The DBU model project Schmuttertal Gymnasium in Diedorf, near Augsburg, is considered a “lighthouse project” and has already been recognized with numerous awards such as the German Sustainability Prize. Erected in keeping with the Plus Energy Standard, it is a wood construction built with modular methods in order to enable the adaptation of the pedagogical concept to altered framework conditions.
But how do those for whom the project was created and realized - the students of the Diedorf Gymnasium - actually feel about it? DBU aktuell asked the school’s Student Representatives Joshua Giergiel, Clarissa Kutter and Samuel Fährmann for their opinions.
Wood as a construction material creates, as we know, a different atmosphere than, for example, concrete. Does that have a positive effect on you, and on the moods of your fellow students? Is there any evidence?
One does notice that there is a different atmosphere. Generally this gets a positive response. Concrete often creates a feeling of being repressed, because it’s massive and cold. Wood, on the other hand, has the advantage of being perceived as warmer and more natural. So it improves the atmosphere in the rooms and the overall environment substantially. But there’s no direct evidence. Only the opinions of the students we asked confirm this impression.
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