FRANCIS is a modern office and commercial building in Vienna's Althan Quarter that exemplifies sustainable and future-oriented project development. In a webinar hosted by Madaster Austria, the project was presented as a practical example, demonstrating how digital tools and structured data can be used in a targeted manner to embed circular economy principles early on in the project.
Services provided by iC in the Althan Quarter
iC supports FRANCIS in the Althan Quarter with comprehensive services in several key areas. These include project management, overall BIM coordination, monitoring of construction coordination, certification processes and taxonomy. In this way, we make an important contribution to the coordinated implementation and integration of sustainability requirements throughout the course of the project.
Webinar with practical example FRANCIS
In Madaster Austria's first webinar, FRANCIS was presented as a concrete example of how sustainable requirements can be implemented in practice. Our colleague Stefan Schützenhofer provided insights into the topics of circular economy and life cycle analysis and showed how these requirements can be integrated into regular planning and construction processes with the help of BIM and targeted standardisation.
Thought through at an early stage
A key factor in the project's success was the decision to involve Madaster in the project development at an early stage in 2023. This enabled materials to be systematically recorded and digitally documented right from the start. This laid the foundation for considering the circular economy from the outset, rather than as an afterthought.
Making the circular economy measurable
The structured use of Madaster makes it possible to view the building as a material bank. The material passport provides transparent documentation and traceable records of the building materials used. This creates an important basis for future reuse, urban mining and a verifiable circular economy. It clearly shows how digital processes can contribute to the concrete and measurable implementation of sustainable construction.
