With Creating Urban Tech and MetSol on the calendar in early June, Berlin’s smart city initiative for 2016 reached a climax with respect to major events. Experts, thinkers, and visionaries from more than 400 cities came to the capital from May 30 to June 2 for the two events. We were also there and took a look at the most important trends and developments.
Yesterday Berlin TXL became the first commercial district in the world to be awarded platinum precertification for sustainability by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB e.V.).
What do we know about the Berlin start-up scene? What are the figures? What is a start-up anyway? How can Berlin become one of the most important start-up ecosystems in the world over the long term? These and other questions were examined in the study Booming Berlin.
Clearly, the urban future is a topic that draws a crowd. Some 1,500 participants traveled from more than 300 cities to attend the Urban Future event held in the Austrian city Graz at the beginning of March, where they discussed issues related to mobility, climate protection, resources, and communication in cities.
A climbing wall on the tower, green corridors stretching in three directions, and wetlands for purifying rainwater. This is how Tegel Airport might look just a few years after it ceases operations. At least according to plans developed by Atelier Loidl, which submitted the winning design for the Campus Berlin TXL competition.
When urban planning, a culture of innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit converge in one place, an interesting dialogue is virtually guaranteed. This was precisely the concept behind the Fraunhofer conference Urban Futures held on November 25 and 26 in Berlin, Germany. On these two days, experts met at a converted factory space in the Kreuzberg district to discuss cities of the future and present realistic concepts for intelligent, sustainable urban planning.
The fifth Smart City Expo in Barcelona ended yesterday, on November 19, with 14,000 visitors from over 500 cities and 5 continents. According to the organizers, this has been the most extensive edition so far, making the Smart City Expo the world’s leading event for urban innovation and solutions.
Berlin’s Senate Department for Urban Development and Environmental Affairs has decided to amend its decision on the completion of a development plan.
The deadline of the competition for the design of the open spaces for the Berlin TXL Campus has been extended. Entries should now be submitted by 20 July 2015 (Noon, EST). For further information click here (information only available in German).
On behalf of Land Berlin, the Tegel Projekt GmbH has carried out an expression of interest procedure for the realisation of the infrastructure developments relating to Berlin TXL – The Urban Tech Republic.
From 20 – 22 May 2015, Berlin TXL was an exhibitor in the City Cube Berlin at Metropolitan Solutions, the key trade fair for urban technologies. Now in its fifth year, it attracted more than 4,000 visitors from all over the world – providing an international meeting place for a fascinating range of specialists and interested participants.
The HyMobility expert commission meets at the Infocenter Berlin TXL. The conclusion: hydrogen is the most efficient solution in the mobility sector.
The Urban Tech Republic is presented by the Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg Film Commission as a location for film and television productions.
Due to the 30th anniversary of the city partnership between Berlin and Tokyo, the mayor Kai Wegner traveled to the Japanese capital with a 39-member delegation from 28 Berlin companies and institutions.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Tegel Projekt GmbH have signed a letter of intent to jointly promote smart city concepts.
EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra is impressed by the pioneering work in the Urban Tech Republic during his visit on April 12, 2024.
Chile is one of the pioneers when it comes to investments in renewable energies. No surprise – the South American country offers ideal conditions for strengthening the local green value chain.
Conference, exhibition, global platform for “green”, sustainable developments: all of that is the GREENTECH FESTIVAL, which took place from June 14 to 16, 2023 on the grounds of the Urban Tech Republic.
We look forward to welcoming you in person as the Infocenter Berlin TXL opens its doors in just a few days.
Berlin, March 22, 2023 – Tegel Projekt GmbH will once again be managed by a dual leadership. Frank Wolters, former Managing Director of the Paderborn Economic Development Corporation, will lead the state-owned company together with Gudrun Sack from April 2023.
A virtual walk through the city of the future is now also possible via smartphone. The Berlin TXL app has been adapted to the ongoing planning and is now compatible for iPhones and older iPads for the first time.
As part of SBE22, a workshop on “Municipal Climate Action” was held at the Infocenter Berlin TXL, followed by lunch and guided tours of the former airport site.
In memoriam Meinhard von Gerka…
