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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Integrated urban development plans or integrated action plans for inner-city and town centre development – Are adaptations needed for the COVID-19 era?
Type: Research Project

The study examined integrated urban development plans for city, town and district centres and was occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftereffects. An evaluation of real-word practice highlighted the areas of integrated town and city-centre development in which …

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

Microsimulation of reform options in the housing benefit system Type: Research Project

Alongside citizen's benefit (Bürgergeld), housing benefit is the central pillar of social housing security in Germany. It helps low-income households to cover their housing costs. On 1 January 2023, the housing benefit plus reform was implemented and led to the most …

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

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

Instruments for protecting affordable housing and preserving a diversity of use Type: Research Project

Affordable rental flats in inner-city residential areas are hard to find in many large cities. Therefore, various cities employ urban planning instruments such as social preservation statutes, prohibitions on the misuse of residential space, or restrictions on the …

Programme: ExWoSt Status: Completed Project duration: January 2022 – January 2024

Creative ideas for inner cities from young people
Type: Research Project

Vibrant, mixed-used and attractive – this is what inner cities should ideally look like. In many places, however, there are symptoms of crisis such as vacant properties and desolation. What ideas do young people have to counteract these symptoms? What projects are they …

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

Department Stores in Transition Type: Research Project

The study examines the architectural historical and urban relevance of department stores for inner city centres. The focus is primarily on their architectural and cultural qualities. On the one hand, it looks at the historical development of department stores in Germany …

Programme: ExWoSt Status: Completed Project duration: April 2022 – December 2023

Shaping the digital city for the common good through municipal digital competencies Type: Research Project

Programme: ExWoSt Status: Completed Project duration: October 2020 – September 2023

The potential of circular economy for rural development in Germany and Europe Type: Research Project

The circular economy approach offers great potential for rural regions in Germany and Europe, for instance regarding regional resilience, increased innovation capacity, a diversified economy, and the creation of new employment opportunities. While most documented case …

Programme: Region gestalten Status: Completed Project duration: August 2022 – November 2023

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

Implementation Network for Sustainable Educational Buildings Type: Research Project

The Assessment System for Sustainable Building for office and administrative buildings as well as educational and laboratory buildings is a mandatory part of the planning and implementation for all buildings being constructed on behalf of the federal government. To …

Programme: Future Building Status: Completed Project duration: September 2020 – July 2023

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