Research center for climate-neutral and resource-efficient construction
The Federal Research Center for Climate-Neutral and Resource-Efficient Building (BFZ) will advance the transformation processes in the building sector with its research and make a significant contribution to achieving climate neutrality by 2045.
In line with the specifications of the German Bundestag's Budget Committee, the concept pursues a nationwide research network with decentralized research priorities. This allows existing scientific institutions and structures in the participating founding states (Saxony, Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg) to be developed in a targeted manner.
Following coordination between the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB) and the states of Saxony, Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg, the establishment of the BFZ in Lusatia was confirmed. It was agreed that the registered office of the future BFZ will be in Bautzen. Furthermore, an office of the BFZ is to be established in Bautzen, which will take on administrative tasks to support the work of the association. As things stand at present, this includes supporting the supervisory bodies, the scientific advisory board and the board of trustees, coordinating research activities as well as public relations work and increasing the BFZ's visibility.
The BFZ locations in the federal states coordinate the existing research institutions in the respective states, such as the Technical University of Dresden.
Saxony is one of the three founding states of the decentralized BFZ and integrates its scientific excellence in the construction sector, such as the Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) in particular with the Cluster of Excellence CARE (Climate-Neutral and Resource-Efficient Construction) and the Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES).