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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Evaluation concept for the implementation of the framework agreement on serial and modular construction Type: Research Project

Serial and modular construction is considered to have great potential for creating affordable living space. In order to promote the development of the market for these types of construction, the Bundesverband deutscher Wohnungs- und Immobilienunternehmen e.V. (Federal …

Programme: Future Building Status: Completed Project duration: December 2018 – November 2019

Economic aspects of barrier-free construction in public new buildings and conversions - estimation of additional costs Type: Research Project

The Federal Government has committed itself to build barrier-free access to all civil new buildings and large conversion and extension buildings. The project was intended to provide information such as cost metrics on the impact of object features on manufacturing costs …

Programme: Future Building Status: Completed Project duration: November 2015 – September 2018

Short documentation of 300 art-for-building-projects realized by the Federal Government between 1950 and 2013 Type: Research Project

"Kunst am Bau" (art-for-building) has a long tradition in Germany. In order to be able to illustrate the diverse commitment and outstanding achievements of the federal government in this concerns, short documentations were commissioned for selected Kunst am Bau

Programme: Future Building Status: Completed Project duration: December 2015 – December 2017

Digital Guideline Accessibility in Building Design Type: Research Project

The Guideline Accessibility in Building Design has been used since 2014 as a reference work to implement barrier-free building for the federal construction in its complexity. With this research project, the content of the guideline was made available online. The content …

Programme: Future Building Status: Completed Project duration: December 2013 – May 2017

Economic aspects of accessibility in public buildings for new constructions and modifications Type: Research Project

According to the Federal Statistical Office, there are more than seven million people with severe disabilities living in Germany, which corresponds to a share of about 8.9% of the entire population. An accessibly designed environment taking into account the needs of all …

Programme: Future Building Status: Completed Project duration: October 2012 – February 2015

Guideline accessibility in building design Type: Research Project

According to the Federal Statistical Office, more than seven million people in Germany live with a severe disability, these are approximately 8.9% of the total population. Most of them are older than 55, almost one third are even older than 75. Against the backdrop of …

Programme: Future Building Status: Completed Project duration: August 2011 – May 2014

The relevance of international development in architecture and property investment for the building economy and building culture (Baukultur) in Germany Type: Research Project

The continuing advance of globalisation and internationalisation also leaves its traces in the fields of building and property economy. International trends have an increasing influence on the quality of planning and building and therefore also on building culture in …

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

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