Gernot Tscherteu

CEO

realitylab gmbh - Collaborative Citymaking and Commons for PEDs

Wien, Wien, Austria

Participant

Founding CEO of realitylab. Political scientist and sociologist. Focus on collaborative processes for transforming cities, and urban commons; DUT-PED Expert.

My organisation

realitylab gmbh - Collaborative Citymaking and Commons for PEDs

Business (SME)

Wien, Austria

realitylab has been designing and facilitating social processes in housing and urban development for over 20 years. The focus is on creating neighbourhoods, the meaningful use of community facilities and shared resources (rooms, vehicles, gardens, tools, energy etc.) in social housing. realitylab also supports the development of cohousing projects, the establishment of sustainable resource communities (e.g. PEDs), and accompanies neighbourhood and urban developments that are based on participation, diversity, community and cooperation. realitylab is the project coordinator in DUT project HeatCOOP and taking part in other DUT project as project partner: PEDStepWise, Citizens4PED Description of previous work with cities realitylab draws on extensive experience from research projects on collaborative approaches to the decarbonisation of urban districts. Selected projects include: PED StepWise: The project develops a step-by-step process that reflects the “messy” reality of the situation in existing neighbourhoods and the need to step “wisely” to develop a PED. Funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and DUT (2024 – 2026). HeatCOOP: The project develops a prototype of an innovative organisation model for decarbonisation of heat supply in urban neighbourhoods based on heating cooperatives. Funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and DUT (2024 – 2026). DieWärmePioniere: Database of resource communities in the domain of housing, energy, mobility and food at gemeinschaffen.com; Involvement of residents in several housing projects (e.g. Wiesen-Dialog, which was also winner of the Vienna Housing Prize). Funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) (2022 – 2023). ZuZugLeben: Development of an integrated renovation concept and zero-carbon solutions for an existing residential district for the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Funded by the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund (2021 – 2024). LieBeKlima: Quality assurance of cross-property greening for urban climate resilience and integration of energy related aspects in the "Am Kempelenpark" neighbourhood. Funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) (2022 – 2022). Citizens4PED: Holistic assessment and innovative stakeholder involvement process for identification of Positive-Energy-Districts in the framework of JPI Urban Europe. Funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and JPI Urban Europe (2022 – 2025). Short profile of key staff members involved in the project Dr. Gernot Tscherteu – CEO realitylab, (senior) social scientist, social interaction designer, Director of Media Architecture Institute, Co-founder of Initiative Gemeinsam Bauen Wohnen. Over 30 Years of experience in research and in launching cooperatives, associations and enterprises. DI Petra Hendrich Bsc – founding partner realitylab, architect and sociologist, facilitator, mediator, studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology and Shenzhen University; worked in architectural offices in Vienna, Rijeka and Shanghai. Studied sociology with a special interest in the city focus on participatory planning approaches, Founding member of WoGen - Wohnprojekte Genossenschaft (housing cooperative). Lecturer on the topic of social sustainability at the FH Campus Vienna. Dr. Georg Wolfmayr – cultural anthropologist and social scientist, worked in different research projects in the fields of economy, housing and urban development, in particular on issues of the production of and access to housing, sustainable housing, urban competition, the negotiation of locality/globality and the social organisation of science. see also our research projects at the FFG website

About me

Founder and CEO of realitylab gmbh. Gernot studied political science and sociology at the University of Vienna. Since 1991 he has worked as an interaction designer, researcher and consultant for participatory social processes. Gernot’s company „realitylab“ designs and supports social processes in the area of housing and city development, with a focus on co-operative housing (Baugruppen) and social sustainability in Vienna’s public housing program. As founder and director of the Media Architecture Institute he initiated and co-curated the Media Architecture Biennale in Vienna, Aarhus, Sydney, Beijing and Amsterdam and served as chair for conferences, exhibitions and awards. Gernot is currently member of the Quality Advisory Board for Urban Development in Vienna.

Co-editor / Author of the Books and Articles:

De Waal, Martijn, and Tscherteu, Gernot; Urban Commons, in: Fredericks, Joel, Glenda A. Caldwell, Martin Tomitsch, M. Hank Häusler, Dave Colangelo, Martijn de Waal, Ava Fatah gen Schieck, Tscherteu, Gernot. Media Architecture Compendium Vol. 2. 1. Aufl. avedition, 2023.

