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Klima-Bündnis e.V. initiated the \"Klimaschutz-Planer\" project to motivate municipalities to become active in climate protection on a large scale and to systematically support them in developing and implementing climate protection concepts.",[13,22,24],{"id":23},"our-services","Our Services",[18,26,27],{},"We planned, conceptualised, and developed a comprehensive online platform with three core modules:",[29,30,31,39,45],"ol",{},[32,33,34,38],"li",{},[35,36,37],"strong",{},"Energy & CO2 Balancing:"," Systematic capture and analysis of municipal energy consumption and CO2 emissions by sector (households, industry, transport)",[32,40,41,44],{},[35,42,43],{},"Potential Analysis:"," Identification and quantification of local potentials for renewable energy and energy efficiency",[32,46,47,50],{},[35,48,49],{},"Benchmarking:"," Comparison with similarly sized municipalities to motivate through competition and showcase best practices",[18,52,53],{},"Additionally:",[55,56,57,60,63,66],"ul",{},[32,58,59],{},"Custom front and backend development in PHP, JavaScript, jQuery",[32,61,62],{},"Java components for complex calculations",[32,64,65],{},"MySQL database for efficient large-scale data processing",[32,67,68],{},"OpenStreetMap integration with additional layers for geographic data visualisation",[13,70,72],{"id":71},"solution","Solution",[18,74,75],{},"The platform is based on scientifically agreed calculation methods, enabling standardised, comparable capture and assessment of municipal climate protection activities. 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The platform connects buyers and sellers, covering the entire lifecycle of a PV system — from initial information through trading to document management. With growing international business, the old platform reached its limits.",[18,149,150],{},"The task was clear: a complete relaunch of milkthesun.com with a fundamental visual overhaul and expanded infrastructure, information provision, and automated data exchange capabilities — all in 5 languages for European markets.",[13,152,24],{"id":23},[18,154,155],{},"We planned, conceptualised, and developed a comprehensive online portal on the Drupal CMS:",[55,157,158,164,170,176,182,188],{},[32,159,160,163],{},[35,161,162],{},"Frontend & Content Management:"," Drupal-based with custom module development",[32,165,166,169],{},[35,167,168],{},"Backend API:"," Symfony PHP framework for all business processes",[32,171,172,175],{},[35,173,174],{},"Multilingual Architecture:"," Full support for 5 European languages",[32,177,178,181],{},[35,179,180],{},"User Management:"," Personalised cockpit areas for buyers and sellers",[32,183,184,187],{},[35,185,186],{},"Hosting Infrastructure:"," Separate test and staging instances for independent country-specific releases",[32,189,190,193],{},[35,191,192],{},"SEO & Content Marketing:"," Country-specific WordPress blogs in all 5 languages",[13,195,72],{"id":71},[18,197,198],{},"The architecture combines Drupal for frontend and content management with a robust Symfony backend API. All business processes run through the self-developed API: system search with extensive filters, creation and management of new PV systems, sophisticated user management with personalised dashboards, and comprehensive document handling.",[18,200,201],{},"Custom Drupal modules were developed to map the complex marketplace requirements. An extensive information section about photovoltaics and an automated newsletter system complete the offering.",[13,203,82],{"id":81},[18,205,206],{},"A scalable, multilingual marketplace that has been successfully operational since 2015 and is continuously developed. 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The platform connects buyers and sellers of existing PV installations across Germany and Europe, facilitating the secondary market for renewable energy infrastructure.","Complete relaunch of Europe's leading online marketplace for photovoltaic systems — multilingual Drupal portal with Symfony backend API in 5 languages.","\u002Fimages\u002Fcases\u002Fmilk-the-sun-hero.webp","Energy & Sustainability","gallery-heavy",{},3,"\u002Fen\u002Fcase-studies\u002Fmilk-the-sun",[224,225,226,227],"Full platform relaunch with multilingual support across 5 languages","Modern Drupal + Symfony architecture enabling complex marketplace functionality","Improved user experience driving higher engagement from European solar investors","Scalable API layer supporting integration with external data sources and valuation tools",[229],"Milk the Sun marketplace — multilingual PV system trading platform with system search, listing management, personalised seller and buyer dashboards, and a comprehensive photovoltaics information hub",[217,231],"\u002Fimages\u002Fcases\u002Fmilk-the-sun.webp","private",{"title":140,"description":216},[95,235,124],"Drupal Website","en\u002Fcase-studies\u002Fmilk-the-sun",[238,239,127,129,131,240,241],"Drupal","Symfony","REST