Anna Braune

Co-founder of DGNB e.V. | Germany

Anna Braune is co-founder of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB), an association committed to transforming the built environment, and head of its Research and Development department. Among her responsibilities, Anna oversees the technical development and updating of the "DGNB certification system". This provides incentives for the increased sustainability of neighbourhoods, districts, and buildings. She is also responsible for research projects, supports the professional communication of the association, and works actively with her own and external committees on the transformation to sustainable construction and real estate sectors. Anna’s technical core topics include climate and environmental protection, circular building practices, resource conservation, and sustainable finance. She studied Environmental Engineering in Berlin and has worked as a research assistant for building physics and in various positions at the thinkstep (now Sphera) consulting company. Her doctorate explored the life cycle assessment benchmarks for real estate.