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Regenerative Futures: International Symposium by Bauhaus Earth and Built by Nature Germany
Date
8/9/2025
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This high-level symposium will examine how regenerative materials can become a decisive lever for transforming the construction sector and addressing the global climate crisis.
The symposium will kick off with an political evening on 17 September: After a welcome address by Carsten Schneider, Federal Minister of the Environment, climate scientist Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber will emphasise the necessity of transforming the construction sector from a climate perspective in a keynote speech. This will be followed by a panel discussion in which key framework conditions for a regenerative future of construction will be discussed with representatives from science, practice and politics. Alongside the symposium there is an exhibition on the Rebuilt Project featuring works by Dutch artist Bas Princen.
The conference on 18 September will focus on the presentation and discussion of the most important findings from the ReBuilt Regional Case Studies in Berlin-Brandenburg, Denpasar (Indonesia), Cape Town (South Africa), and Paro-Thimphu (Bhutan) as well as our quantitative Global Study.
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PROGRAMME
17 SEP
4 pm
Opening
Prof. Dr. Philipp Misselwitz, CEO Bauhaus Earth
Welcome Address
Carsten Schneider, Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
4.15 pm
Keynote: Regenerative Futures
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Director General IIASA and Founder Bauhaus Earth
4.45 pm
From Vision to Practice: Insights from ReBuilt & Built by Nature Germany
Prof. Dr. Philipp Misselwitz
5 pm
Panel Discussion: Bio-Based Construction – A Driver for Climate-Friendly Cities, Forests and Landscapes
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Dr. Franziska Tanneberger, University of Greifswald, Vera Hartmann, Director Sauerbruch Hutton, Philipp Misselwitz;
Moderation: Laura Helena Wurth, Cultural Journalist
6 pm
Exhibition Opening and Get-Together
18 SEP
9.30 am
Opening and Introduction to ReBuilt
Dr. Anne Holsten and Georg Hubmann, Bauhaus Earth
10 am
Panel 1: Regeneration from the Ground Up
Jed Long, BaleBio, Prof. Stefan Krötsch, Hochschule Konstanz, Dr. Delfina Fantini van Ditmar, Royal College of Art / CARADT
Moderation: Dr. Gediminas Lesutis, Bauhaus Earth
11.15 am
Coffee Break & Spotlights
Spotlight 1: Building Typologies & LCA Studies
Spotlight 2: Digital Avatar – A CO2 Footprint Model
11.45 am
Panel 2: Bioregional Imagination
Sonam Choden, Thimphu, Bhutan, Prof. Erik Findeisen, FH Erfurt, Niklas Fanelsa, TU Munich, Kerstin Faber, Bundesstiftung Bauakademie
Moderation: Georg Hubmann, Bauhaus Earth
1 pm
Lunch & Spotlights
Spotlight 3: The Bauhaus Earth Toolkit
Spotlight 4: Berlin-Brandenburg Forest Inventory & Timber Resource Compass
2.10 pm
Panel 3: From Roadmaps to Realpolitik
Andrew Borraine, Cape Town, Rina Gashi, Stadt Lörrach, Fabian Lecker, EFFEKT, Irene Garcia, CNCA
Moderation: Tino Imsirovic, Bauhaus Earth
3.30 pm
Coffee Break & Spotlights
Spotlight 5: Mapping Cities’ Potential for Timber Transformation
Spotlight 6: Supply & Demand Assessment: Brandenburg and Bhutan
4.00 pm
Summary of the Day & Outlook
Philipp Misselwitz, CEO Bauhaus Earth
4.30pm
End/Networking
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