Tscherteu, Gernot. „Gemeinschaffen. Grundbegriffe und Positionen.“, 2021. https://blog.gemeinschaffen.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2021/10/Gemeinschaffen-Grundbegriffe-und-Positionen- release-1-1.pdf.

Media Architecture Compendium: Digital Placemaking

von Luke Hespanhol, Häusler M. Hank, Tscherteu G. AVedition, 2017

Haeusler, M.H., Tomitsch, M., and Tscherteu, G. (2015). "New Media Facades: A Global Survey." Avedition, Germany, ISBN 978-3899861709.

Pop, Susa; Tscherteu, Gernot; Stalder. Ursula; Struppek, Mirjam; (Eds.). Urban Media Cultures. Avediton: Ludwigsburg, 2012

Tscherteu, G. and Tomitsch, M. Media Architecture Biennale 2010. Exhibition catalogue, Künstlerhaus Wien (2010)

LANGUAGES

German (mother tongue), English and Spanish

RELEVANT EXPERTISE

Co- founder of planhaus.at, office for architecture and design.

Co- founder of parq.at, and coplaner.net internet platforms for user participation in co-housing projects.

Developer and project partner of wohnportal-berlin.de, an archive of co-housing projects in Berlin.

Co-founder of Initiative für gemeinschaftliches Bauen und Wohnen, an Austrian co-housing platform.

Founder of Media Architecture Institute

Initiator and Co-organiser of Media Architecture Conference 2007 in London.

Co-organiser of Media Facades Festival 2008 in Berlin. Exhibition Curator

Initiator and Co-organiser of Media Architecture Biennale 2010 - 2025

Founder of Couhousing Project „Seestern Aspern“, a model for sustainable community housing in Vienna, . http://www.seestern-aspern.at/ 2011

Most important projects funded in the past:

Dr Tscherteu was listed as Chief Investigator or Chief curator in the following successful grant applications:

Media Architecture Biennale Vienna 2010, funded by ZIT, BMUK, BMWF,...2010

Media Architecture Toolbox, Departure, 2009-2012.

mememapper.com - a web service for tracking information diffusion in electronic media. Funded by Impulse / AWS, 2006 -2008

mediafacade.net, a research consortium of Austrian companies and research institutions that aims at the development of standardised building integrated media facades. FFG 2006 - 2008

Connecting Cities Network 2012 - 2016, EU Project with 18 partners in Europe, Canada and Australia.

Human Futures, 2014 - 2015, EU project with 8 partner in Europe and Canada.

Smart Citizens Lab, national project for the cooperations and initiatives among smart citizens of Vienna 2015

„Amstetten Smart City Life 2030 – FutureHub”, Smart Cities Demo, 2018

OPENhauswirtschaft - Innovatives Hauswirtschaften im nutzungsgemischten Stadtkern, Smart Cities Demo, 2018

Citizens4PED; The project aims at contributing to the development of PEDs in four existing neighbourhoods in Belgium, Austria and Italy,

Die Wärme Pionere; Development of a transition roadmap for a climate-neutral neighbourhood for Kahlenbergerdorf district in Vienna.

DekarboGen we develop first model solutions for energy cooperatives for urban heat supply in Austria.

ZuZugLeben Zug um Zug zum Lebensraum – Participative, social and climate-resilient vitalisation of ÖBB workers' housing estates using the example of St. Pölten(Smart Cities; KLIEN / FFG)

Verwaltung der Zukunft initiates an innovation process for the property management companies of non-profit property developers.

HeatCoop energy cooperative; existing buildings; decarbonization; engagement of building owners and residents; business model

PED StepWise renewable energy systems;existing buildings; decarbonization; engagement of building owners; step-by-step implementation

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Marketplace (1)

Project cooperation
Experts in social processes and collaborative city-making are looking for a PED project collaboration.
We typically assist residents and other stakeholders in living labs, facilitating social processes.
- Looking to join a project
- PED topic 3 – PEDs in urban heating and cooling strategies
- PED topic 1 – Driving a just transition: PED strategies in social and subsidised housing
- PED topic 2 – Ensuring positive socio-economic impact: PEDs in local economies and energy markets
Author
Gernot Tscherteu
CEO at realitylab gmbh - Collaborative Citymaking and Commons for PEDs
Wien, Wien, Austria