Austria as a leading country in building technology
In the past 20 years, Austria has developed into a leading country in the field of building technology. Products range from high-tech modern doors and windows, to ventilation systems suitable for passive houses as well as to automated biomass energy and solar heating systems. Of the annual turnover generated by Austrian companies, 32.6 billion euros are contributed through production and services from environmental technology industries. Innovation is a major feature of the Austrian environmental technology industry and the R&D investment in the industry is about 6.5% annually. Austria also occupies a leading position of filling patents of environmental technologies and especially in passive house technology, wastewater management and energy efficiency.