Smart solutions by Thermaflex
While many other municipalities and cities are having problems finding new uses for the sites of former barracks, in Kloster Lehnin in the German federal state of Brandenburg a remarkable project was realised: the Beelitz asparagus farm had the former National People's Army barracks converted into comfortable accommodation for around 2,000 seasonal workers who arrive for work on the asparagus harvest.
Energy-efficient heat distribution
Döschwitz, Germany. The wooded municipality of Kloster Lehnin with its many lakes lies at the heart of the Mark Brandenburg region. Its principal landmark, which also gave the municipality its name, is the monastery (“Kloster”), which was founded in 1180 and is the oldest Cistercian monastery in Mark Brandenburg. Every year between April and June the local population of over 11,000 expands by up to 2,000 seasonal workers for the asparagus season in Germany's third-largest asparagus-growing area. These essential field workers harvest this popular and healthy vegetable on the Beelitz asparagus farm's cultivation beds.
To make it possible to offer these seasonal workers a comfortable “temporary home”, a project was completed over a total of four construction phases, to convert and develop the former National People's Army barracks, situated on the outskirts of Kloster Lehnin. All the rooms, kitchens and garages were readied for occupancy and have been in successful operation for a number of years.
Smart solutions by Thermaflex
While many other municipalities and cities are having problems finding new uses for the sites of former barracks, in Kloster Lehnin in the German federal state of Brandenburg a remarkable project was realised: the Beelitz asparagus farm had the former National People's Army barracks converted into comfortable accommodation for around 2,000 seasonal workers who arrive for work on the asparagus harvest.
Energy-efficient heat distribution
Döschwitz, Germany. The wooded municipality of Kloster Lehnin with its many lakes lies at the heart of the Mark Brandenburg region. Its principal landmark, which also gave the municipality its name, is the monastery (“Kloster”), which was founded in 1180 and is the oldest Cistercian monastery in Mark Brandenburg. Every year between April and June the local population of over 11,000 expands by up to 2,000 seasonal workers for the asparagus season in Germany's third-largest asparagus-growing area. These essential field workers harvest this popular and healthy vegetable on the Beelitz asparagus farm's cultivation beds.
To make it possible to offer these seasonal workers a comfortable “temporary home”, a project was completed over a total of four construction phases, to convert and develop the former National People's Army barracks, situated on the outskirts of Kloster Lehnin. All the rooms, kitchens and garages were readied for occupancy and have been in successful operation for a number of years.
