Sufficiency in the Building Sector

The aim of this project is to identify sufficiency approaches in the building sector and political and legal measures for their strategic integration and support, with which potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions can be exploited in addition to efficiency and consistency strategies.  In the project, existing sufficiency approaches and concepts in the building sector will be researched and analyzed, e.g. the optimization of existing use or the adaptability of buildings to changing conditions of use and requirements over the life cycle, for which a significant potential for greenhouse gas reduction and the reduction of other environmental impacts and resource consumption can be demonstrated. For this purpose, current methods of modeling and quantifying sufficiency in climate, energy and resource scenarios will be taken up.