Lecturer

M.Sc. Resource-efficient Building

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Alfons Buchmann

Studied physics in Mainz and Seattle. Doctorate (1989) and habilitation (1997) at the University of Tübingen. Research and teaching activities at the University of Tokyo (1990–1991) and the University of Hanover (1991–1993).

Application-orientated research and development work at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in the field of sound insulation (2000–2011). Development of a mini noise barrier for rail transport.

Professor of Building Physics and Mathematics at Mainz University of Applied Sciences since 2011. In the winter semester 2016, teaching assignment in the field of noise protection at the HFR.

Ass. jur. Manuel Hafner, Dipl.-Verww. (FH)

2006–2010 Studied at the University of Public Administration in Kehl am Rhein, graduating with a degree in public administration (FH). Practical work during his studies, including at the European Office of the City of Mannheim and the Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the European Union in Brussels. Subsequently studied law at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen. Legal clerkship at the Regional Court of Tübingen with a stay abroad in Buenos Aires/Argentina, and practical work at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany there. Long-standing assistant at the Chair of Public Law, Environmental Law, Infrastructure Law, and Comparative Law of Prof. Dr. Johannes Saurer, LL.M. (Yale). Since the winter semester 2015, a lecturer at the Rottenburg University of Applied Sciences for Environmental and Construction Products Law.

Dipl.-Geogr. Harald Knauer

Born in 1950
Studied geography at the University of Stuttgart

1975–1980: Employee at the planning office of Prof. Lutz+Partner Stuttgart
Involved in urban development, area, and land use planning

1980–1991: City administration of the state capital Stuttgart, Stuttgart city planning office
Responsible for coordination between the state capital, Stuttgart, and the region, and involvement in the land use plan
at the same time, 1985–1987: Coordination centre for environmental protection,
responsible for the Stuttgart clean air plan

1991–1994: Head of the Potsdam district planning office,
responsible for planning law opinions in building permit procedures and district development programme

1994–2014: Head of the Havelland-Fläming regional planning office, responsible for drawing up the 1997 Havelland-Fläming regional plan, 2004 Havelland-Fläming regional plan for wind energy use, 2020 Havelland-Fläming regional plan, involvement in numerous model spatial planning projects (demographic change, infrastructure development, climate adaptation) and Interreg III-B and IV projects in the Baltic Sea and Central European Region (demographic change, bioenergy resources, regional innovation promotion)

Lecturer in the Master's degree programme in Resource-Efficient Construction for the subject Spatial Development and Planning and in the Bachelor's degree programme in Sustainable Regional Management for the subject Energy Concepts in Rural Areas.

M. Eng. Florian Renz

He completed a Master’s degree in Project Management/Civil Engineering and has been working intensively on the digitalisation of the construction industry since 2015. As a research assistant at Biberach University of Applied Sciences, his work focused in particular on Building Information Modelling (BIM), digital planning and construction processes, and the associated software solutions.
From 2019 onwards, he served as Managing Director of BIMzert GmbH, providing in-depth BIM expertise in accordance with buildingSMART standards. In addition, he works as a lecturer and consultant for construction companies, design offices, associations and professional bodies. Today, he supports companies and clients in the introduction and further development of BIM and internal business processes, combining strategic approaches with practical implementation in projects.

Daniel Reuter

After a semester studying Technical Economics at the University of Karlsruhe, he went on to study architecture at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, completing his degree in 2008.
He then worked as a salaried employee whilst gradually building up his own business, and in 2016 completed his training as an energy consultant for both residential and non-residential buildings.
Since 2023, Daniel Reuter has been working as a self-employed architect and energy consultant, specialising in residential buildings, and has also been a lecturer at the University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg on the topic of energy assessment of buildings within the Master’s programme in Resource-Efficient Building.

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Architekt Michael Welle

After completing training as a carpenter and spending a year abroad in the United States, he studied architecture at the University of Applied Sciences in Constance, graduating with a degree in engineering. He later worked as an employee and building biologist at Harter und Kanzler in Freiburg, where he received numerous awards.
In 2017, he became self-employed with a focus on ecological construction, both for new buildings, listed buildings, and conversions.
Since 2017, guest lecturer on the Master's programme in Resource-Efficient Building for the subject of healthy living and interior design.