Healthy Growth

Organic and sustainable

“As a company, MAM is like a living, growing thing.” This is how Martin Lesjak, architect of the new MAM Research and Development Center in Großhöflein, sums it up. And indeed, for us, healthy growth means growing organically and sustainably. Our actions are influenced by this. For example, this means that we only make business decisions if they are associated with a low level of risk. Wherever possible, we make investments from equity, which means without taking on debt or loans. Our production facilities in Thailand and Hungary are examples of this as well as our new research and development center in Großhöflein near Vienna. 

Organic, innovative and sustainble - a building like MAM

We had been tinkering with ideas since 2014 and in April 2020 the time had finally come for the ground-breaking ceremony for the new MAM Research and Development Center in Großhöflein. The motives for the new facility were many. Besides the lack of space in the former office, the desire for a place where innovative thoughts can develop freely also played a role. With a total area of 5,800 m², operations are scheduled to start at the end of 2021. Initially, up to 75 employees will be working at the new site, with space for around 180 people when the final stage is complete. The innovative design is also intended to inspire employees in their day-to-day work. The planned departments in the new R&D center are responsible for product development, strategic purchasing and innovation, as well as portfolio and project management.

Sustainable building

4,000 m²

The new R&D center in Großhöflein will have 4,000 m2 work space and will be equipped with an energy-efficient geothermal system.

Energy-efficient means that both heating and cooling energy are obtained from the earth via a brine/water heat pump. The thermal component activation technology is also ingenious. This refers to a heating and cooling system in which water pipes run through walls, ceilings, and floors and the storage volume of these components is used to regulate temperature. In our case, heating/cooling coils conduct the heat or cold into the concrete slabs and store it there. In the summer, slats ensure that it stays nice and cool by blocking sunlight, and in the winter, several layers of thermal insulating glass keep the heat inside. The building “breathes” – and that’s good for the environment! 

Everyone is aware that this is a special building. That’s why the entire team is highly motivated and happy to be a part of it.

Norbert Polatschek

Project Manager

Welcome to the future

The design of the building is also well thought-out, putting employees and the environment in the foreground. In the center is a large two-storey atrium winter garden with a greenhouse type roof. This space is intended to serve as a communication and recreation area, but is also a thermal buffer for energy conservation. Additional atria provide pleasant lighting through a special microperforated interlayer, while absorbing heat at the same time.

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