Competence Center for Green Building and Urban Climate e.V.

Climate change, increasing levels of soil sealing and declining biodiversity demand a more consistent greening of urban spaces

Climate change, increasing levels of soil sealing and declining biodiversity demand a more consistent greening of urban spaces.

Considerable work is still required to identify performance potential and strengthen acceptance and identification through targeted audience research, so that the many ecosystem services provided by greenspaces on, at and around buildings can be used in an efficient and synergetic manner.

Topics relating to building greening and urban climate are taken up and advanced in research and transfer projects, lectures and on a digital platform by universities, associations, companies, local administrations and municipalities working in collaboration.


Competence Center for Green Building and Urban Climate e.V.

OUR ACTIVITIES

  • Public relations work (publications, lectures)
  • Advancing the urban climate topic through research and development in cooperation with universities and further partners
  • Pilot projects with innovative holistic solutions for urban districts
  • Technology transfer
  • Best practice database
  • Education and training
  • Information platform
  • Expert reports on quality assurance for building greening
  • Services for planning cities for the future
  • Consulting and concepts for energy-efficient, sustainable and lifecycle-oriented building with greening
  • We are involved in the creation of guidelines by the Landscape Development and Landscaping Research Society e.V. (FLL) and  in the Federal Association Building Greening e.V. (Bundesverband GebäudeGrün e.V., BuGG)

MEET OUR TEAM

Executive Board

OUR SERVICES

For municipalities, architects' and planning offices, universities, students, clients

Research and Development


Our research focuses on the integration of greening in architecture and urban development.


As a research partner, we will support you in interdisciplinary research projects.

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Climate Simulation, from Buildings to entire Urban Districts


The impact on urban climate plays a key role in the assexxment of urban development in design competitions. These effects can be  simulated.


We will support you from the evaluation to the certification stage.



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Substrate Analysis as per FLL Green Roof Guidelines


The substrate is and remains the most important medium of roof and facade greening vegetation.


In our substrate laboratory, we will conduct the most in-depth analysis for you.

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Determining the Runoff Characteristics of Green Roof Build-ups


The water retention feature is a significant aspect of greening and is used to relieve urban drainage and as an extended flood protection.


Rain events up to and including 100-year rain events can be simulated and the effects of specific green roof build-ups  with regard to runoff delay can be determined with our test bench.

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 OUR MEMBERS

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Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislinge (HfWU)

www.hfwu.de


 OUR FUNDING PARTNERS

Do you also feel connected to the topic of greening buildings and urban climate? Then become a sponsoring partner of KGS and make your individual contribution by supporting our work both ideally and financially. For more information, please contact us at info@kgs-nt.de. Thank you very much!