Re-opening of Bundeswehrfachschule in Karlsruhe

Since September of this year, the vocational school of the German Army Bundeswehr in the Kirchfeld Barracks has been in operation again. The responsible persons of the Ministry of Finance and the German Armed Forces decided to build a new school, because a renovation of the old site would have been too expensive and would have required too much investment.

The school was planned by KREBS+KIEFER according to the BNB standard (BNB: sustainable building evaluation system). Gisela Splett, State Secretary in the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Finance, therefore emphasized in her welcoming address especially the sustainability of the building and the materials used. Dr. Hans-Peter Bartels, the Commissioner for the Armed Forces of the German Bundestag, was pleased that the building contained very well-functioning technology and was completed on schedule. The new building was completed as planned within two years with construction costs of 14.89 million euros.

For the Bundeswehr, the building offers considerable added value, since it is not only a teaching institution, but also pursues social objectives. Besides the training of active soldiers, the reintegration of soldiers into civilian life is also promoted here.

The architecture of the building represents a propeller with its three wings, and is thus reminiscent of the Air Force Telecommunications Regiment 12, which for a long time had been located in the Kirchfeld Barracks.

KREBS+KIEFER provided the energy concept, the thermal-dynamic building simulation, the building acoustics and the room acoustic simulation for the project. In addition, air-tightness and noise measurements were carried out for quality assurance purposes.