Short CV
- Since 2025: Doctoral candidate at the Chair of Urban Planning, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, under Prof. Barbara Schönig
- Since 2023: Research Associate in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences, Jena
- 2017–2022: Executive board member, Wohnungsgenossenschaft Rudolstadt eG
- 2010–2017: Technical Director / Head of Housing Management, Wohnungsgenossenschaft Rudolstadt eG
- 2003–2010: Project-leading architect, Schettler & Wittenberg Architekten, Weimar
- 1997–2003: Studies in Architecture at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and Graz University of Technology
Areas of Work / Research
- Socio-ecological transformation of housing
- Energy consumption analyses in the rental housing sector
- Quantitative research methods
Current Projects
The aim of my doctoral project is to contribute to a better understanding of tenants’ usage behavior in relation to their energy consumption for heating and hot water use in large apartment buildings. In doing so, I examine both the social and technical dimensions of energy consumption and their complex interactions, taking current societal influences into account.
Publications with a focus on housing research
Lehmann, B., Schirmer, M. (2024). Auswirkungen des Nutzungsverhaltens auf den Energieverbrauch im Mietwohnungsbau, Bauphysik, Vol. 46, No. 3, S. 135–141. ttps://doi.org/10.1002/bapi.202400008
Lehmann, B., Schirmer, M. (2025). Aktuelle Untersuchungen zum Einfluss des Nutzungsverhaltens auf den Endenergieverbrauch im Mietwohnungsbau. In: Leonhardt, S., Neumann, T., Kretz, D., Teich, T., Bodach, M. (eds) Innovation und Kooperation auf dem Weg zur All Electric Society. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-46895-8_14