About
Architect. Manager. Real Estate Strategist.
As an independent architect (AKNW) and long-standing manager in the housing industry, I bridge the gap between technical building analysis and strategic real estate economics.
As an independent architect (AKNW) and long-standing manager in the housing industry, I bridge the gap between technical building analysis and strategic real estate economics.
Germany's building stock has a problem: for decades, too little has been invested in maintenance — that is no secret. The question that usually arises today is a different one: where do we put the next euro — and which measure can wait? And, connected to that: who makes this decision, and on what basis?
This is exactly the field I worked in for eleven years at LEG: analysing and assessing buildings, quantifying maintenance backlogs and modernisation potential, comparing measure options with their costs and prioritising budgets in a traceable way. The decision stays with you. My job is to provide the basis for it: independently assessed, transparently quantified — without site supervision and without any interest in carrying out the works myself.
Registered member of the Chamber of Architects of North Rhine-Westphalia. This guarantees you the highest professional standards, technical rigour and absolute independence in advisory services.
Most recently served as Team Leader for Construction Project Planning as well as Acquisitions & Modular Construction at LEG, one of Germany's largest listed residential real estate groups. Deep operational expertise in the strategic management of large-scale portfolios.
Responsible for the planning and execution of high-volume CAPEX measures, including innovative flagship projects in serial refurbishment and comprehensive neighbourhood developments.
Led the technical due diligence of acquisition packages totalling more than 20,000 residential units — technical assessment and validation of large-scale portfolios in acquisition processes.
Experience that is publicly verifiable: as project lead of Germany's first Energiesprong pilot lab for serial renovation (Mönchengladbach, five renovation projects; at the time team lead for acquisitions and modular construction at LEG), I have presented the housing industry's practical lessons at expert and government level.
2024 — BundesBauBlatt Summit, Frankfurt am Main: talk “The evolution of serial renovation: from pilot lab to series in Mönchengladbach-Hardt” (together with Renowate GmbH). Event →
2023 — dena Energiesprong Convention, Berlin: contribution on long-term partnerships between portfolio holders and providers as a lever for scaling serial renovation (together with Renowate GmbH). dena review →
2023 — “Efficient Buildings” conference, Hamburg (ZEBAU): talk “From Energiesprong to serial renovation — what has happened, where is it heading?” (together with Renowate GmbH). Conference programme →
2023 — Expert panel “Serial Renovation in Hamburg” (Hamburg Energy Guides, on behalf of the Ministry for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg): talk “Germany's first serial renovation pilot lab — lessons learned from five projects”. Watch the talk (YouTube, in German) →
2023 — Energiesprong study tour by RENOWAVE.AT: guided an Austrian expert delegation through the Mönchengladbach pilot lab. Programme (PDF) →
2023 — “Manage to Zero” webinar (BuiltWorld): “Serial renovation of residential properties: the LEG pilot lab Mönchengladbach”. Event →
2022 — dena Energy Transition Congress, Berlin: presentation of the Mönchengladbach pilot, covered editorially by the trade journal Gebäude-Energieberater. Read the article (in German) →
2021 — Online seminar “Timber roof-top extensions” (Bauen mit Holz.NRW with VdW Rheinland Westfalen): talk “Roof-top extension and refurbishment as part of sustainable neighbourhood development”. Event →
2020 — VerbandsMagazin of VdW Rheinland Westfalen (issue 11/2020): case-study interview on the timber roof-top extension of the Ford estate in Köln-Niehl — additional, sustainable housing within the existing neighbourhood. Article (PDF) →
A quote from practice: “Keep it simple — that is the most important lesson we took away from the project.” (Gebäude-Energieberater, 22 November 2022)
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