Construction industry - Research center comes to Weimar and Bautzen
A German research center for sustainable building in Weimar and Bautzen has received the green light from the Bundestag's budget committee. The federal government is preparing 3.6 million Euro for this purpose in the current year, according to the Thuringian Ministry of Science. Further funds in the amount of 65 million Euro are planned until 2028. The construction of the national research center can now begin. The core of the center is expected to be developed from existing research structures and focal points in Saxony and Thuringia, according to the statements.
Thuringia's Science Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee (SPD) welcomed the release of funds in a statement: "For the research and economic application of building research in Weimar, outstanding development opportunities are opening up." The site already has established structures and decades of research competence in the field of sustainable building.
Saxony's Minister for Regional Development Thomas Schmidt (CDU) also expressed his pleasure. "The new building research center fits excellently with Saxony," he said in a statement from the Landkreis Bautzen. Saxony is and will remain a home for top research, and it also wants to be at the forefront in matters of building for the future.
Background of the decision is that Germany's construction industry is to be climate neutral by 2045. With the new center, research into new building materials, alternative building technologies, and resource-saving production and construction methods is to be driven forward. The topic is still in its infancy in Germany, "but the savings potential, for example through recycling of building materials and climate-friendly replacement materials in the construction industry, are enormous," said Tiefensee. This is shown, for example, by the fact that the construction and building sector contributes approximately 40 percent to the total German CO2 footprint.
- Located in both Thuringia and Bautzen, the Research Center for sustainable building in Weimar will receive substantial funding from the Bundestag's budget committee.
- The Thuringian Ministry of Science announced that the federal government has earmarked 3.6 million Euro for the center in the current year, with an additional 65 million Euro planned by 2028.
- Saxony's Minister for Regional Development, Thomas Schmidt (CDU), is also excited about the new research center, stating that it aligns well with Saxony's commitment to top-tier research and future-focused building practices.
- The construction of the Research Center in Weimar and Bautzen can now commence, with the core of the center expected to develop from existing research structures and focal points in both Saxony and Thuringia.
- In a recent statement, Thuringia's Science Minister, Wolfgang Tiefensee (SPD), emphasized the significant opportunities that this investment in building research in Weimar will bring for both research and economic application.
- As part of Germany's goal to achieve climate neutrality in the construction industry by 2045, the new research center in Bautzen and Weimar will focus on developing new building materials, alternative building technologies, and resource-saving methods in production and construction.
- According to Tiefensee, the potential savings from recycling building materials and using climate-friendly replacement materials in the construction industry are enormous, reducing the sector's CO2 footprint, which currently contributes roughly 40% to Germany's total emissions.
