The Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning

Research projects

The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) supports federal politics with its projects. The projects deal with current issues of spatial planning, urban development as well as building and housing. They reveal the need for political action and provide scientifically sound bases with which political instruments and measures can be further developed.

You can find an overview of current and completed research projects on this page. You can use the search function to search for specific topics using key words.

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ESPON project 3.1 – ESPON Atlas Type: Research Project

Project duration: 2006

Programme: ESPON Status: Completed Project duration: January 2006 – October 2006

ESPON project 3.1 – Integrated tools for European spatial development Type: Research Project

Project duration: 2000 – 2006

Programme: ESPON Status: Completed Project duration: January 2000 – October 2006

ESPON project 1.4.1 – The role of small and medium-sized towns Type: Research Project

Project duration: 2006

Programme: ESPON Status: Completed Project duration: January 2006 – October 2006

ESPON project 4.1 – Data Navigator Type: Research Project

Project duration: 2002

Programme: ESPON Status: Completed Project duration: January 2002 – October 2002

Guideline for dynamic thermal building simulation for summer conditions Type: Research Project

During the planning design stage, large new and retro-fitting building projects are numerically calculated regarding summer heat protection. This guideline intends to evaluate and to give recommendations for trustable simulation programs which lead to a certainty of …

Programme: Future Building Status: Completed Project duration: October 2006 – October 2007

The formal and effective incidence of public spending - feasibility study Type: Research Project

Little is known about the spatial effects of public spending programs. Therefore a transparent picture of public funding is called for. This project aimes at measuring the effective regional incidence of public expenditures. 
Project duration: October 2005 - August 2006

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: October 2005 – August 2006

Municipal Housing Supply Concepts Type: Research Project

In view of the increasingly divergent development of regional housing markets, "localised" housing policy continues to grow in importance. A national study has therefore been carried out to investigate what has been achieved so far in the development of municipal …

Programme: ExWoSt Status: Completed Project duration: October 2004 – July 2006

Regional and local strategies for activating the economic and social potentials of an ageing society Type: Research Project

Germany is ageing and shrinking. This is caused by low birth rates, an excess of deaths, less immigration, and a continued rise in life expectancy. These changes not only present serious problems for the economy and society but also offer potentials and opportunities. …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: November 2005 – June 2006

Regional Development of Building Development Areas in the Former East German States on the Basis of Forecasts by the Construction and Real Estate Industries Type: Research Project

Public planning authorities are extremely uncertain of the future demand for development areas. At the same time the field of research is characterized by a high intransparency. The main purpose of the research project was to increase transparency about the forecasts of …

Programme: Development of Eastern Germany Status: Completed Project duration: August 2005 – May 2006

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