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.

31 Search results

Research project: framework contract for housing policy events and formats Type: Research Project

Due to dynamic developments in the past years, the challenges regarding housing continue to be substantial. Affordable living spaces especially in metropolitan areas and university cities are sparse. The federal German government is working on improving framework …

Programme: further programmes Status: Completed Project duration: September 2020 – December 2022

Environmental Justice as part of the Social Cohesion urban development support programme Type: Research Project

The objective of the project was to work out recommendations for action for local authorities to improve environmental justice in the Social Cohesion programme areas. One component of the project was the development of video tutorials that illustrate the concept of …

Programme: further programmes Status: Completed Project duration: November 2022 – December 2023

Field trial for building stock of high conservation value Type: Research Project

Programme: Urban development grants Status: Completed Project duration: January 2017 – December 2021

Future of the building stock – Development prospects for key historic buildings Type: Research Project

Within the funding districts of the Urban Development Support programme, the research project examined municipal’ approaches to historically valuable key buildings in urgent need of intervention. Feasibility studies conducted locally created new possibilities in terms …

Programme: Urban development grants Status: Completed Project duration: January 2018 – December 2021

Evaluation of the Baukindergeld subsidy programme Type: Research Project

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. The evaluation focused on the question of …

Programme: further programmes Status: Completed Project duration: August 2020 – August 2021

Urban infrastructures within the "Stadtumbau" programme under growth and shrinking conditions Type: Research Project

This research project focused on measures in which funds provided by the “Stadtumbau” (urban restructuring) urban development funding programme were used to adapt urban infrastructures. The project examined reasons for as well as the planning and implementation of …

Programme: Urban development grants Status: Completed Project duration: February 2018 – December 2019

Guideline heavy rain - Property protection and structural precautions Type: Research Project

In the past few years there have been an increasing number of unusually heavy rainfall events in Germany, which have resulted in major damage to building infrastructure. Adjustment measures should, therefore, also be taken at the property and building level in order to …

Programme: further programmes Status: Completed Project duration: February 2018 – November 2018

Change and values in the European town and city Type: Research Project

The BMI and BBSR have issued this publication for the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage, making Germany’s experience and success of the 27 years of the Protection of the Urban Architectural Heritage Programme accessible beyond the borders of the Federal Republic …

Programme: Urban development grants Status: Completed Project duration: September 2017 – September 2018

Energetic monitoring of two "Effizienzhäuser Plus im Altbau" Type: Research Project

As part of the competition "Effizienzhaus Plus im Altbau" ("Efficiency House Plus in old buildings"), which was awarded in 2012, two residential areas dating back to 1938 were renovated in Neu-Ulm. The two different concepts of the realized model projects should …

Programme: further programmes Status: Completed Project duration: May 2013 – November 2018

Public Interest Initiatives in District Development Type: Research Project

Numerous independently-run, public interest initiatives are involved in community life in districts and neighbourhoods. The research project investigated what tangible significance these initiatives could have for social, economic, ecological and culturally sustainable …

Programme: Urban development grants Status: Completed Project duration: September 2017 – February 2019

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