1.0Zentrum Alpines Bauenhttps://alpinesbauen.at/en/Michael Grobbauerhttps://alpinesbauen.at/en/author/michael-grobbauerfh-salzburg-ac-at/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="D1kFbGKBor"><a href="https://alpinesbauen.at/en/project-entries/coolbrick/">CoolBRICK</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://alpinesbauen.at/en/project-entries/coolbrick/embed/#?secret=D1kFbGKBor" width="600" height="338" title="“CoolBRICK” — Zentrum Alpines Bauen" data-secret="D1kFbGKBor" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://alpinesbauen.at/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://alpinesbauen.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ZAB_Coolbrick_prenninger-2.jpg19201080Background The background to this project is to fully leverage the thermal storage effectiveness of monolithic brick construction by intentionally charging and discharging the thermal mass, thereby significantly reducing overheating potential in cooling mode and largely preventing the need for cooling. In addition, this can also substantially improve thermal comfort during the summer months.On the […]