The Forum Bauinformatik is an annual conference and an important component of Bauinformatik in German-speaking countries. Young researchers in particular have the opportunity to present their research papers, to discuss problems on a subject-specific basis and to find out about the latest developments in research. Marco Fedior and Wido Hamel of the Chair of Transportation System Planning used this platform to present the development status and structure of a simulation environment for the evaluation of environmentally oriented traffic management strategies. The amount of air pollutants emitted by traffic depends on many factors. Environmentally-oriented traffic management adopts this and tries to reduce emissions by means of various measures. The extent to which a bundle of measures affects traffic and the environment is difficult to determine in advance.

With the development of an evaluation framework, the scientists of the Bauhaus University would like to help calculate the effects in advance. From the modeling and simulation of traffic, through the calculation of vehicle-related emissions, to the consideration of the dispersion of pollutants based on topography and climate data, an impact assessment for planned measures should become possible. The framework is being developed as part of the research project "Change of strategy through open data-oriented solutions - School" and financed by funding from the Modernity Fund (mFUND) of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI).