German-Swedish Innovation Meeting: Construction site under power - for climate-neutral and sustainable cities

Persons from the left:
Dr. Mathias Fontin - Consul General of Sweden in Germany, Ninni Löwgren Tischer,Dr. Matthias Werner, Günter Wenzel

Exciting insights and learnings:

• Fully electric construction machines are not only environmentally friendly, but also offer practical benefits: Quiet operation enables work to be carried out in the early hours of the morning, especially in inner-city areas, more machine hours and faster completion. In addition, indoor demolition is possible without exhaust fumes - a plus for the health of skilled workers!
• Climate-neutral construction site 2045: Günter Wenzel from Fraunhofer IAO presented scenarios for the transformation to a climate-neutral construction site. His thought experiment was particularly exciting: electrically powered construction sites have a significantly lower impact on civil society. It is even conceivable that a city can be perceived much more positively as a "perpetual construction site worth living in" - less pollution, more acceptance!
• Practical example: Siemens Campus Erlangen: The first all-electric demolition at the Siemens Campus Erlangen shows that all-electric demolition is also possible in practice. Presented by Gabriele Engel and Jochen Dauerling (Siemens). All the demolition machines used, including the logistics, were operated fully electrically, reports David Porst from Metzner. This enabled a saving of 70 tons of CO₂ in this project. Peter Bauer (Volvo) sums it up aptly: "More is possible than you think. You need the courage to dare."
• Swedish error culture as a role model: innovation requires courage! We can learn a thing or two from the Swedes when it comes to error culture: You can dare to do something in order to be able to realize innovations. This also came out in the presentation by Johanna Stjernström and Karl Jonasson Collberg. In Stockholm, large construction projects are already being implemented fully electrically - an impulse that we should also take to heart in Germany!

Bayern Innovativ was on site with transformation pilot Matthias Werner from the "Innovative Building" platform. The intensive exchange of ideas triggered concrete follow-up activities - for example on the automation of construction sites in order to jointly address the shortage of skilled workers, cost pressure and sustainability requirements.

A big thank you to the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the organization and the inspiring moderation by Ninni Löwgren Tischer. The innovation meeting has shown: The future of building is electric - and it starts now!