Scientific Activities and Honors

  • Leibniz Medal, Academy of Sciences, Berlin, 1989
  • External Expert and Reviewer to the European Commission (1993-2000)
  • Founder and Chairman of GEFMA’s Working Group Digitalization (2001-2022)
  • 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, 5th Edition, 2025
  • Editor of the Textbook “BIM in Real Estate Operations – Application, Implementation, Digitalization Trends and Case Studies. Springer Nature, 2023
  • 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 and 2025
  • Appointment GEFMA Ambassador for International Cooperation, 2020
  • Initiator of the scientific Facility Management conference series FMplus in the DACH region, 2025