Steinbeis Transfer Center Infrastructure Management in Transportation

• Expert advice and development services for issues relating to
  • Strategic support for planning processes
  • Maintenance management / asset management
  • Road safety
  • Road operations / winter service
  • Digitalisation and BIM in the transport sector
  • Sustainability assessment in the transport sector
• Concept studies, expert reports and implementation support
• Preparation and support for tendering procedures
• Organisational consultancy for road construction authorities, municipal building yards and civil engineering departments, as well as companies
• Training / further education courses on specialist topics
• Sustainability certification in building construction and infrastructure

• Strategic support for planning processes
  • Strategic development of transport networks
  • Spatial planning issues
• Maintenance management / Asset management
  • Design, development, introduction and implementation of maintenance management systems (EMS/PMS) for transport infrastructure
  • Detailed technical issues relating to asset management in the road and transport sector
  • Tendering and quality assurance for condition assessment and evaluation
  • Prioritisation of maintenance programmes and financial requirement forecasts
  • Systematic maintenance management of municipal transport infrastructure
  • Quality management systems in road infrastructure
• Road safety
  • Expert advice on road safety issues
  • Design and support for measures to improve road safety
  • Road safety measures for non-motorised road users / Vulnerable Road Users (VRU)
• Road maintenance / service maintenance
  • Consultancy on issues relating to road maintenance / winter service
  • Design, site planning and costing for road maintenance services
  • Drawing up deployment plans for winter service
  • Deployment and evaluation of meteorological sensors
  • Consultancy on PPP projects
• Digitalisation and BIM in transportation
  • Road databases and design of digital models
  • Design and implementation for road maintenance and winter service
  • Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the life cycle of transport infrastructure
• Sustainability assessment in transport and building construction
  • Life-cycle analyses
  • Life-cycle cost calculations
  • Life-cycle assessments and sustainability evaluations
  • Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) in road engineering
• Sustainability certification (DGNB, BNB, QNG etc.)
  • Buildings: new construction, buildings in operation, refurbishment, interiors, demolition, construction sites
  • Infrastructure: transport infrastructure, construction sites
  • Neighbourhoods: urban neighbourhoods, outdoor spaces promoting biodiversity
• ESG verification in relation to the EU Taxonomy
• Resilience and risk analyses, in particular climate risk analyses

For the following projects the SU-leaders were in charge:

Strategic support for planning processes:

• Overall project management, including specialist and technical project support for the “Detailnetz 2.0 – intermodal road transport network for Berlin” project (Client: Berlin Senate Departments, 2025 – ongoing)
• Scientific consultancy services and administration of a workshop on developing a quality assessment of the cycle path network in the Münster urban area (on behalf of the AMT Münster, 2020)
• Evaluation of the preliminary investigations for the initiation of the planning approval procedure in connection with the proposed motorway link to the Baden-Airpark regional airport, as well as variant selection and assessment of alternatives for the motorway connection between Baden-Airpark and the BAB A5 (Client: Landratsamt Rastatt, 2016–2021)
• Improvement of access to the IKG Haiterbach / Waldachtal (Client: Town of Haiterbach, 2015–2016)
• Scientific consultancy for the development of the climate protection sub-concept “Cycling mobility in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, City of Mannheim, City of Heidelberg” (Client: Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, 2014–2015)
• Road development plan for Calw County (Client: Calw County, 2014–2015)

Maintenance management / Asset Management:

• “Survey and assessment of pedestrian and cycle facilities” (Client: Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, represented by the Landesbetrieb Straßen, Brücken und Gewässer, Geschäftsbereich Assetmanagement, 2026 – ongoing)
• R&D project “Further investigations into linking calculated service life forecasts to the PMS” (Client: Federal Ministry of Transport, represented by the Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute, 2023 – ongoing)
• R&D project “Determination of the financial requirements for road maintenance in municipalities, taking into account the life cycle and maintenance strategies, and development of a management-relevant system of key performance indicators” (Client: Federal Ministry of Transport, represented by the Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute, 2023–2026)
• R&D project “Further development of the assessment methodology for municipal roads” (Client: Federal Ministry of Transport, represented by the Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute; 2023–2025)
• Preparation, support with tendering and implementation, and quality assurance for a condition survey and assessment of the road network of the city of Karlsruhe (Client: Karlsruhe Civil Engineering Office, 2023 – ongoing)
• Preparation, support with tendering and implementation of an inventory data collection as well as a condition survey and assessment of the city of Dortmund’s independent cycle network (Client: Dortmund Civil Engineering Office, 2022–2025)
• Preparation, support with tendering and implementation of a condition survey and assessment of the Berlin Senate’s road network (Client: Berlin Senate Departments; Senate Department for Urban Mobility, Transport, Climate Action and the Environment, 2019–2026)
• Scientific consultancy on the design and development of the Münster Civil Engineering Infrastructure Management system (TIMM) (on behalf of TBA Münster, 2018–2022)
• Design of the maintenance management system for the roads of the State of Berlin, preparation of the tender for an EMS software package and quality control of the implementation (Client: Berlin Senate Departments, 2017–2024)

Road Safety

• Safety audits for cycling infrastructure (audit phases 1 to 5) for the municipalities of Freiburg, Pforzheim, Mannheim, Kandel, Heidelberg, Offenburg, Landau, Lörrach and Ettlingen, 2023 – ongoing
• Presentation of options for an in-depth accident analysis (Client: Ministry of Transport Baden-Württemberg, 2025)
• Criteria for detecting clusters of accidents or anomalies in cycle traffic (Client: Ministry of Transport, Baden-Württemberg, 2026 – ongoing)
• Conducting a safety audit in accordance with RSAS – Audit Phase 3 (implementation planning) BAB A5 Herbolzheim section (Client: Autobahn GmbH, Niederlassung Südwest, 2025)

Road Operations / Winter service:

• R&D project “Sustainable planning and design of road maintenance depots” (Client: Federal Ministry of Transport, represented by the Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute, 2021–2025)
• In-depth analysis and optimisation of liquid gritting in the winter maintenance service of the Free State of Thuringia (Client: Thuringian State Office for Construction and Transport, 2022–2023)
• Consultancy services “New gritting material depot in Mannheim and strategic development in winter service” (Client: Mannheim city space service, 2022–2023)
• R&D project: “Further development of lawn and garden maintenance in road maintenance services from an economic and ecological perspective” (Client: Federal Ministry of Transport, represented by the Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute, 2021 – 2024)
• R&D project “Potential analysis for the use of automated/autonomous technologies (machinery and vehicles) in road maintenance services on motorways”, (participation in a subcontract for Albrecht Consult, Aachen, 2021–2022)
• Development of a detailed road maintenance depot concept for Baden-Württemberg (Client: Ministry of Transport, Baden-Württemberg, 2021–2022)
• Revision of the concept and planning for the digitalisation of road inspection and maintenance in the Karlsruhe district (Client: Karlsruhe District Office, Roads Department)
• R&D project “Ensuring the safe passability of federal trunk roads during heavy snowfall” (Client: Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, represented by the Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute, 2019–2022)
• R&D project “Effectiveness and cost-efficiency of grit storage” (Client: Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, represented by the Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute, 2017–2020)
• Consultancy services for the operational services component during the tender preparation phase for the A 49 Fritzlar-Ohmtal Interchange availability model (Client: Herrenwald Consortium, c/o BAM PPP Deutschland GmbH; 2018–2019)
• Revision of winter service planning for the district of Karlsruhe (Client: Karlsruhe District Office; Roads Department; 2016–2019)

Digitalisation and BIM in transportation:

• Digitalisation in motorway operations (Client: Autobahn GmbH, 2026 – ongoing)
• External support for TP2 “Software for DIGI tasks 1B, 3 and 4” regarding detailed design, tender preparation and planning of integration into the overall project (Client: State Enterprise Strassen.NRW, 2025 – ongoing
• BIM pilot project for road operation and maintenance (Client: Civil Engineering Office of the City of Dortmund, Road Maintenance and Operations; 2025 – ongoing)
• Creation of a BIM test model as part of the standardised BIM parameterisation system in federal trunk road construction (Client: Deutsche Einheit Fernstraßenplanungs- und -bau GmbH (DEGES), Berlin, Cologne, 2025)
• Standardised BIM parameterisation system in federal trunk road construction (Client: German Road and Transportation Research Association, 2024 – ongoing)
• Digitalisation of road operations – preliminary study and strategy project (Client: State Enterprise Strassen.NRW, 2023–2025)
• Digitalisation of winter service – preliminary study and support with the preparation of requirement specifications and tendering (Client: State Enterprise Strassen.NRW, 2021–2023)
• Digitalisation in road maintenance – requirements analysis and preliminary design (Client: Hessen Mobil; 2020–2024)
• R&D project “BIM expansion through the implementation of building material data for roads and bridges in the AMS” (Client: Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (FFG), Vienna; 2020–2022)

