Anne Tischer from FRAUEN !N FÜHRUNG is a guest at the start of the 7th podcast series. Photo: BUWOG / Torsten Hahn

Information on innovative planning and building to listen to: in the seventh season of the podcast “Glücklich wohnen – der BUWOG Podcast”, guests include architect Prof Almut Grüntuch-Ernst, urban researcher Dr. Felix Bentlin and diversity expert Anne Tischer.

The BUWOG podcast featuring topics concerning neighbourhood development, urban development and architecture begins its seventh season on 9 May. Episode 40 (only in German) kicks off with a discussion of women in leadership, a topic in which Anne Tischer sees a considerable remedial need for companies, particularly in the real estate industry. The women’s network she founded, FRAUEN !N FÜHRUNG (WOMEN !N LEADERSHIP, only in German) aims to improve the networking and visibility of women in top jobs. In the BUWOG podcast, Anne Tischer explains why everyone benefits from greater diversity – not least the companies themselves.

The BUWOG podcast covers a wide range of current issues and industry topics and explores trends and perspectives on construction and housing. The seventh season also features architect Almut Grüntuch-Ernst, co-owner of the identically named architectural firm, professor at the Technical University of Braunschweig and member of the Academy of Arts Berlin. In the BUWOG podcast, she talks about hortitecture, an innovative field of research that combines architecture and plants. How can these seeming opposites be brought together to plan cities that are more integrated with the natural environment in the future? Hortitecture explores the creative and constructive potential of plants in architecture and links this with questions of ecosystem performance and urban food production.

In another episode of the series, urban researcher Dr. Felix Bentlin explains the positive influence that homeownership can have on the development and sustainable transformation of neighbourhoods. In addition, retail expert Dr. Joseph Frechen from the consultancy bulwiengesa is interviewed about the current study “Ground Floors 5.0” and the opportunities for retail and ground floor living.

Around 40 episodes of the BUWOG podcast have now been posted, and the platform won the German Brand Award in 2023. The individual podcast episodes last from 30 to 60 minutes and can be found on all popular platforms such as Spotify, Google Podcasts or Apple Podcasts as well as at https://buwog.podigee.io/ (only in German).

Topics and guests of the seventh season of “Glücklich wohnen“: (only in German)

9 May 2024: Women in Leadership // Anne Tischer, FRAUEN !N FÜHRUNG
23 May 2024: Developing Property Portfolios – Sustainably and Digitally? // Kevin Töpfer, BUWOG
6 June 2024: How 2 “Kiez”: Sustainable Neighbourhood Development // Dr. Felix Bentlin, Technical University of Berlin
20 June 2024: Hortitecture: Plants and Architecture // Prof. Almut Grüntuch-Ernst, Technical University of Braunschweig
4 July 2024: Ground Floors 5.0 // Dr. Josef Frechen, bulwiengesa AG
18 July 2024: Housing First // Corinna Müncho, Housing First (a federal association in Germany)

All previous episodes can be found (in German) at https://buwog.podigee.io/ (only in German)

About BUWOG

BUWOG looks back on over 70 years of experience in the residential property business and currently has a development pipeline of around 55,000 residential units in Germany. BUWOG is a subsidiary of Vonovia SE, Europe’s leading residential property company, which is located in Bochum (Germany), and has an energy management system in accordance with ISO 50001.