Conference: Ecosystem services of green building envelopes – observations and modelling

The two-day scientific conference “Ecosystem services of green building envelopes – observations and modelling” invites researchers to present recent insights and developments in ecosystem processes of vegetated roofs and walls. The meeting is organized in the framework of the bilateral research project GREENVELOPES (Carbon and water exchange of green building envelopes) jointly carried out by Météo France and Technische Universität Braunschweig.

The conference will focus on ecosystem processes and ecosystem services provided by green building envelopes, i.e. roofs and walls. We invite results from both observational and modelling studies.

We welcome abstracts addressing topics which focus on the following main themes, but are not limited to:

• regulating ecosystem services such as benefits derived from moderating or controlling ecosystem processes, e.g. regulation of local climate, air, carbon sequestration, flooding and pollination
• providing ecosystem services such as material or energy outputs from an ecosystem, including food and other resources
• sustaining ecosystem services such as services that maintain basic ecosystem processes, e.g. habitat for plants and animals, biodiversity.

The conference will be held from 11-12 February 2026 at Haus der Wissenschaft in Braunschweig, Germany. A call for abstracts with further information will be distributed in July 2025.

Local organiser: Stephan Weber, Institute of Geoecology, Technische Universität Braunschweig

In case of questions please contact: s.weber@tu-braunschweig.de