With growth of the company reaching the limits of its then-current space internationally renowned drinking-water solutions company The BRITA Group began planning to expand its headquarters in Taunusstein near Wiesbaden Arup was commissioned as general planner for the project designing the new BRITA campus including all architectural and engineering services for the campus development Tasked with creating a highly sustainable design that fit comfortably into the surrounding landscape we created a modular design with sustainability features such as energy-efficient façades and air-conditioning ventilation that harnesses rainwater collected from green roofs Our modular design called for five elegant office pavilions grouped in a loose arrangement around a central reception terminal with green roof terraces and inner courtyards around 20,000m² of additional gross floor space were created for up to 750 workplaces Arup provided services from the planning of the structural framework technical building equipment energy-efficient and yet low-tech design of the BRITA Campus reflects the vision and philosophy of the company itself Modular design means that the entire campus can be used as open-plan space – indoor and outdoor too – with flexible uses Sustainability features that maximise the efficiency of air conditioning and heat pumps such as solar control glass and natural shading sustainable buildings that will take BRITA into its ever-growing future.  the BRITA campus was ‘built’ digitally.  Building Information Modeling (BIM) was used to create a model of the building allowing for virtual inspections in which the project participants could discuss technical challenges and find suitable solutions together This allowed for detailed simulations and analyses such as daylight simulations or energy analyses all while showing the concrete effects on the time and cost plan of various possibilities.  The bright office modules in timber-hybrid construction enable all desired forms of organisation for the users The connecting terminal fulfils the essential “communicative” functions and continually offers views of the landscape The Brita Campus is made up of existing and new landscapes and buildings Its design is "unfinished" allowing for future renovations The design is based around simplicity and technical sophistication incorporating clear geometries and climate-neutral energy measures Provided all architectural and engineering services for the development of BRITA’s new campus Flexible and modular design that allows the entire campus to become open plan Used BIM (Building Information Modeling) to create digital design options that modelled the options – and costs – of a variety of building decisions If you'd like to speak to one of our property experts about any of the issues raised on this page or a potential collaboration then please get in touch by completing the form the Ukrainian national team held a training session at their home field in Taunusstein The weather surprised everyone with drastic changes: as soon as the players stepped onto the pitch Many players returned to the locker room to wear training jackets and pants instead of shorts and the sun emerged from behind the clouds even starting to warm up a bit — the first such warm-up in three days The weather remained stable for the rest of the training session the players continued to work on tasks set by the coaching staff aimed at preparing the game plan for their first EURO 2024 opponent the Ukrainian delegation attended the EURO 2024 Festival organized by the Ukrainian-German community of Taunusstein thanked the local community for the warm reception the team experienced during their open training in Wiesbaden He also expressed gratitude to Germany for supporting Ukraine during these challenging times the national team players recorded a video of thanks to the Ukrainian diaspora in Hesse for the warm welcome and donated autographed balls to be auctioned off to raise funds for Ukrainian charities who gained popularity in Ukraine at the start of the full-scale invasion by singing Chervona Kalyna and garnering over 3 million views presented a new song at the festival dedicated to Ukraine's participation in EURO 2024 Marlen hopes that both the players and the fans will enjoy the song the team arrived at Frankfurt Airport and flew to Munich Given the short distance between the cities As with their initial arrival in Germany for the tournament the Ukrainian national team's bus was waiting near the plane The team then headed straight from the airport to the center of Munich Tomorrow’s schedule includes an official training session at Arena Munich starting at 17:30 Kyiv time (with the first 15 minutes open to the media) head coach Serhiy Rebrov and player Illia Zabarnyi will hold a press conference Goalkeepers: 1. Georgiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv) The final game before the training camp will be against Moldova on June 11 in Chisinau The match will kick off at 19:00 Kyiv time the team will arrive at their Euro 2024 base in the town of Wiesbaden Press Secretary of the National Team of Ukraine By 2020-11-04T11:20:00+00:00 Opponents of the Wiesbaden light rail project in a queue of traffic alongside a bus lane GERMANY: Development of the Citybahn proposal for a light rail line linking Mainz Taunusstein and Bad Schwalbach has been stopped after a referendum in Wiesbaden on November 1 saw 62·1% of voters oppose the project on a 46·2% turnout The proposed metre-gauge line would have been around 35 km long connecting the Aartalbahn rail corridor with the existing Mainz tram network Opponents said the estimated €426m cost was too high and the line would have taken up road space There were also claims – disputed by the proponents – that many trees would need to be removed The local transport authorities who promoted the project will now consider a bus rapid transit scheme instead but pointed out that this would take up more street space and require the construction of large concrete tracks There would also be less non-local funding available for a bus project ‘The citizens of the city did not recognise the opportunity of the century’ Managing Director of promoter CityBahn GmbH ‘The CityBahn project did not deserve this result’ head of Transport for the Rheingau-Taunus district ‘It is a shame that many Wiesbaden residents have been guided by false claims’ Although the result had been particularly disappointing for the Rheingau-Taunus area he emphasised that ‘we will not let ourselves get down and will continue to fight for local rail transport.’ GERMANY: The further development of plans for a 15 km two-line light rail network in Regensburg was rejected by 53·6% of voters in a referendum held alongside the European Parliament election on June 9 The city council now plans to wind up the Stadtbahn Regensburg committee GERMANY: Kiel city council has voted by a large majority to develop a 36 km tram network across the northern port city by 2034 The network would have four routes overlapping with each other in the city centre GERMANY: The first three of 56 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses that Daimler Buses is supplying to Wiesbaden transport operator ESWE Verkehr were handed over on November 18 Seven more are scheduled to be delivered from Daimler’s Mannheim factory by the end of December Site powered by Webvision Cloud the national team of Ukraine left the local Andaz hotel at 11 AM The charter flight from the Bavarian capital to Frankfurt departed as scheduled the blue-yellows headed directly to their tournament base in Taunusstein The evening training session included three goalkeepers and the outfield players who either came on as substitutes or did not participate in the match against Romania The starting lineup remained at the hotel for recovery procedures 16 players took to the training pitch of the SV Wehen training base followed by passing drills and shooting practice with the main objective on the day after the match being to equalize the functional condition of the players compared to those who played from the start yesterday Vitaliy Mykolenko worked according to an individual program the blue-yellows will continue their preparations for the next match against Slovakia at the base in Taunusstein June 17: Romania vs Ukraine - 3:0 German police announced Friday that a 54-year-old man has been arrested for randomly firing metal projectiles using a slingshot at refugees or migrants on the streets The arrest was made after a witness reported seeing a man firing at women who appeared to be of foreign origin with a slingshot from his car near the main train station in Taunusstein-Hahn Earlier this week the suspect wounded a 25-year-old Syrian who has taken to hospital and treated for head injury Germany has witnessed growing xenophobia and anti-migrant hatred in recent years fueled by the propaganda of neo-Nazi groups and the Islamophobic far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party at least three people become victims of racist or xenophobic acts of violence in the country Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker when only 16 players participated in the training session today all players of the Ukraine national team worked on the pitch at Stadion am Halberg this stadium was once the main venue for SC Wehen until the modern Brita-Arena was built in Wiesbaden considering that the red-black club was originally founded in Taunusstein Two days before the second group stage match of EURO 2024 against Slovakia the blue-yellow team held a completely closed training session the head coach is allowed to conduct one session without media presence before each of their matches which was expected after working in different groups the day before the main focus was on creating and converting goal-scoring opportunities Following the coaching staff's instructions the players practiced combinations with mandatory finishing within a limited timeframe The primary emphasis was on the quality of finishing and honing goal-scoring skills with all players fully focused on preparing for the match against Slovakia the blue-yellow team will travel by bus to Düsseldorf The EURO 2024 organizers are preserving the pitch which was seriously damaged after the previous match and heavy rain only the pre-match press conference with head coach Serhiy Rebrov and player Oleksandr Zinchenko will take place (starting at 18:30 Kyiv time) the official training of the blue-yellow team as well as that of the Slovak national team named after the 1930s German national team defender with whom Fortuna won their only national championship title in 1933 The Ukrainian team's pre-match training session will start at 19:45 Kyiv time with the first 15 minutes traditionally open to media representatives By 2022-11-29T06:00:00 GERMANY: Kiel city council has voted by a large majority to develop a 36 km tram network across the northern port city by 2034 Already have an account? LOG IN You’ve reached your limit of content for the month Register for free now the Ukrainian national team held a training session on their home field in Taunusstein focusing on preparing their game plan against Romania Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Mykolenko, who sustained an injury in the friendly match against Moldova (4:0) is also with the team but is training according to a personalized program He shared an update on his condition with the UAF press service "I am feeling better — I can walk to the dining hall