building, the factory canteen, the hotel and the guest houses there were high demands not only on functionality but as well on design which have to correspond to modern European standard. The design of the facade, the interior work as well as the range of colours were given in the draft and beside the functional tender completed by important details. The site development by means of roadways and media alignment and the connection to the available infrastructure were effected at the same time with the draft works for the buildings. The awarding of the contracts was made according to the FIDIC contract sample Plant and Design Built in January 2007. The examination of the implementation planning of the general contractor and the quality of execution of the construction work as well as the control of the time schedule and costs is realised by our local site supervision. The entry of the machine tools in the production halls is stipulated in the contract until January 2008, the completion of the total plant until April 2008.