Project Reform of federal funding for energy-efficient buildings:
Runtime 04/2026 – 10/2026
How can building subsidy schemes support energy-efficiency refurbishments more effectively whilst also ensuring affordable housing? In a brief study commissioned by the GdW Bundesverband, ifeu analyse
moreProject From the Present to the Future: The Transformation of Housing Estates in Small Towns
Runtime 11/2025 – 01/2026
Small towns have a diverse housing stock that varies according to when it was built and its architectural typology. Depending on their location, small towns face very different challenges: whilst in o
moreProject Municipal heat advisory boards
Runtime 08/2025 – 03/2026
As part of the 2024 Heat Summit , the idea was developed to establish municipal heat advisory boards as committees for the participation of local stakeholders in the municipal heat planning process. H
moreProject Sustainable Neighborhood Development
Runtime 07/2025 – 12/2025
The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly noticeable: Extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, heavy rainfall, and flooding are disrupting public life and reducing the qualit
moreProject Reaching the target with good buildings
Runtime 12/2024 – 03/2025
The heating transition is a highly ambitious task. At the same time, the goal of a climate-neutral building stock by 2045 in Germany must not be missed. To achieve this, the building sector must be co
moreProject Carbon-neutral state administration
Runtime 11/2024 – 04/2025
The Climate Act of the State of Hesse (HKlimaG), passed in January 2023, obliges the state administration to operate in a net greenhouse gas-neutral manner by 2030 and to achieve complete net GHG neut
moreProject Municipal heat planning in Steinheim an der Murr
Runtime 10/2024 – 09/2025
As part of the project, a municipal heat planning concept for the town of Steinheim (town centre including the two districts of Höpfigheim and Kleinbottwar and all surrounding villages) is being drawn
moreProject Heat pump initiative III
Runtime 09/2024 – 09/2025
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action’s (BMWK) heat pump initiative promotes the increased use of heat pumps in buildings in order to achieve climate protection targets. As heat
moreProject Sufficient housing culture (SuWoKu)
Runtime 06/2024 – 02/2026
The research project aims to promote a housing culture in Germany that is characterised by needs orientation, intergenerational equity and environmental compatibility. Essentially, the aim is to devel
moreProject Greenhouse gas-neutral municipal administration Giessen
Runtime 06/2024 – 03/2025
In July 2022, the University City of Giessen passed a resolution to strive for greenhouse gas neutrality for its administration by 2030, or 2035 at the latest. In order to achieve this, it is necessar
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