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From 19 to 25 October 2026, Munich Climate Week will bring together people from academia, business, culture, and civil society to exchange ideas and advance solutions for climate action and climate adaptation in Munich. As founding partners, TUM and UnternehmerTUM, Europe’s leading entrepreneurship… [read more]

On Monday, we held our 11th PhD Day at the Oskar von Miller Forum in Munich. The event provided an opportunity to gain insights into the wide range of doctoral research currently being conducted at our chair and to discuss progress, methodological approach and next steps. Across three thematic… [read more]

On January 19, 2026, the 10th PhD Day of the Chair of Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Design and Building will take place. The event will again be held in a hybrid format, allowing for both on-site and online participation. The PhD Day provides an overview of the ongoing doctoral research projects… [read more]

A recent exchange with Lincoln Bleveans from Sustainable Stanford highlights a key conviction of the Chair of Energy Efficient and Sustainable Design and Building at TUM: universities must function as Living Labs—real-world environments where sustainability is actively developed, tested, and… [read more]

The Technical University of Munich and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability have signed a pact to strengthen research, education, and entrepreneurship in sustainability.Read more in the SZ article “An incredible sense of optimism beneath the radar”.  [read more]

On October 6, 2025, Prof. Werner Lang delivered a lecture titled“Building within Planetary Boundaries: Dream or Reality?”as part of the renowned Stanford Energy Seminar at Stanford University. In his presentation, Prof. Lang discussed current challenges and solution pathways for creating a built… [read more]

RNB graduate Katharina Augustin has been honoured for her master's thesis entitled “Holistic approaches to pricing environmental impacts in the construction industry – determining economic impact scenarios based on the Goetheschule in Hanover.” [read more]

Doris Bechtel, Kimberly Görich and Janina Stemler participate in a panel in the framework of Builtworld. [read more]

Dr.-Ing. Roland Reitberger from the Chair of Energy Efficient and Sustainable Design and Building (ENPB) at TUM has been awarded the 2025 University Prize by the City of Munich. In his dissertation, he developed innovative planning approaches for better management of conflicting goals between… [read more]

Team member of the chair of energy efficient and sustainable design and building Dr.-Ing. Roland Reitberger receives the CEE Department Prize 2025 for his dissertation on "Multi-objective Optimized Decision Support in Neighborhood Development". [read more]