We also had the chance to see a short movie about the concept of a passive house, a house which can be described as almost self-sustaining in terms of energy. The interactive exhibition which we visited after the presentation showed best practice but also deliberately wrongly installed energy saving methods. This exhibition is also used by young people in vocational or further training. Various different traditional and modern types of houses and instruments were presented, from a timbered house to an infrared panel for heating. Another interesting feature was the on-site solar cooling system for hot days in summer, a so-called absorption refrigeration, which is able cool the room temperature down with the help of the energy of the sun.
The institution the exhibition belongs to also offers various possibilities for vocational and/or further training. One of the greatest tools we were able to explore was the 3D-lasering. The group was impressed by the preciseness and endless possibilities this machine offers in creating objects. It is even possible to build objects composed of various intertwined parts which are produced as one piece that is impartible.
