The global climate crisis and the resulting global warming trigger new negative records every year.  The prolonged periods of heat in recent years have intensified the the phenomenon of the urban heat island effect, which, with constantly high temperatures escalates the problems in urban agglomerations and thus lead to far-reaching health risks for the population and a drastic reduction in urban biodiversity. Countermeasures and strategies in this field of action for medium- and long-term planning goals are partially anchored in urban planning and development concepts.

This project focuses on further investigations on short-term and quickly implementable measures, design options and architectural concepts that positively influence the microclimate. In the further process passive systems for cooling and ventilation are investigated, as well as the potential of using alternative materials in this context in the environment of (central) European cities of the 21st century. For adaptive solutions, an individually applicable modular concept is proposed, consisting of an integral catalogue of building components. Different scenarios of combinations of the catalogue can be used to locally address the problems of the respective urban situation, thus positively influencing the microclimate and offering an additional additional programme for the residents.