“We chose the image of a nautilus shell for our logo. With its logarithmic spiral, it has been a symbol of a natural order that applies equally to the tiniest foraminifera (microcosm) and the most gigantic spiral galaxies (macrocosm) since time immemorial. This timeless natural order is also at the heart of a holistic building biology: creating aesthetically pleasing dwellings that provide shelter and integrate optimally into the surrounding environment.”
Winfried Schneider
Director IBNOur services
In close cooperation with our Building Biology Consulting Offices IBN, we are here to answer all your questions about healthy and sustainable building and living.
We provide our services as a financially and politically independent institute:
- Educational programs and public outreach
- Research and training in the area of building biology and sustainability
- Building biology consulting services for new construction, renovation, and remediation
- Assessment of building materials, equipment, homes, and properties
- Air pollutant and mold analysis
- Audits of building specifications, service specifications, building plans…
- Inspections of homes, offices, and properties according to the Standard of Building Biology Testing Methods SBM
- Providing contact information for building biology consultants, products, and services
- Development of new building materials, building concepts, standards…
The IBN Building
➔ Posts about the planning and construction of the institute building
Milestones
The Institute of Building Biology + Sustainability IBNproudly looks back on more than 40 years of pioneering educational programs and healthy building.
As the founder of the institute, Prof. Dr. Anton Schneider (1931–2015) was the patron and driving force right from the start.
IBN Team
Winfried Schneider 
Karin Hick 
Johannes Schmidt 
Brigitte Schneider 
Christine Kraushaar 
Achim Pilz 
Melanie Schütz 
Sylvia Wendlinger 
Johanna Spatzier 
Josef Frey
