The study program’s research focuses on the current challenges facing the real estate industry. Sustainability issues have become increasingly important in recent years. In all professional fields of real estate management, they are among the key parameters of project development and financing that determine the market for real estate investments. For this reason, we have established an endowed chair that conducts application-oriented research in the field of sustainable real estate project development.
Numerous aspects of sustainable real estate development are influenced by extensive data acquisition and thus by the development of digitalization. The use of digital processes and technologies is constantly leading to new fields of application and new digital business models in the real estate industry.
Research Areas
The primary research focuses are in the following areas:
Fields of innovation of the endowed chair
- Building culture and governance
- Economics and financing
- Integral engineering science
- Decision-making (processes, systems, models)
Professional field research
- Energy certificate
- Renovation passport
- EU building efficiency directive
- Digitalization of the professional fields
Sustainability
- Socio-cultural aspects beyond ecology, economy
- Technical aspects such as user satisfaction or mobility
- Definitions of other institutions (GIF, RICS, ÖGNI, DGNB)
- Location development with protected areas (SWW), spatial planning and preservation of green spaces
Practical Approach
With the establishment of an Endowed Chair for Sustainable Real Estate Development, we have managed to get key players in the real estate industry (TPA Steuerberatung GmbH, BUWOG Group GmbH, LENIKUS Immobilien GmbH, Erste Bank der österreichischen Sparkassen AG, Raiffeisen Bank International AG) involved in a five-year research project for the first time. Their commitment is our mission to gain practical insights.
Through close cooperation with clients from the real estate industry (including the Austrian Energy Agency, Otto, ÖRAG, BIG, TPA, epmedia and EHL) as well as cooperation with partner organizations (including the Vienna Association of Real Estate and Property Trustees, the real estate industry, BUWOG Group), the study program ensures application-oriented research and publication of its results. In addition to the transfer into teaching and the subject-specific content, this also results in significant input for professional practice.
Projects
As TPA, we are very proud to join four other well-known companies in sponsoring the Endowed Chair for Sustainable Real Estate Management at FHWien. It is important to us to support this Endowed Chair because it will train the next generation of professionals and leaders who will drive and accelerate the shift towards a more sustainable real estate industry. The Endowed Chair provides the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the current and future challenges of the real estate industry. As a leading tax advisory firm, we see it as our duty to contribute to the creation of sustainable, environmentally friendly and socially responsible real estate projects. This initiative reflects our values and promotes innovation that will have a positive long-term impact on society and the environment.
Sustainability in the real estate sector has already been an issue in recent years; it is crucial for the future. The endowed chair financed by our endowment consortium is a very important addition to the field of study.
It gives our students the opportunity to take a comprehensive scientific look at the topics of climate-neutral, resource-conserving real estate project development when writing their Master's theses. In addition, the endowed chair provides valuable first-hand research contributions that we can implement very well in our practical projects. This will enable our graduates to play a key role in shaping a more sustainable real estate sector in the future.
I support the establishment of the Endowed Chair with great conviction and I am pleased about the close collaboration in various committees. Sustainable development in the real estate sector is crucial to achieving our global climate goals and promoting a sustainable construction and real estate industry. This chair will not only advance scientific research in this field, but also train the next generation of professionals that are urgently needed to establish sustainable practices in the industry. I am convinced that this initiative will make a significant contribution to promoting sustainable development in Europe.
This strategic focus on sustainability characterizes our university of applied sciences as a whole. We train the specialists and managers of tomorrow to act in an ecologically, economically and socially responsible manner.
For BUWOG, sustainability is a central corporate goal and a natural part of our corporate culture. We are therefore very proud to be part of the donor consortium for the Endowed Chair for Sustainable Real Estate Management at FHWien der WKW. Research and science provide us with important impulses for the real estate industry, especially when it comes to the unavoidable aspects of sustainable, resource-saving and climate-neutral development and renovation of real estate.
As CEO of ÖGNI, I strongly support the establishment of the Endowed Chair for Sustainable Real Estate Development at FHWien der WKW. The university of applied sciences is a committed member of our organization, and we particularly appreciate the contributions of FH-Prof. Deinhammer, who represents the ÖGNI in various European councils.
Publications & Presentations
The publications & presentations of our experts can be found here.
Research News
Team
Dr. Klemens Braunisch, MRICS
Head of Program
MSc Real Estate Management
Publications
DIin Martina Hoffmann
DIin (FH) Carmen Dilch, MSc, MRICS