Sustainability assessment in transportation:

• R&D project “Sustainability of cycling on country road” (Client: Federal Ministry of Transport, represented by the Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute, 2023–2025)
• “Expert report on the accounting of greenhouse gas emissions for the construction, maintenance and operation of federal motorways and federal trunk roads (‘GHG life-cycle emissions’)” (Client: Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute, 2023–2025)
• Development of Product Category Rules (PCR) for asphalt (Client: Deutscher Asphaltverband, 2023–2024)
• R&D project “Decarbonisation of noise barriers for a sustainable future of road infrastructure” (Client: Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (FFG), Vienna; 2022–2025)
• R&D project “Literature review on sustainability in road construction” (contribution as a subcontractor to RWTH Aachen University, 2021–2022)
• CO₂ calculation for the Osthoffstraße 4 construction project (on behalf of the AMT Münster, 2021)

Sustainability assessment in building construction:

• BNB certification of the new Heilbronn building yard for the Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Neckar (WSA), office and staff facilities, plus corresponding application to training and office spaces in the workshop and storage building; Silver seal of quality; BNB coordinator (Client: HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions GmbH, 2023–2026)
• Path towards a climate-neutral road maintenance depot in Merzig: DGNB recertification – buildings in operation, Platinum certificate for sustainably operated buildings, DGNB auditor (Client: Landesbetrieb für Straßenbau Saarland, 2023–2026)
• ESG verification in accordance with the EU taxonomy for an office and laboratory building, ESG Manager (Client: Projekt Gerwigstraße 67 GmbH, 2025)
• ESG verification in accordance with the EU taxonomy for an office and production building, ESG Manager (Client: Eindhoven-Allee Projekt GmbH, 2024)
• Path towards a climate-neutral road maintenance depot in Merzig: DGNB certification – buildings in operation, Gold certificate for sustainably operated buildings, DGNB auditor (Client: Landesbetrieb für Straßenbau Saarland, 2021–2022)

Selected committee membership:

• FGSV AA 3.11 Road maintenance (Prof. Holldorb, Mitglied)
• FGSV AA 4.6 Sustainability in road construction (Prof. Holldorb, Mitglied)
• FGSV AK 3.11.9 Digitalisation in road maintenance (Prof. Holldorb, Leitung)
• FGSV AK 4.6.2 Environmental protection and resource conservation (Prof. Holldorb, Mitglied)
• FGSV AK 3.11.10 BIM in road operations (Prof. Stöckner, Mitglied)
• FGSV QA 8 BIM within the FGSV (Prof. Stöckner, Leitung)
• FGSV AA 4.1 Road maintenance management (Prof. Stöckner, Leitung)
• FGSV AK 4.1.2 Maintenance of country roads (Prof. Stöckner, Mitglied)
• FGSV AK 4.1.4 Condition assessment and maintenance of cycle facilities (Prof. Stöckner, Mitglied)
• FGSV LA 4 Infrastructure management (Prof. Stöckner, Mitglied)
• FGSV AA 3.12 Winter service (Prof. Cypra, Mitglied)
• FGSV AK 3.11.8 Climate protection in road maintenance (Prof. Cypra, Mitglied)
• Vertreter Deutschlands im TC 3.2 „Winter Service“ of the World Road Association PIARC (Prof. Cypra)
• Landesunfallkommission of Saarland (Prof. Cypra, erweitertes Mitglied)

Steinbeis Transfer Magazine

• “We’ll need a different kind of currency for transportation infrastructure” (Transfer 2/2021)
  An interview with Professor Dr.-Ing. Markus Stöckner, Professor Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Cypra, and Professor Dr.-Ing. Christian Holldorb, Steinbeis Entrepreneurs at the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Infrastructure Management in Transportation (IMV)
• Editorial (Transfer 2/2021)
  
• “You have to set up the system in such a way that it takes economic, environmental, and social factors into account” (Transfer 1/2020)
  An interview with Professor Dr.-Ing. Markus Stöckner, Steinbeis Entrepreneur at the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Infrastructure Management in Transportation (IMV)
• A sustainable solution to potholes (Transfer 1/2019)
  Potential solution provided by a life cycle assessment of transportation infrastructure based on building information modeling
• “Probably the biggest challenge at the moment will be to solve mobility systems as part of an overall strategy” (Transfer 1/2017)
  An interview with Professor Dr.-Ing. Markus Stöckner, director of the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Infrastructure Management in Transportation