Real Estate Management Study Programs

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.

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Contact

Real Estate Management Study Programs

Währinger Gürtel 97
1180 Vienna

Tel.: +43 (1) 476 77-5744

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.

Sustainable urban district development: science and practice

In “Glücklich wohnen – dem BUWOG Podcast”, Anna-Vera Deinhammer discusses the important role of research in the sustainable real estate development with host Michael Divé and outlines her vision for future urban district developments in which buildings use their individual strengths to create sustainable solutions. She emphasizes the need to view sustainability as a business case and describes the challenges and opportunities arising from changes in legislation and the tangible effects of climate change.

Listen to the podcast (in German)

Projects

Endowed Chair for Sustainable Real Estate Development

The aim is to research the sustainable, resource-conserving and climate-neutral development and refurbishment of real estate.

Aspects of the circular economy as well as current legal regulations in Austria and the EU will be taken into account.

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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.

Kevin Töpfer
CEO of BUWOG

Picture credit: © BUWOG / Andreas Pohlmann

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.

Dr. Klemens Braunisch, MRICS
Head of Real Estate Management Study Programs

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.

Mag. Peter Engert
CEO ÖGNI, Austrian Green Building Council

Picture credit: © ÖGNI

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.

Mag. Karin Fuhrmann
Partner at TPA Austria

Picture credit: © Klaus Ranger

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.

Dr.iur Richard Teichmann, MBA
ÖGNI Executive Board Member and Vice-Chair European Regional Network WorldGBC

Picture credit: © Teichmann & Compagnons

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.

Kevin Töpfer
CEO of BUWOG

Picture credit: © BUWOG / Andreas Pohlmann

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.

Dr. Klemens Braunisch, MRICS
Head of Real Estate Management Study Programs