OUR HISTORY – OUR AIMS
Where do we come from and where are we going? Find out more about what we have already developed and what our plans for the future are..
2024
The 2nd edition of the Green Market Report 2019-2022 provides a basis for decision-makers
2021
The VfB seal of quality is used to certify the standard-compliant and high-quality execution of greening buildings
2021
We standardised all aspects of green and living walls with the standard ÖNORM L1136
2021
The first Green Market Report is published.
2020
Individual competences are expanded with the offer of our training course.
2019
More than 20 research and development projects are now captured within the GRÜNSTATTGRAU network and its implementation strategy.
2019
More than 20 research and development projects are now captured within the GRÜNSTATTGRAU network and its implementation strategy.
2018
The web-portal gruenstattgrau.at with an extensive service offer for network partners goes live online.
2018
MUGLI, the first mobile experimental space for greening buildings goes on tour throughout Austria. Using the slogan “mobile.urban.green.living.innovative“ it shows technology you can touch. It provides knowledge on the topic “green cities“ as part of an exhibition.
2017
The Innovation laboratory for the green city, GRÜNSTATTGRAU, is launched with over 300 network partners…
…supported by the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Republic of Austria (BMVIT) and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) within the framework of the City of Tomorrow (Stadt der Zukunft) programme.
2017
GRÜNSTATTGRAU GmbH is launched as a subsidiary company of the Greening Buildings Association.
2017
Internal greening of buildings is the second technology group within the greening of buildings sector, that is standardised: Standard ÖNORM L1133 Internal greening of buildings (ASI).
2017
First available data on the business sector greening buildings is published in the report “Opportunities for green areas in Austria”
2016
The Greening Buildings Association celebrates its 25th anniversary with 70 business members.
2016
The European Federation of Green Roof Associations (EFB) is already represented in 14 EU countries with national bases.
2015
The European Federation of Green Roof Associations (EFB) publishes its first market assessment report and a white paper on greening buildings in Europe.
2014
The European Commission enacts its first Green Infrastructure strategy, greening buildings is covered under the headline of climate change adaptation.
2013
The results of the first cross-sector research study on the measurable benefits of greening buildings is published by more than 30 partners: “GreenCityClimate – Greening Buildings for Cities of the Future” („GrünStadtKlima – Grüne Bauweisen für die Städte der Zukunft“) …
…supported by the Research Promotion Agency Austria (FFG) as part of their foundation programme.
2010
Based on the guidelines developed by the Greening Buildings Association (VfB), Austria is the first European country that develops a standard for green roofs: standard ÖNORM L1131 green roofs (ASI).
1997
Die European Federation of Green Roof and Living Wall Associations (EFB) is initiated as a charity by Austrian, Swiss and German partners.
1991
The Greening Buildings Association (VfB) is launched as a charity with the aims of raising awareness, assuring quality and promoting technology.
