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Climate change, resource scarcity, and the growing demand for affordable housing as well as commercial and industrial buildings present society major challenges and call for new approaches across the entire construction and renovation sector. This is precisely why smart and sustainable construction is at the heart of this year’s NEO2026 Innovation Award. The award honors market-ready solutions and projects that actively drive this transformation and thus make an important contribution to society.

The competition consists of two stages. In the first phase, interested parties submit their applications by July 6, 2026, in the form of a concise brief description using the form provided below. All companies, institutions, public administrations, and academic institutions from Germany and Alsace in France are eligible to participate. An independent jury of experts from academia, business, and politics will then evaluate the submitted projects. The highest-rated projects will be asked to submit additional documentation. Based on this, the jury will ultimately select up to five finalists.

Further information on the application process can be found in the following brochure.

NEO2026 Call for Proposals: “Smart and Sustainable Construction”

NEO2026 Innovation Award Jury

The Innovation Award provides an objective framework. A high-caliber jury of experts from academia, business, and politics nominates up to five entries and selects the winner of the NEO2026.

Jury members:

Walter Bantleon, Executive Director of the Karlsruhe Chamber of Crafts

Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Rose Marie Beck, President of Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HKA)

Corina Bergmaier, Head of the Department of Economic and Structural Development / Construction Law, District Bühl

Katharina Brockstedt, Director of Envirobat Grand Est energivie.pro, Department of Sustainable Construction at the Strasbourg School of Engineering and Architechture INSA

Prof. Dr. Thomas Hirth, Vice President for Transfer and International Affairs, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Anette Kloos, Deputy District Administrator of Germersheim District, Economic Development and Tourism, Road Traffic/Vehicle Registration, Health and Consumer Protection

Frank Roth, President of the Karlsruhe Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Schenkel, President of DHBW Karlsruhe

Holger Siegmund-Schultze, Managing Director of Lichy-Siegmund-Schultze Asset Management GmbH

NEO2026 Application - Innovation Award for Smart and Sustainable Construction

Bewerbungsformular NEO2026 - Innovationspreis

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NEO2026 Innovation Award Jury

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Bewerbungsformular NEO2026 - Innovationspreis