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Young Talent for Building Automation Nachwuchs für die Gebäudeautomation

Young Talent for Building Automation –

Interview with Prof. Dr. Michael Krödel from

TH Rosenheim

Nachwuchs für die Gebäudeautomation –

Interview mit Prof. Dr. Michael Krödel von

der TH Rosenheim

What about the next generation of building
automation specialists? In this series, we
ask people who should know. In this issue,
we continue the series of interviews with
Prof. Dr. Michael Krödel from Rosenheim
Technical University of Applied Sciences
(TH Rosenheim). Prof. Krödel is in charge of
the lectures Building Automation, Building Supervises several
Technology and Data Processing as well as subjects and a laboratory
in the Energy and Building
the Laboratory for Physical Building Models Technology (EGT) course
and Building Automation as part of the at the TH Rosenheim:
Bachelor’s degree programme in Energy Prof. Dr. Krödel.
Betreut mehrere Fächer
and Building Technology. In September und ein Labor im
2024, the BACnet Interest Group Europe Studiengang Energie- und
(BIG-EU) also published the white paper Gebäudetechnologie (EGT)
an der TH Rosenheim:
“The Legal Requirements of German GEG Prof. Dr. Krödel.
2024 (Building Energy Act) for Building
Automation” in collaboration with Prof.
Krödel. Applied Sciences. What is the course like? What makes the EGT course special and
Wie steht es um den Nachwuchs in der How many new students enrol each year? why is it worth studying?
Gebäudeautomation? In dieser Reihe werden
dazu Personen befragt, die es wissen The key message is probably that our graduates Affordable housing, cost-effective building
müssen. In dieser Ausgabe setzen wir die do not have to worry about finding an interesting operation for companies and contributing
Interviewreihe mit Prof. Dr. Michael Krödel and varied job. We regularly survey former to climate protection are already the major
von der Technischen Hochschule Rosenheim students and receive very positive feedback on challenges of our time. According to the current
(TH Rosenheim) fort. Prof. Krödel betreut im job offers and career development opportunities. European Performance of Buildings Directive
Rahmen des Bachelorstudiengangs Energie- This in turn pleases us, because nothing would (EPBD 2024) – i.e. the European Buildings
und Gebäudetechnologie die Vorlesungen be worse than if we had created a degree Directive, which also serves as the basis for the
Gebäudeautomation, Gebäudetechnik programme that led young people down a German Building Energy Act (GEG) – buildings
und Datenverarbeitung sowie das Labor professional therefore personal dead end. In account for 40% of final energy consumption
für Physikalische Gebäudemodelle und most cases, students already have concrete job in the EU. Improving this offers enormous
Gebäudeautomation. Die BACnet Interest offers after their internship semester. potential for action on the one hand and the
Group Europe (BIG-EU) veröffentlichte aforementioned “job guarantee” on the other.
in Zusammenarbeit mit Prof. Krödel im Enrolment numbers fluctuate between 30 and
September 2024 zudem das Whitepaper 60 students. This means that the lectures are A holistic solution can only succeed if you
„Die gesetzlichen Anforderungen des not an anonymous mass operation, but we can understand the interaction of structural building
GEG 2024 (Gebäudeenergiegesetz) an die respond to specific questions from students as constructions as insulation and thermal bridges,
Gebäudeautomation“. well as illustrative practical examples. We are efficient system technology, local energy
happy to take these impulses and consultations generation such as PV or solar systems and
Professor Krödel, you supervise various with industry as an opportunity to adapt the their optimized operation via aspects such as
subjects and a laboratory on the Energy module structure – in fact, such adjustments monitoring and building automation. You don’t
and Building Technology (EGT) course to the underlying study examination regulations have to understand everything down to the last
at Rosenheim Technical University of (SPO) are made every two to three years. detail, but you do need to have an advanced basic

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