Academy Lecture „Anders Bauen – Hindernisse und Lösungen“
Over the course of three evenings, we will highlight the obstacles and conflicting goals in the field of sustainable construction, as well as potential solutions.
Sustainable construction is key to conserving resources and combating climate change, as the construction sector contributes significantly to resource consumption, CO₂ emissions, and waste. But why is consistent implementation lacking, and what obstacles stand in the way? In three events, we will examine these obstacles and present solutions developed by the IAG “Anders Bauen”.
The events will take place from May 5 to June 22, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. each day at the Academy building on Gendarmenmarkt (Einstein-Saal, Jägerstr. 22/23, 10117 Berlin).
Further information can be found on the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy’s event page.
(1/3) Anders Bauen – Erfolgreiche Hindernisläufe
On May 5, 6 pm with Amandus Samsøe Sattler, and Mike Schlaich
The lecture demonstrates how interdisciplinary collaboration opens up new perspectives on the value chain, extending the life cycle of buildings, and reducing material consumption and environmental damage. It also provides insights into potential solutions and areas of action for research, policy, and construction practice.
Further information can be found on the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy’s event page.
(2/3) Constructing Differently – the Role of Stakeholder Involvement and Public Participation
June 2, 6 pm with Helena Gervasio, Ortwin Renn, and Andreas Scheu
To build better and more sustainably, reliable knowledge is essential. The lecture highlights support for stakeholders and the public, as well as barriers that undermine trust, slow progress, and hinder adoption of new approaches.
This event will be held in English.
Further information can be found on the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy’s event page.
(3/3) Anders Bauen – Regulieren?
June 22, 6 pm with Ulrike Kuhlmann and Klaus Vieweg (introduction), Jürgen Odszuck, Türk Schellenberg, and Florian Summa (panel)
The event will examine regulations in detail, discuss necessary reforms, and explore the tension between quality and safety requirements, binding sustainability standards, and the desire for simplification.
Further information can be found on the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy’s event page.
The interdisciplinary working group "Anders Bauen" (Building Differently) will be represented at Potsdam Science Day 2026.
On May 9, 2026, many different research institutions, universities, and schools from Brandenburg will present their daily work on the grounds of the University of Potsdam at the Golm campus.
We look forward to seeing you there between 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Admission is free.
Further information can be found on the website of Potsdamer Tag der Wissenschaften
Key Note "Feasible - Contemporary Structures: What can we do already & what still needs to be done?"
During the StructE - NatCon 2026 on the topic of “Towards a Safe and Enduring Built Habitat” in Hyderabad, India Prof. Mike Schlaich member of the BBAW gave a key-note presentation.
The interdisciplinary working group “Anders Bauen” had two slots at the Salon Sophie Charlotte at the BBAW on January 17, 2026.
Building sustainably between aspiration and reality – obstacles, opportunities, and conflicting goals
With contributions from Ulrike Kuhlmann (Vizepräsidentin der Akademie, Universität Stuttgart), Ortwin Renn (Akademiemitglied, Forschungsinstitut für Nachhaltigkeit, RIFS), Amandus Samsøe Sattler (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen DGNB e. V., Internationale Hochschule in Berlin, ensømble Studio Architektur).
Paths to the transformation of the building sector – understanding conflicting goals, finding solutions
With Mike Schlaich (Akademiemitglied, Technische Universität Berlin, schlaich bergermann partner), Jan Brütting (schlaich bergermann partner, Stuttgart), Amandus Samsøe Sattler (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen DGNB e. V., Internationale Hochschule in Berlin, ensømble Studio Architektur)
Further information can be found on the website of the Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie.
Presentation "Herausforderungen der Berichterstattung über das Bauwesen im journalistischen Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs"
As part of the “Journalism and Borders 2025” conference of the “Journalism/Journalism Research” specialist group
The Chair of Journalism Studies at the Department of Communication at the University of Münster is organizing the conference “Journalism and Borders 2025” from September 24 to 26, 2025.
Andreas Scheu, Yuca Meubrink, Johanne Klausing and Wenke Schwart have conducted a qualitative survey of journalists in Germany and Austria to analyze reporting on the construction industry from a communication science perspective.
Further information can be found on the conference website. Registration is possible until June 30, 2025. Participation in the conference is free of charge.
"Wissenschaft – und ich?!" event invites citizens to exchange ideas in Pasewalk on July 15
With its public dialogues, the event aims to show the importance of science in and for the lives of citizens and how each and every individual can benefit from science and research.
Science in direct conversation with citizens, on the market square and in public spaces, in pairs or in small groups, focusing on global challenges and crises as well as problems and conflicts in the personal, local or regional environment, factual and informative, often controversial, always constructive - this is the idea behind a joint series of events organized by major German science organizations since 2024. On July 15, 2025, the IAG “Building differently” will be represented on the market square in Pasewalk from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We look forward to exchanging ideas with citizens!
Further information can be found on the Akademienunion event website.
Presentation "Die diskursive Thematisierung von Beton als ‚Klimakiller‘ im Rahmen von Debatten um alternatives Bauen" by Thomas Gloningatives Bauen" von Thomas Gloning
As part of the conference “Good for us and good for the planet? Ecological discourses from an inter- and transdisciplinary perspective” organized by the DGPuK specialist group "Media Language - Media Discourses and the TU Darmstadt
From 12 February to 14 February 2025, the Department of Applied Linguistics at the Institute of Linguistics and Literaty Studies at TU Darmstadt is organizing the conference “Good for us and good for the planet? Ecological discourses from an inter- and transdisciplinary perspective” of the specialist group "Media Language - Media Discourses"of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft e.V. This conference is dedicated to the current challenges and perspectives of ecological communication and offers a forum for the exchange of research results, methods and theoretical approaches.
On 14 February, Thomas Gloning, member of the interdisciplinary research group "Constructing differently", will shed light on the discursive facets of the general connection between climate protection and construction, focusing in particular on the thematization of concrete - as a central and indispensable building material on the one hand and as a well-known “climate killer” on the other - in public, professional and non-professional media.
Further information can be found on the TU Darmstadt conference website. You can register for the conference until 15.01.2025
Academy Day 2024: Living Healthy in Cities – Living in Healthy Cities
Visit our booth on November 6 2024 from 1:15-3:30 pm at the Leibniz Park in the BBAW!
The Academies Day is an annual jointly hosted event of the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities and this year takes an interdisciplinary look at the interactions between cities and health.
The construction industry accounts for a very large proportion of global resource consumption, energy consumption, waste generation and CO2 emissions, which in turn has a negative impact on the health of the urban population. Sustainable construction is therefore a necessary condition for healthy cities.
In order to exchange ideas with the public about the links between healthy cities and sustainable building, the IAG is hosting a dialogue station in "Leibniz Park" at the BBAW with an interactive and discussion-stimulating programme. For example, the public can take part in a live opinion poll and memory game, or get to know and touch new innovative building materials such as infra-lightweight concrete and carbon, or alternatic classics such as timber or clay. We will also be setting up a "complaint box" where house builders, landlords and tenants can give their feedback on the obstacles to sustainable building and living.
You can find us on November 6 2024 from 1:15-3:30 pm at the Leibnizsaal of the BBAW in the Jägerstraße 22-23, 10117 Berlin.
You can find further information about the Academy Day on the website of the Union of Academies.
Please feel free to come by, we look forward to exchanging ideas with you!
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