Team
Andreas Neureither
Lisa Riedel
Paul Oechsner
DI Andrea Überbacher, MSc
Experts´ conference “Altbau in der Klimakrise”
At the end of the year, we would like to take a brief look back at the past two months, during which we at Metropolitan Innovation Action had the opportunity to address the question “How can our build environment be transformed sustainable and eco-friendly?” as...
Lviv Social Resilient City
Lviv Social Resilient City is an academic project of the TU Wien and Lviv Polytechnic National University in cooperation with the Lviv...
Final event of the Urban Living Lab Zirkuläres Bauen Wien
For 1.5 years, we have been supporting the Urban Living Lab "Circular Building Vienna" on behalf of the City of Vienna - with over 260 committed participants from building and planning practice, administration & science. Our tasks? The methodological and...
Finals academic collaboration Urban Living Lab Zirkuläres Bauen Wien
Another milestone has been reached in the Urban Living Lab by completing the experimental phase with academic collaboration of several university partner groups (TU Wien, University of Applied Science). Around 70 dedicated students from the Vienna University of...
Co-creative workshop – circularity in building renowal
What characterizes circular building renowal? Where does Vienna stand on the path to achieving this? What changes are needed to implement it successfully?
These questions were addressed at the fourth and final workshop of the Urban Living Lab, which brought together experts from administration, research and development, and planning and construction practice. The aim was to identify key opportunities and obstacles to circular building renowal and to jointly develop solutions for increased implementation. At the outset, Bernadette Luger from the City of Vienna's Building Department emphasized the ambitious goal: from 2030, circular planning and construction should become the standard—including in the field of building renovation.
Kick-Off academic collaborations in the Urban Living Lab Zirkuläres Bauen Wien
The Urban Living Lab Circular Economy in Construction Vienna, commissioned by the Municipal Department of Construction and Technology, Resource Conservation and Sustainability Unit of the City of Vienna, is entering the next project phase. On March 18, 2025, the...
Co-creative workshop circularity of buildings and their urban environment
In November 2024, the Urban Living Lab Circular Economy in Construction Vienna focused on the topic of the usage of buildings and their surroundings, addressing the following questions:
What role does the use of buildings and their surroundings play in the implementation of a circular economy? What changes are necessary to integrate the principles of circularity into their use?
Contribution at the mini symposium on the transformation of housing stock in dialogue between practice and research
Invitation to the "Mini Symposium: Transformation of the housing stock in dialog between practice and research": Design projects and research results on the topic of "Retrofit Municipal Housing" from the "Retrofit Vienna" research initiative will be presented as...
Co-creative workshop circularity in construction, development and dessamblement of buildings
In October 2024, the Urban Living Lab Circular Building Vienna focused on the topic of building, rebuilding and dismantling buildings with the following questions:
"What constitutes circular building, rebuilding and dismantling? Which circular principles are already being implemented today and how are they being applied? Where are changes necessary in order to reach the goal?