Environmental technology
Surface drainage
A commercial development of around ten hectares in the east of Hamburg required the planning of systems for draining surfaces and properties. Special challenges were posed by the existing substrate, a cleaned-up previously polluted area and sections of the old spoil area, high groundwater tables, the development area's location...
Redevelopment of property drainage systems
Contaminated waste water produced by commercial and industrial operations no longer bears any comparison to domestic waste water. This means that greater demands need to be placed on the technical systems, additional water-treatment facilities and regular system monitoring and maintenance. Here...
Rainwater collection
A public child day-care centre In the Hamburg district of Eimsbüttel was converted and built in 2005 while it was still in operation. Due to the limited space, the surface water had to be collected as the building work meant that it could no longer be conveyed as previously to a nearby waterway...