The Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning

Project completed: As there is still very little data on the building fabric and energy quality of the building stock in Germany, the research project investigated what useful information could be obtained from EPCs.

Project completed: Energy certificates for residential property are an important regulatory tool to achieve climate protection goals and a sustainable housing stock. The study examined the usage practice and potential improvements of this instrument.

Project completed: In 2017 and 2018 the project collected communal strategies for dealing with current immigration development. The objective was to gain knowledge about conditions and approaches for promoting integration and to identify the effects on urban development.

Project completed: In this study, approaches were developed for differentiating the volume of public construction by the various territorial authorities in Germany, i.e. federal government, states, and municipalities. Additionally, a more detailed presentation at the regional level was examined.

Project completed: This study developed a concept for deriving construction price indices for specific subsectors of the construction volume calculation. The object was to observe the development of construction volumes in real terms for both new and existing buildings as well.

Project started: In the project, cross-border structures and integrated planning processes are being developed in four model projects. These are intended to offer solutions to spatially relevant challenges that arise in the fields of action of the CFV 2030.

Project completed: In the ‘Green Urban Labs’ projects, 12 municipalities tested new ways to strengthen urban greenery. They examined new approaches to safeguarding and upkeep, and new uses and functions of urban greenery.

Project started: The project is to contribute to the spatial differentiation of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by identifying possible consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in German border regions and, as far as possible, describing them quantitatively.

Project completed: The research project ‘Active Mobility in Urban quarters’ investigated the promotion of walking and cycling through systematic approaches at the urban quarter level. Four municipalities implemented measures to strengthen multimodality, quality of stay and life.

Project completed: In 2018 Baukindergeld was introduced by the Federal Government to promote home ownership for families with children. The effects of the subsidy programme have now been evaluated as part of a study for the years 2018 to 2020.

Project completed: In order to combine sustainability with Baukultur in the early planning phase of construction projects, the design competition is of major importance. SNAP is intended to facilitate the consideration of sustainable building requirements in design competitions.

Project completed: The project team researched the success factors of green and open space development in towns and regions and derived success factors and recommendations.