API","WordPress",{},[],"2015","gz7TqTQz3QlliNNPivuWMIDDaPSXdGiJSCCAuSKCUyI",{"id":247,"title":248,"award":7,"awardLogo":8,"body":249,"cardFocus":8,"cardImage":8,"categories":306,"client":307,"clientDescription":308,"dark":99,"description":309,"extension":101,"featured":102,"heroExcludeFromGallery":99,"heroFocus":8,"heroImage":310,"imageCredits":8,"industry":311,"layout":219,"meta":312,"navigation":102,"order":313,"path":314,"results":315,"screenshotCaptions":320,"screenshots":322,"screenshotsLayout":120,"sector":121,"seo":328,"services":329,"stem":331,"technologies":332,"testimonial":336,"videos":337,"year":338,"__hash__":339},"cases_en\u002Fen\u002Fcase-studies\u002Fporta-polonica.md","Porta Polonica: Online Heritage Museum",{"type":10,"value":250,"toc":300},[251,253,256,259,261,264,267,269,295,297],[13,252,16],{"id":15},[18,254,255],{},"The platform had to serve two very different but equally demanding audiences: academic researchers and archivists requiring depth, precision, and complex content relationships; and members of the Polish community in Germany who wanted a welcoming, navigable space for connection and cultural identity. Both audiences needed the content to be accessible in German and Polish, with a multilingual architecture maintained over many years of ongoing development.",[18,257,258],{},"The content itself spans centuries and covers biography, historical events, locations, artefacts, photographs, oral testimony, and community contributions — requiring a flexible CMS that could handle complex relational content structures while remaining editable by non-technical staff.",[13,260,72],{"id":71},[18,262,263],{},"We developed the complete digital museum on Drupal 8, designed to reflect the cultural significance of the project with an authoritative yet accessible visual language. The Atlas der Erinnerungsorte — a fully interactive map of Polish memory sites across Germany and Poland — became the centrepiece of the platform, allowing visitors to explore history geographically and by era (from before 1771 through to the present day).",[18,265,266],{},"The Drupal architecture provides the flexibility to manage diverse content types: historical documents, eyewitness accounts, biographical entries, photographic archives, and current community contributions. The platform operates in both German and Polish, with SEO optimisation ensuring visibility for both language communities.",[13,268,24],{"id":23},[55,270,271,277,283,289],{},[32,272,273,276],{},[35,274,275],{},"Drupal 8 Development:"," Complete platform design and build with custom content types for archive, biography, exhibitions, and community content",[32,278,279,282],{},[35,280,281],{},"UI\u002FUX Design:"," A design language reflecting the cultural weight of the project while remaining accessible and navigable for broad audiences",[32,284,285,288],{},[35,286,287],{},"SEO:"," Multilingual SEO strategy for maximum visibility in German and Polish search contexts",[32,290,291,294],{},[35,292,293],{},"Ongoing Development:"," Continuous feature development and maintenance since November 2017",[13,296,82],{"id":81},[18,298,299],{},"A vibrant online museum that makes German-Polish history digitally accessible and serves as a networking platform for the Polonia in Germany. 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Its audience spans architecture professionals, structural engineers, funding applicants, academic researchers, and specialist journalists. The existing system had grown organically over years: navigation was opaque, content was buried, and the technical foundation could no longer meet modern accessibility and SEO requirements.",[349,350,353,357,360],"image-text",{"alt":351,"src":352},"Zukunft Bau homepage redesign","\u002Fimages\u002Fcases\u002Fzukunft-bau-1.webp",[13,354,356],{"id":355},"information-architecture-first","Information Architecture First",[18,358,359],{},"We began by auditing how different user groups actually move through a research portal. Researchers need rapid access to funding criteria. Applicants need clear process flows. Journalists need press-ready materials. 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The SEO architecture was rebuilt from the ground up to ensure research publications reach their intended audience through organic search.",[364,379,381,385,388],{"src":380},"\u002Fvideos\u002Fcases\u002Fzukunft-bau-2.mp4",[13,382,384],{"id":383},"a-platform-that-works-for-everyone","A Platform that Works for Everyone",[18,386,387],{},"The final platform serves a wide spectrum of users through one coherent system. Advanced filtering and search, intuitive navigation, and a clear visual hierarchy make it easy to move from discovery to application — whether you are an experienced researcher or a first-time funding applicant.",[18,389,390],{},"Since launch in 2019, we have continuously developed the platform alongside the BBSR team — shipping improvements, adding features, and ensuring long-term technical stability.",{"title":7,"searchDepth":87,"depth":87,"links":392},[393,394,395],{"id":355,"depth":87,"text":356},{"id":370,"depth":87,"text":371},{"id":383,"depth":87,"text":384},[96],"Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR)","The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) is a German federal authority within the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building. 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