University and District Library
Green and digital! - Towards a climate-resilient university
Date
Friday, 26 September 2025
Time
14:00 - 15:30
Location
Library, Sankt Augustin Campus
The event "Green and digital! - Towards a climate-resilient university" is intended to visualise the diverse interdisciplinary contributions and initiatives from administration and science and to promote exchange between the people involved. In addition to short impulse contributions from various areas of the university, the focus is on networking and joint dialogue.
All interested parties - including those outside the university - are cordially invited to find out more and join in the discussion.
Participation in the event is for free.
Programme - please note: the lectures are in German:
- 14:00:
Welcome by the library director, Susanne Kundmüller-Bianchini
- 14:05:
Introduction to the topic of heat regulation & climate resilience, Stephanie Lorek (Sustainability manager at H-BRS)
- 14:15:
Impulse on heat regulation and climate adaptation measures in building management – Ute Schmitz (Head of Facility Management, Buildinge and Safety)
- 14:30:
Lecture and demonstration of the pilot shading and ventilation app, Prof. Dr. Ingo Groß (Professor of Automation Technology in the H-BRS Department of Engineering and Communication)
- 14:55:
Brief presentation from the research community, Prof. Dr. Dirk Reith (Director of the Institute of Technology, Resource and Energy-efficient Engineering (TREE)), Dr. Alexander Hagg on climate resilience & AI (cold air, heat hotspots)
- 15:05:
Interactive panel discussion:
Prof. Dr. Ingo Groß, Prof. Dr. Dirk Reith, Ute Schmitz, Bennett Schwanke (6th semester Sustainable Engineering, Senate member), Prof. Dr. Wiltrud Terlau (Director of the International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE))
- 15:30:
End of event – Get-together
The university's sustainability management team is organising the event on Climate resilience at H-BRS in cooperation with the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University and District Library as part of the Year of Sustainability.
The event is part of the Year of Sustainability and will be complemented by a special exhibition with literature on the topic of sustainability. The new media shelves were purchased with the kind support of Deutsche Telekom.