Green SandboxBuilder – Regulatory sandboxes in the field of sustainable construction and renovation

Project Duration: 01.09.2022 to 31.08.2023

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The Green SandboxBuilder project is the first in Austria to systematically assess the need for regulatory sandboxes for environmentally sustainable and climate-friendly projects in the construction sector. 

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Research Areas

Digital Innovation, Engineering, and AI
Sustainability and Environment

Research Center

Research Center Building and Design

Department

Building and Design

In the "Green SandboxBuilder" project, the need for regulatory sandboxes for ecologically sustainable and climate-effective projects in the construction sector is being systematically surveyed for the first time in Austria. Basically, these are temporary and spatially limited exemptions from existing regulations in order to test innovations and legislative changes. While research is already being conducted in the mobility and energy sectors with the help of regulatory sandboxes, this tool is still largely unknown in the domestic construction sector. However, the implementation of regulatory sandboxes could significantly accelerate the introduction of technological, procedural and Social Work innovations and make an important contribution to achieving sustainability goals.

 

Research Goals

  • Collection of best practice examples of national and international regulatory sandboxes
  • Creation of a catalogue of relevant laws, regulations and standards
  • Scoping of regulatory areas of tension in sustainable construction
  • Creation and evaluation of a needs analysis for the Austrian construction industry
  • Creation of concrete proposals for regulatory sandboxes
  • Submission of recommendations for implementation
 

Funding Partners


Cooperation Partners


UN Sustainable Development Goals


Project Lead

Dipl.-Ing. Martin Aichholzer

Former employee