which is the most important thing for me right now I have already started working out in the gym twice a day I don't remember having an injury like this before You could say I got lucky because there's no ligament damage We keep the head coach updated on my condition daily I am making progress and want to get back on the field and I even saw our fans at the open training session It feels good — our matches are just around the corner Recovering and working hard to get to this Euro We all watched the opening match of the European Championship although I was rooting for Scotland because my team has a player from there (Nathan Patterson — Ed.) He is also injured and didn’t go to the Euro I told him it would be a draw or Scotland would win but I realized I didn’t understand football The Scots didn’t even have a shot on target," said Vitaliy Mykolenko The morning after their dominant 4:0 victory in a friendly match against Moldova the Ukrainian national team had breakfast and then immediately headed to the Chisinau airport As is customary during their two-day stay in the Moldovan capital the Ukrainian players were accompanied by numerous young fans eager to take photos and get autographs These "photo hunters" also greeted the team at the airport with the interest in EURO 2024 participants palpable at every step which departed on schedule at 11:00 and took two and a half hours to reach one of the EURO 2024 host cities — Frankfurt According to the regulations of the final tournaments the Ukrainian team bus met the players directly on the runway Arriving at a major tournament is always a special moment: a carpet with the EURO 2024 emblem and the tournament slogan "United by Football" was laid out in front of the plane head coach Serhiy Rebrov and the players were greeted by Ukraine's Consul General in Frankfurt Vadym Kostiuk the mayor of Taunusstein (the team's base) Joachim Reimann and Hesse's Minister of Education Armin Schwarz and sincere wishes for a successful tournament created a positive first impression of Ukraine's arrival in Germany the team boarded their bus and headed directly to their training base in Taunusstein welcomed the special guests with Ukrainian bread and the melody of the national anthem giving each a hearty lion's "high-five" and awarding Vitaliy Mykolenko the Lion of the Match prize for the game against Moldova the team members went to their rooms to rest as today is a rest day in their training schedule the 11 outfield players who came on as substitutes in the second half (except for Zinchenko who entered the field immediately after halftime) and two goalkeepers held a 30-minute training session at the Zimbru Stadium This included intensive running and ball possession exercises all players warm up before the match and substitutes warm up actively during the game all fit Ukrainian players received adequate physical activity yesterday The only player currently requiring medical examination and treatment is Vitaliy Mykolenko Ukraine team doctor Vitaliy Kiliyan accompanied the defender to the Chisinau Emergency City hospital The medical staff at the clinic treated the football guests with great care performing a CT scan within half an hour and at no cost The team sincerely thanks the Chisinau Emergency City Hospital for their important assistance and support Mykolenko will undergo an MRI for a more detailed examination to determine the treatment duration and strategy the Ukrainian national team will have an open training session for fans and media at BRITA Arena in Wiesbaden The Ukraine national team traveled the nearly 200 km from Taunusstein to Düsseldorf departing at 11:00 and arriving at their transfer hotel in the city of their second EURO 2024 match at 13:20 Given the frequent train delays in Germany and the need to travel between hotels and train stations opted for the most time-efficient and straightforward journey using a single mode of transport Upon arrival and after some rest, the team headed to the Paul Janes Stadium for their official training session. As previously reported, the organizers are preserving the turf at the Düsseldorf Arena. Head coach Serhiy Rebrov and player Oleksandr Zinchenko attended the official press conference at the main venue and then assessed the pitch Zinchenko expressed hope that the grass would be trimmed before the game the coach and player hurried to join the pre-match training Once the home ground of Fortuna Düsseldorf the Paul Janes Stadium also holds the record for the highest fan attendance watching a football match on a screen 12,600 fans watched a World Cup game in the stadium's fan zone the largest number at a non-match venue during that World Cup about 30 special guests — defenders of Azovstal who had been held captive by Russia and severely wounded — attended the national team's pre-match training These heroes are currently undergoing rehabilitation and were invited to the EURO 2024 match by the UAF Approximately 300 Ukrainian veterans will attend Ukraine's group matches at the European Championship Among those at the training were many Mariupol soldiers and a dedicated Zorya Luhansk fan UAF President Andriy Shevchenko spoke and took photos with the defenders The veterans attracted significant interest from foreign media representatives The veterans highlighted that around 1,500 defenders of Azovstal remain in Russian captivity with the total number of Ukrainian prisoners under Putin's regime being several thousand more The blue-yellows conducted their traditional pre-game session focusing on match preparation and finalizing the starting lineup A pleasant update: defender Vitaliy Mykolenko trained with the general group for the first time since the match in Moldova The team worked on tactical drills and set-piece routines