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CEPA® energy facade passes major fire test and is now approved for Germany
Innovative façade technology from TOWERN3000 receives German fire protection approval and opens up new opportunities for climate-friendly refurbishment.
08.10.2025
Source: Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)/ TOWERN3000 Projekt- & Medienagentur GmbH
The CEPA® energy façade developed by the Austrian company TOWERN3000 has successfully passed the large-scale fire test in accordance with DIN 4102-20 and ÖNORM B 3800-5.
This means that the system can now also be used in building classes 4 and 5 in Germany, an important step for the serial refurbishment of existing buildings.
The technology was intensively tested with over 1,000 sensors and 3,200 meters of cable.
- Serial refurbishment with timber modules and VH façades
- Highly thermally insulated rendered façades
- Low-maintenance VH façades with a high degree of prefabrication
- Integrated heating and cooling systems for efficient low-temperature operation
The system combines insulation, heating, cooling and storage in a single unit, enabling energy-efficient, climate-friendly refurbishment, even when the building is occupied. The façade acts as an active heat store and distributes energy via the exterior wall in a similar way to underfloor heating.
For housing companies and local authorities, passing the fire protection test and tested technology brings clear benefits: shorter planning processes, greater safety and economic efficiency. This is also confirmed by the "SüdSan" research project in Bludenz, where two apartment buildings were successfully renovated with CEPA®.
Cooperation partner STAUDENROHR
TOWERN3000 develops thermally active façade technology under CEPA Solutions and operates a partner network in Europe. STAUDENROHR is the first certified CEPA cooperation partner in Germany. The Augsburg-based specialist dealer for construction and service products provides property owners with advice on CEPA® technology, supplies solution providers such as tradesmen in the field of serial renovation in Germany with CEPA® components and trains them on how to integrate the module into existing production processes. -> CEPA Solutions works together with STAUDENROHR from Augsburg.
Interested parties can get to know CEPA Solutions at the Energiesprong Convention on October 16, 2025.
Further information can be found on the website of TOWERN3000 Projekt- & Medienagentur GmbH
