- Leibniz Medal, Academy of Sciences, Berlin, 1989
- External Expert and Reviewer to the European Commission (1993-2000)
- Chairman of GEFMA’s Working Group Digitalization (since 2001)
- Member of Program Committee of the Facility Management Congress and Exhibition, Frankfurt (since 2003)
- Member of Scientific Committee and Program Advisory Group of Several European FM Conferences (e.g. EFMC)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the German FM Journal “Der Facility Manager” (since 2006)
- Reviewer German Ministry of Education and Research (since 2011)
- Co-editor of “The Facility Manager’s Guide to Information Technology”, IFMA, USA, 2012
- Co-editor of “Nachhaltiges Facility Management”, Springer Publishing House, 2012
- Editor of the “CAFM-Handbuch”, Springer Publishing House, 4th Edition, 2018
- Research Award 2011, University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Berlin
- Science Communication Award 2013, University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Berlin
- Appointment EuroFM Ambassador to Germany, 2018, reappointment 2023
- Appointment GEFMA Ambassador, 2020