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.

20 Search results

Affordable housing and climate protection against the background of the housing situation and housing costs of low- and middle-income households Type: Research Project

Climate protection requires a significant emission reduction in all sectors. This also includes the building sector, which missed its climate protection targets in 2020. Climate protection measures change housing costs: modernisation can result in higher rents, while …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: November 2021 – November 2023

Capital Intensity and Labour Productivity in the Construction Industry Type: Research Project

Productivity growth in the German construction industry has been stagnating for decades. It does not participate in the overall productivity progress. The research project has investigated the reasons for the stagnation of labour productivity in the construction …

Programme: Future Building Status: Completed Project duration: August 2021 – October 2023

Strengthening integration and participation ‒ successful approaches in the planning and implementation of social infrastructure facilities
Type: Research Project

The study examined 24 infrastructure facilities of different types in terms of their adaptability to changing needs in the neighbourhood and their contribution to integration and social participation. Most of the facilities are located in areas covered by the Social …

Programme: ExWoSt Status: Completed Project duration: October 2021 – November 2023

Shaping climate change and the transformation of the energy system – preparatory study, spatial planning report 2024 Type: Research Project

In preparation of the 2024 spatial planning report on Concept 4, “Shaping climate change and the transformation of the energy system”, the scientific final report summarises the analytical results of the preparatory study. The focus was on the question how the concept …

Programme: MORO Status: Completed Project duration: December 2021 – October 2023

Resilience and built heritage
Type: Research Project

The research project investigated how existing integrated approaches in the field of risk and heritage management in European cities can be strengthened. It also explored the extent to which relevant concepts and processes can be transferred to the municipal level in …

Programme: ExWoSt Status: Completed Project duration: January 2021 – September 2022

Competition: People and Success 2022 Type: Research Project

The focus of the competition “Menschen und Erfolge 2022” (People and Success 2022) was “New for each other in the centre” and sought to award projects that have successfully contributed to the strengthening inner cities or village centres. A total of 161 entries were …

Programme: Nationale Stadtentwicklungspolitik Status: Completed Project duration: December 2021 – May 2023

Bundespreis Stadtgrün 2022 Type: Research Project

The Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (German: Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Stadtentwicklung und Bauwesen) awarded the Bundespreis Stadtgrün 2022 for the second time. The award recognised best practice examples that demonstrated how …

Programme: Initiative Grün in der Stadt (EN) Status: Completed Project duration: July 2021 – November 2022

Common good orientation 3.0 Type: Research Project

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: February 2021 – August 2022

Support for sufficiency approaches in the building sector Type: Research Project

Sufficiency can make a significant contribution to climate protection and other sustainability goals in the building sector. To this end, the project identified approaches, quantified potential savings and described proposals for policy instruments.

Programme: Future Building Status: Completed Project duration: September 2021 – September 2022

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