The aim of the cross-cutting project ReQ+ is to provide technical supervision and support to the collaborative projects within the funding program, and to intensify networking activities. In addition, the project supports the distribution and transfer of RES:Z results into the municipalities.
Cluster 1 | Planning instruments for integrative urban development

Multifunctional streetscape design in urban districts
Model community:Hamburg
Project Management: HafenCity Universität Hamburg

Multifunctional streetscape design in urban districts
Model community: Berlin
Project Management: HafenCity Universität Hamburg

Multifunctional streetscape design in urban districts
Model community: Neuenhagen, Berlin
Project Management: HafenCity Universität Hamburg

Multifunctional streetscape design in urban districts
Model community: Solingen
Project Management: HafenCity Universität Hamburg

Multifunctional streetscape design in urban districts
Model community:Hamburg
Project Management: HafenCity Universität Hamburg

Evaluation of the multidimensional services of urban greenery
Model community: Berlin
Project Management: Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung gGmbH

Evaluation of the multidimensional services of urban greenery
Model community: Stuttgart
Project Management: Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung gGmbH

Resource management in urban district in the context of sustainable urban development
Model community: Karlsruhe
Project Management: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie KIT

Resource planning for urban districts
Model community: Herne
Project Management: Fachhochschule Münster

Future streetscapes in urban districts
Model community: Ludwigsburg
Project Management: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Future streetscapes in urban districts
Model community: Erlangen
Project Management: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
This cluster combines the very comprehensive and balanced consideration of three thematic fields – space, material flows and water – within residential areas, including public spaces such as transport infrastructure and urban green spaces. The cluster includes the following projects:
BlueGreenStreets
Multifunctional streetscape design in urban districts
GartenLeistungen
Evaluation of the multidimensional services of urban greenery
NaMaRes
Resource management in urban district in the context of sustainable urban development
R2Q
Resource planning for urban districts
Straße der Zukunft
Future streetscapes in urban districts
Cluster 2 | Urban construction material management and optimization potential for the improvement of residential areas

Development of innovative strategies for the optimized use of living space
Model community: Göttingen
Project Management: Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie

Development of innovative strategies for the optimized use of living space
Model community: Tübingen
Project Management: Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie

Development of innovative strategies for the optimized use of living space
Model community: Cologne
Project Management: Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie

Instruments for a resource-efficient development of urban districts
Model community: Darmstadt
Project Management: Technische Universität Darmstadt

Instruments for a resource-efficient development of urban districts
Model community: Wiesbaden
Project Management: Technische Universität Darmstadt

A neighborhood reinvents itself – Integrated resource-efficient urban development
Model community: Heilbronn
Project Management: Stadtsiedlung Heilbronn GmbH
The projects in this cluster focus on the building stock and material flows in an urban district, in particular in relation to building construction, and investigate the potential to improve the consolidation and renovation of existing buildings. The cluster includes the following projects:
BoHei
– A neighborhood reinvents itself –
Integrated resource-efficient urban development
OptiWohn
Development of innovative strategies for the optimized use of living space
RessStadtQuartier
Instruments for a resource-efficient development of urban districts
Cluster 3 | Integration of urban water management infrastructures into urban development

Multifunctional infrastructures for energy- and water-efficient urban districts
Model community: Leipzig
Project Management: Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ

Vertical Air Conditioning and Wastewater Treatment System
Model community: Köln
Project Management: Björnsen Beratende Ingenieure GmbH

Resource-optimized transformation of mixed and separate sewer systems in existing districts
Model community: Hildesheim
Project Management: Leibniz Universität Hannover

Resource-optimized transformation of mixed and separate sewer systems in existing districts
Model community: Hannover
Project Management: Leibniz Universität Hannover

Resource-optimized transformation of mixed and separate sewer systems in existing districts
Model community:Braunschweig
Project Management: Leibniz Universität Hannover

Integrative consideration of sustainable heat management in urban districts
Model community: Stuttgart
Project Management: Universität Stuttgart
Multifunctional infrastructures for energy- and water-efficient urban districts
Vertical Air Conditioning and Wastewater Treatment System
Resource-optimized transformation of mixed and separate sewer systems in existing districts
Resource-optimized transformation of mixed and separate sewer systems in existing districts
Resource-optimized transformation of mixed and separate sewer systems in existing districts
Integrative consideration of sustainable heat management in urban districts
The projects in this cluster are primarily concerned with the optimization of green infrastructures in residential neighborhoods and the integration of urban development with urban water management, with a particular focus on rainwater management. The cluster includes the following projects:
IWAES
Integrative consideration of sustainable heat management in urban districts
Leipzig BlauGrün
Multifunctional infrastructures for energy- and water-efficient urban districts
TransMiT
Resource-optimized transformation of mixed and separate sewer systems in existing districts
VertiKKA
Vertical Air Conditioning and Wastewater Treatment System