Projects

Here you will find R&D projects in the field of climate-neutral cities, which were funded as part of initiatives of the Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility, and Infrastructure - BMIMI (formerly BMK), such as "TIKS" or "City of the Future".

There are 72 results.

Stadt der Zukunft

Anergy2Plus - Demonstration and expansion of an anergy network as part of a holistic energy concept and plus energy quarter

The overall objective of the project is to pursue and demonstrate a holistic approach to the design, construction and ultimately the use of the residential quarter in the context of energy supply. Especially in the area of thermal energy supply, a project with lighthouse character on the way to a plus-energy quarter is to be created by demonstrating the innovative supply concept based on an anergy network.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

BROWNFIELD-PV Leoben - Sondierung einer PV-Anlage auf der in Nachsorge befindlichen städtischen Deponie Seegraben (Leoben)

The project develops an innovative multi-benefit approach for urban landfill photovoltaics by integrating methane oxidation, biodiversity-enhancing vegetation, and inclusive citizen participation.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

Bregenz 2040 climate neutrality roadmap focussing on the electricity and heating transition, mobility and public acceptance

The central goal of the project is to create a consistent, comprehensive, and feasible roadmap to achieve climate neutrality in Bregenz by 2040.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

Building the Future Together: the NEB:werk Model Quarter Payerbach in the Semmering World Heritage Region

The NEB:werk Payerbach project transforms the central village square of Payerbach in the UNESCO Semmering World Heritage Region into a climate-resilient, community-driven model quarter aligned with the principles of the New European Bauhaus. By combining adaptive reuse, regional craftsmanship, sustainable energy concepts and participatory planning, the project creates a future-oriented place for living, working, culture and social interaction. NEB:werk treats built heritage as a resource and develops transferable models for sustainable rural transformation.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

C-Hub - Circular Knowledge Hub

The Circular Knowledge Hub is as a central knowledge hub, combining existing expertise, translating complex regulatory developments into applicable options for action, and connecting stakeholders along the entire value chain. Through structured dialogue formats, quality-assured knowledge modules, and cross-sector cooperation, it strengthens the implementation of circular principles in practice and policy. The goal is a systemic shift toward a resource-efficient, climate-neutral, and resilient construction industry.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

Campus St. Martin - Pioneering project: Church ensembles become climate-friendly,inclusive NEB centres of cohesion

A church building complex is becoming a prototype for combining monument preservation with new types of use. In line with the NEB initiative, the 'Campus St. Martin' is to be developed into a district community centre for informal encounters, culture, social and personal exchange, education and community.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

Climate Quarter Melk

Radical and comprehensive transformation of a city quarter in the small town of Melk, Lower Austria, involving the areas of urban planning, landscape architecture, traffic planning and co-creation - demonstrated by the implementation and rededi­cation of a parking lot to an urban, inner-city climate forest within project life-time.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

Climate neutrality roadmap Feldkirch

Feldkirch has already implemented important measures in the field of climate and energy policy. The city is a member of a KEM and KLAR region and has been a very active e5-municipality since 2005.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

Climate prevention model Feldbach 1.0

In Austria, Feldbach counts to the active players in the field of climate policy. It has already implemented numerous projects in the areas of climate protection and energy.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

Climate-School-Life - Preparation of the climate-neutral educational campus in Gratwein-Straßengel

The project aims to start the transformation process of the educational campus of the market town of Gratwein-Straßengel into climate-neutrality. The need for the expansion and modernisation of the elementary school forms the central part of this development. The project provides an integrated district concept for the four central infrastructure topics of the project: urban development, architecture, mobility and energy. Participation processes of the population and innovative financing models are further components of the exploration.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

ClimateConcrete Bregenz - Model development of transferable NEB quality processes for climate-resilient urban districts in Bregenz

KlimaKonkret Bregenz is not a traditional planning project; rather, it develops a clear framework for quality and decision-making in future urban development. Its aim is to bring together topics such as climate resilience, mobility, building culture, and social issues in a way that enables policymakers and administrators to make well-informed, sustainable long-term decisions. This results in concrete tools, such as binding quality criteria in accordance with NEBKritQ and—where appropriate—a design guideline derived from these criteria for future projects.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

Co-Housing Gutenberg: Integrated Sector Coupling for Shared Living, Energy, and Mobility

The "CoHoGutenberg" project aims to establish a sustainable co-housing model in the rural community of Gutenberg, Styria, by combining sufficiency principles with state-of-the-art energy technologies.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

Commercial Quarter Erdberger Mais (EBM) - Transformation of a Business Development Area into a Climate-Resilient Commercial Quarter

The project addresses the urgent need to further develop existing industrial areas in a climate-resilient, resource-efficient, and future-oriented way. The approximately 7.6-hectare commercially used site in Vienna is to be developed as an industrial-commercial area in line with the Wien-Plan (Urban Development Plan 2035).

Klimaneutrale Stadt

DESIREE - Decarbonisation and fighting energy poverty through energy communities

The number of poor people is steadily increasing, while climate change requires our full attention. DESIREE addresses these two issues and explores the potential of energy communities (ECs) as a vehicle for affordable energy, sustainable housing and clean mobility for all parts of the population.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

Densifying without Sealing - Research on the sustainable transformation of existing single-family neighbourhoods

Interdisciplinary research to develop and test a new approach for significantly increasing density in existing single-family neighbourhoods without adding any new sealed land, by strategically extending buildings upwards within their current footprint. The project delivers a practical decision basis to pave the way for a demonstration project supporting climate-resilient urban development.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

Designing Synergies. Spatial and Energetic Transformation Scenarios for Small Towns and Municipalities Using the Example of the Wagram Region (Lower Austria).

An interdisciplinary exploratory project that synergistically analyses strategies for the activation of vacant buildings and the potential for the formation of small-scale energy communities. The starting point is student projects from the Institute of Architecture and Design, TU Wien, for four municipalities in the Wagram region. On this basis, an interdisciplinary team of experts is developing a concept for a synergy cluster focussing on spatial energy planning, building physics, the circular economy and social innovation.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

E3 - Energy, Equity, Equality

Identification of barriers faced by specific groups in utilizing key energy transition technologies in communal and urban settings, including smart home, electric mobility, and energy communities. The results serve as a foundation for the development of inclusive and socially just technologies.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

ECO-Transformation - Energy transformation through community building, sufficiency and serial solutions using the example of the "Cottage District"

Combining technical and environmental-psychological expertise to develop a transformation process towards a climate-neutral neighbourhood based on the methods of community building, sufficiency potential and serial implementation solutions using the example of the Cottage Quarter. Preparation of the serial implementation of the developed solutions and the transformation process.

Klimaneutrale Stadt

ESG-STADTLABOR as a driver of technology and innovation for the climate-neutral city

The primary objective of the ESG-STADTLABOR is to lay the foundations for ESG-compliant urban development and urban administration, to develop innovative strategies that support sustainable and socially urban development, while increasing efficiency and trustworthiness in administration.

Stadt der Zukunft

ESSBAR – Edible balcony gardens for retrofit – Vertical Greening Technologies for the City

Demonstration of an affordable, resource-saving and innovative balcony system with integrated edible vertical gardens and rainwater management. Considering the needs of residents for green outdoor spaces and the active participation of residents are an important part of the project.