The Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning

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Energy, climate and the environment

A forward-looking policy for cities, towns and regions is based on sustainability. The BBSR engages in many ways in the field of energy, climate and the environment. In addition to empirical aspects, the institute also addresses planning and conceptual approaches. Its research programmes include ecological building, strategies for energy supplies in districts and schemes to adapt to climate change in urban and rural areas.

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Research projects

Department Stores in Transition

Status: Completed Project duration: April 2022 – December 2023

The potential of circular economy for rural development in Germany and Europe

Status: Completed Project duration: August 2022 – November 2023

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Publications on the topic

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Research News Research News Issue No. 2/2023 |

Resilience and Cultural Heritage in Urban Development Guidance Paper on Integrated Risk Management Individual publication

Structural hygiene in hospital construction Planning recommendations for structural infection prevention in operating, emergency and intensive care and in normal nursing … Zukunft Bauen: Forschung für die Praxis Issue Volume 24 (2nd extended edition) |

Stadtentwicklung beobachten, messen und umsetzen IzR (Informationen zur Raumentwicklung) Issue 1/2021 |

Atlas for the Territorial Agenda 2030 Maps on European Territorial Development Individual publication

WECOBIS Web-based information system on ecological building materials Zukunft Bauen: Forschung für die Praxis Issue Volume 14 |

Die New Urban Agenda Konsequenzen für die Stadtentwicklung IzR (Informationen zur Raumentwicklung) Issue 3/2017 |

ÖKOBAUDAT Basis for the building life cycle assessment Zukunft Bauen: Forschung für die Praxis Issue Volume 11 |

A Primer on Flood Protection Protecting property and building wisely
(date: August 2016)

On the Road to Zero-Energy Buildings:
Commercial and Municipal Properties
Summary Report to the Conference of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) in cooperation with the … Individual publication

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