Forschungsprojekte
The HWWI regularly carries out third-party funded research and consulting projects with various clients. Below we provide an overview of some of these research projects.
Current projects

Resilient Investment for Sustainable Environments
The main objective of the EU project RISE-IN is to develop and test a bankability readiness level (BRL) to help cities attract finance for climate-resilient solutions (CRS) with a focus on flood risk reduction. CRS combine nature-based, ecosystem-based, physical and technological measures that address adaptation and mitigation while delivering co-benefits…

Mountadapt
MOUNTADAPT is an EU climate adaptation project aimed at strengthening the resilience of health systems in response to climate change. The project brings together regional and local institutions across Europe to co-develop and implement innovative climate adaptation solutions. These solutions will be tested in diverse environments, such as the Alpine…

Hydrogen for Bremen’s Industrial Transformation
The major research project hyBit started in September 2022 and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research with approximately 30 million euros. In the initial 3.5-year project phase, the conceptual foundations are being established, and the transformation platform is being built. Based on this, a second project…
Completed projects

Postbank Wohnatlas 2024
In an annual report, the HWWI compiles the Postbank Wohnatlas, which shows results for the local real estate markets at the level of the 400 German districts and independent cities. The development of regional purchase and rental prices, the ratios of purchase prices to net rents as well as the…

Postbank Wohnatlas 2023
In an annual report, the HWWI compiles the Postbank Wohnatlas, which shows results for the local real estate markets at the level of the 400 German districts and independent cities. The development of regional purchase and rental prices, the ratios of purchase prices to net rents as well as the…

Support for the survey of Ukrainian mothers in Germany
The HWWI is collaborating on an online survey developed by the Deutschen Jugendinstitut (DJI) for mothers who have fled from Ukraine with kindergarten-aged children (U6). The survey will consist predominantly of closed-ended questions, with an estimated completion time of a maximum of 20 minutes. The HWWI supports the DJI in …