Laboratory manager

Prof. Dr. Jochen Müller

Prof. Dr. Jochen Müller

  • Room ZS 4-18
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-2627

Laboratory staff

Maximilian Both

Maximilian Both

  • Room HW2-69
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-2388

Eike Hinck

Eike Hinck

Wilfried Huthmacher

Wilfried Huthmacher

  • Room HW 02-71
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-2630

Jo Rasmus Beermann

Jo Rasmus Beermann

  • Room HW 2-67
  • Phone:

Thomas Georg Fessler

Thomas Georg Fessler

  • Room HW 2-69
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-4126

Michael Krüttgen

Michael Krüttgen

  • Room HW 2-69
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-4182

Mohammadamin Sedigh

Mohammadamin Sedigh

Alina Veronika Cartus

Alina Veronika Cartus

  • Room HW 2-69
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-4954

Kushal Shah

Kushal Shah

  • Phone: +49 221-8275-4266

Nouman Ahmad

Nouman Ahmad

  • Phone: +49 221-8275-4313

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

  • Phone: +49 221-8275-4316

Tariq Hussain Magsi

Tariq Hussain Magsi

  • Phone:

Cologne Lab for Building Automation and Optimization (COLABO)

Logo CoLaBO (Image: Prof. Dr. Jochen Müller)

The COLABO laboratory is all about building automation. We develop new technologies and system concepts as part of research projects, and offer wide range of courses and topics for final theses.

In Germany, 36% of the final energy consumption is caused by the operation of buildings. Simply by optimizing existing system operation through efficient control and optimized building automation, around 25% of energy can be saved, costs reduced and maximum comfort ensured at the same time - and all of this completely automated. Optimizing buildings sustainably through automation? That's a good idea!

The Cologne Lab for Building Automation and Optimization (COLABO) is pursuing precisely this goal.

To this end, the basics are developed in the teaching modules of control engineering and building automation, building performance and elective modules in a practice-oriented training program. So that afterwards, everyone has the potential to simply make buildings and processes better through automation!

Read more about Teaching

Development and research work on the digitalization of buildings and processes through smart information modelling (digital twins, Industry 4.0 administration shell, IFC, BIM), modular plant automation based on this and building performance applications are being developed in interesting third-party-funded research projects and as part of research-oriented student projects.

Artificial intelligence methods are used as an effective tool for the automation of processes. Examples include automated data preparation and information extraction (NLP), as well as adaptive control (reinforcement learning).

Read more about Research

Our dedicated team is always happy to welcome new and motivated students, people interested in doctoral studies and employees who want to discover new things and improve existing ones.

Visit our COLABO Lab  Instagram profile for more stories, events, congresses and team-building activities.

Laboratory manager

Prof. Dr. Jochen Müller

Prof. Dr. Jochen Müller

  • Room ZS 4-18
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-2627

Laboratory staff

Maximilian Both

Maximilian Both

  • Room HW2-69
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-2388

Eike Hinck

Eike Hinck

Wilfried Huthmacher

Wilfried Huthmacher

  • Room HW 02-71
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-2630

Jo Rasmus Beermann

Jo Rasmus Beermann

  • Room HW 2-67
  • Phone:

Thomas Georg Fessler

Thomas Georg Fessler

  • Room HW 2-69
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-4126

Michael Krüttgen

Michael Krüttgen

  • Room HW 2-69
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-4182

Mohammadamin Sedigh

Mohammadamin Sedigh

Alina Veronika Cartus

Alina Veronika Cartus

  • Room HW 2-69
  • Phone: +49 221-8275-4954

Kushal Shah

Kushal Shah

  • Phone: +49 221-8275-4266

Nouman Ahmad

Nouman Ahmad

  • Phone: +49 221-8275-4313

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

  • Phone: +49 221-8275-4316

Tariq Hussain Magsi

Tariq Hussain Magsi

  • Phone:


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