New at the Department: Prof.'in Andrea Klinge

Prof.'in Andrea Klinge, Dipl.-Ing. Architektin BDA, M.Sc. Architecture, Energy & Sustainability, studied architecture at the TU Berlin and specialized in sustainable building at the London Metropolitan University. Andrea Klinge worked in various architectural offices in London, Rome and Berlin. Since 2013 she has been working for ZRS Architects, where she established the research department and implemented several major EU and national research projects. Her research focus is on circular, low tech construction as well as the use of natural building materials (clay, wood, natural fibers) to improve indoor air quality in buildings.
Since 2018, as a member of the supervisory board of TRNSFRM eG, she has accompanied the construction projects on the Rollberg Areal in Berlin Neukölln, with the goal of implementing circular, social as well as sustainable projects there. Since 2018, she has been a member of the review panel for the preparation of sample EPD's for earthen building materials. Since 2021 she supports the DGNB advisory board life cycle and circular building. From 2021 to 2023 she was part of the WG leadership for the Circular Economy Roadmap Buildings and Communities of DIN. In 2021 she was appointed as Professor for Circular Construction at the fhnw in Basel at the Institute Sustainability and Energy in Construction. In 2022 she joined the design advisory board of the city of Wolfsburg and was appointed to the BDA in 2023.

Through her background as a carpenter, Andrea Klinge always works practically to bring research results into direct application. She has implemented several projects with clay, bamboo or wood with students from different universities but also colleagues internationally.