KlimaWerkstatt@Berlin
The Project
The KlimaWerkstatt@Berlin is a Berlin-based pilot project conceived as a role model. As a joint initiative of the Berlin HVAC Guild (Innung SHK Berlin) and the Berlin Electrical Guild (Elektro-Innung Berlin), its goal is to address the growing demand for skilled workers in climate-related trades, strengthen cooperation between the involved professions, and thereby make a key contribution to the energy transition and climate neutrality in Berlin.
KlimaWerkstatt@Berlin is developing new, cross-trade training and continuing education programs that enable craftswomen and craftsmen to efficiently apply modern technologies and sustainable building services. In addition to the trades of sanitation, heating, air conditioning, and electrical engineering, roofers, chimney sweeps, and other professional groups will also be trained in practical, hands-on formats in the future.
New workshop and training facilities are currently being built on the campus of GASAG and the Berlin-Brandenburg Network Company (NBB) in Berlin-Weißensee. The offering is complemented by the “Climate Container” in Oberschöneweide, operated by SolarZentrum Berlin. These modular solutions will enable the first cross-trade qualifications starting in 2026 and form the basis for the project’s continuous development.
The project is funded and supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises (Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe) as part of the Masterplan Solarcity.
The four fields of action of the ClimateWorkshop@Berlin
The following activities are currently being planned and coordinated with those involved in vocational training and further education:
Recruitment of young talents
Training
Continuing education
Focus on energy transition technologies:
Formats offered:
Innovation
Presentation and practical tests of technical innovations and their possible uses for the climate associated trades
Project Progress
2021/2022
Phase 1: Feasibility Study
As early as April 2021, the Berlin Electrical Guild and the Berlin Guild for Sanitation, Heating, Plumbing and Air Conditioning (SHK Berlin) presented the idea of a KlimaWerkstatt@Berlin (KW@B) during a specialist workshop of the Masterplan Solarcity. The concept was introduced as a key component for attracting and securing skilled workers: a cross-trade exhibition, training, and education center for demonstrating, teaching, and advancing climate-friendly building energy technologies.
A feasibility study for the property of the Electrical Guild in Berlin-Oberschöneweide was funded by the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises. The study provided essential insights into requirements, needs, and conceptual priorities.
In 2022, a student competition was held in which students designed a new building for a KlimaWerkstatt on the Electrical Guild’s property in Oberschöneweide. During the 2022 Solarcity Conference, the three best designs were awarded.
2023
Phase 2: Implementation Concept
Based on the feasibility study, a comprehensive implementation concept was developed. In addition to construction-related aspects, the usage, operational, and financing concepts were further refined. The conceptual and planning activities continued, including public outreach efforts.
2024
Phase 3: Program and Infrastructure Development
The project follows a forward-looking, innovative, and collaborative approach to vocational education. This approach is reflected not only in the spatial concept, but especially in the development of new cross-trade training and continuing education programs.
Initial framework conditions for rooms, workshop areas, and modular training offerings have been further refined.
2025
Phase 4: Development of Modular Learning Environments and Start of Qualification Activities
- Workshop and training facilities on the campus of GASAG and Netzgesellschaft Berlin-Brandenburg in Berlin-Weißensee
- The Climate Container at the Berlin-Oberschöneweide site, operated by SolarZentrum Berlin
Starting in 2026
Phase 5: Implementation
The learning sites established in 2025 enable the gradual implementation of the KlimaWerkstatt@Berlin and, starting in 2026, will provide opportunities for the first cross-trade qualification programs for the electrical, HVAC (SHK), roofing, chimney sweeping, and other climate-related trades.
In addition, the KlimaWerkstatt will be continuously further developed conceptually and expanded with additional offerings.
The Partners
The KlimaWerkstatt@Berlin project was initiated by the two Berlin Guilds SHK and Electro, supported by ideas into energy, eclareon and T-Base Consulting.
Funded by the Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises as part of the Masterplan Solarcity.
Locations
Training Campus Berlin-Weißensee
The central workshop and training facilities of the KlimaWerkstatt@Berlin are being created on the GASAG and NBB campus in Berlin-Weißensee. Modern learning environments are being developed here that enable cross-trade vocational training and continuing education.
The location in Berlin-Weißensee offers convenient access to public transportation as well as close proximity to the Upper Secondary Vocational School (Oberstufenzentrum, OSZ) for Construction, Planning, and Housing – the Max-Bill-Schule. This creates additional synergies between vocational training and hands-on professional development.
Address:
Gustav-Adolf-Straße 107
13086 Berlin
Guild Premises Berlin-Oberschöneweide
As a complementary offering, the SolarZentrum Berlin operates the Climate Container in Berlin-Oberschöneweide, located on the premises of the Berlin Electrical Guild. This site serves as an additional demonstration and information platform with a focus on photovoltaics and the energy transition in urban areas.
Address:
Peter-Behrens-Straße 2
12459 Berlin
Contact
Funded by the Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises as part of the Masterplan Solarcity.
